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THE AMERICAS COMPETITIVENESS EXCHANGE
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The Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE) is a regional initiative of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Inter-American Competitiveness Network (RIAC).
The event brought together 50 decision makers from across the Americas and beyond for a tour of innovative hubs, leading firms, and educational and research institutions to explore economic development models, share knowledge, and build networks to enhance innovation and competitiveness of the Americas.
The ACE was originally created in 2014 by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of State, and the Organization of American States (OAS) as RIAC Technical Secretariat.
Compete Caribbean participated on the 9th version of the program that took place
in Israel (Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv), and Germay (Berlin and Dresden)
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THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: ENTREPRENEURSHIP & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
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"The 4th Industrial Revolution: Entrepreneurship & Digital Technologies" panel discussion was held at the Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies.
It was facilitated by the Inter-American Development Bank, and featured the General Manager for the Caribbean Country Department, Therese Turner-Jones, as well as the Executive Director of Compete Caribbean, Dr. Sylvia Dohnert.
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: ACE 10, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
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The 10th Americas Competitiveness Exchanges on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ACE) that will take place from Sunday, October 21 to Saturday, October 27, 2018 showcasing key Northern California destinations that are helping to move the success that is Silicon Valley's Innovation and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem across the Golden State.
For more information and to submit your application please
click here .
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Publication:
Technology for Climate Action: How ICT and Mobile Solutions Contribute to a Sustainable, Low-Carbon Future
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Latin American and Caribbean countries are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
To prevent these effects from occurring, entrepreneurs are working collaboratively with policymakers, financial institutions, and civil society organizations to leverage the use of new digital technologies.
This publication explores how these new technologies can help the fight against climate change and how to minimize the impacts of the digital industry.
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Publication:
Wait No More: Citizens, Red Tape and Digital Government
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This book is about how e
fficient government transactions enhance the business climate, citizen perception of government, and access to crucial public programs and services.
Public institutions rarely coordinate with each other, still rely on paper, and are more concerned about fulfilling bureaucratic requirements than meeting citizens' needs.
Wait No More empirically confirms a reality known anecdotally but previously not quantified and offers a path to escape the bureaucratic maze.
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Technical Note:
Obstacles to Innovation and Firm Size: A Quantitative Study for Argentina
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This study contributes to our understanding of how barriers to innovation affect firms of different size.
We found that there is a gap regarding the systematic appraisal of firms' size as an important characteristic.In developing countries, in addition, SMEs lag further behind average productivity, so the need for innovation is greater.
The relevance of this topic lies in the important role that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play in the economic structure.
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CDB teams up with cultural industries stakeholders for CATALYST
CATALYST, an ideas lab at the University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago, concluded on Friday, June 15, with the intended outcome of achieving greater harmony among key players in the Region's cultural industries sector.
The British Council, in partnership with UWI and the European Union, hosted the workshop from June 13 to 15.
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CDB assists UWI with shaping new disaster resilience graduate course
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he Disaster Risk Reduction Centre of the Institute for Sustainable Development of the University of the West Indies, with support from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), is shaping the syllabus of its Community-based Disaster Resilience course to be offered as part of a new Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Online Graduate Programme, scheduled to commence early 2020.
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The Bahamas encourage competitiveness by cutting red tape costs through digital governance with IDB support
By 2025, the goal is to increase by 70 percent the number of people using online government services to obtain a certified copy of their birth certificate and use the property registry.
IDB launches call for proposals for startups in Latin-America and the Caribbean
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched a call for proposals that will reward the most disruptive ventures in Latin America and the Caribbean that are using innovation to improve lives.
The selected startups will participate in
Demand Solutions Chile, which will take place on November 21 in Santiago, Chile.
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Canadian Disaster Assessment participated in exercise in the Caribbean
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) deployed both maritime and land capabilities as well as the Canadian Disaster Assessment Team in a training and mentorship role to the 34th Tradewinds iteration from June 4 to 21, 2018 in both St. Kitts and Nevis and the Bahamas.
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