Shaping the Digital Transformation in Latin America
Strengthening Productivity, Improving Lives
This report discusses policies and approaches to spur sustainable and inclusive digital
transformation in the LAC region across seven action areas: enhancing access to digital
technologies; strengthening their effective use; enabling digital innovation; ensuring
quality jobs for all; promoting an inclusive digital society; strengthening trust;
and fostering market openness. The report also aims to contribute to the preparation
of an action plan that will support the region’s efforts to reap the benefits of the
digital transformation.
This publication was prepared to support the discussions of the OECD Latin America
and the Caribbean Regional Programme’s Third Ministerial Summit on Productivity “Harnessing
the Digital Transformation to Boost Productivity in in Latin America and the Caribbean”.
It draws on OECD work on carried out in the context of the Going Digital project,
as well as a range of work specific to the LAC region, such as the OECD-IDB report
Broadband Policies for Latin America and the Caribbean, the OECD Reviews of Telecommunication
Policies in Mexico and Colombia, and the OECD Going Digital Reviews of Colombia and
Brazil.
Published on October 25, 2019Also available in: Spanish