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SUMMARY:Webinar on Technology and Innovation for the green transition in La
 tin America and the Caribbean
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DESCRIPTION:The world is facing pressing social and economic challenges of 
 unprecedented nature. Hovering over this conjuncture is the climate crisis
 . As of 2023\, carbon emissions are at a record high\, reflecting historic
 al growth patterns sourced by fossil fuels and a lack of political will to
  transition towards renewable energies. Governments are facing complex tra
 de-offs between promoting inclusive economic growth and mitigating climate
  change.\n\nGreen technologies offer transformative solutions to achieve t
 his dual goal. Green technologies are usually associated with renewable en
 ergy technologies but also include the strategic use of traditional and ne
 w digital technologies like blockchain\, artificial intelligence\, and the
  Internet of Things. They enable cleaner and more efficient production\, t
 hus creating a synergy between economic development and climate change mit
 igation.\n\nGreen transformation\, supported by frontier technologies\, of
 fers a viable route for developing countries to claim agency in their own 
 development narrative and move from crisis to sustainable development. To 
 benefit from the green technology revolution\, strong government efforts a
 re needed to take strategic\, long-term action to build innovation and tec
 hnological capacities to spur sustainable economic growth and increase the
 ir resilience to future crises.\n\nObjective\n\nThe webinar will present U
 NCTAD&#039\;s Technology and Innovation Report 2023 and ECLAC’s Latin A
 merican Outlook 2022: Towards a green and just transition. Presentations w
 ill be followed by a discussion among experts and policymakers\, to reflec
 t on the current situation of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean
  and how the findings and recommendations of the reports could be applied 
 to the region. The discussion will be focused on ways to move forward with
  the policy options for countries of the region to strategically position 
 themselves to open and take advantage of green windows of opportunity. The
  webinar will serve as a platform for peer learning and discussion on inno
 vation strategies for creating green windows that can be explored by gover
 nment agencies\, private sector institutions\, and other stakeholders. The
  overall objective is to raise awareness of policy options for countries i
 n Latin America and the Caribbean to harness these frontier technologies t
 o achieve the dual goal of economic growth and environmental sustainabilit
 y.\n\n \n\nProgramme\n\n \n\n10:30 – 10:40 (GMT-4)/16:30 – 16:40 (CE
 ST) Opening remarks\n\n\nMarco Llinás\, Director (a.i.)\, Division of Pro
 duction\, Productivity and Management\, ECLAC\nAngel Gonzalez Sanz\, Chief
  of Technology\, Innovation and Knowledge Development Branch\, UNCTAD\n\n\
 n10:40 – 11:10 (GMT-4)/16:40 – 17:10 (CEST) Presentation\n\n\nLatin Am
 erican Outlook 2022: Towards a green and just transition –  Sebastián R
 ovira\, Economic affairs officer\, ECLAC\nTechnology and Innovation Report
  2023 – Clovis Freire Junior\, Team Leader of the Technology and Innovat
 ion Report 2023\, UNCTAD\n\n\n11:10 – 11:40 (GMT-4)/17:10 – 17:40 (CES
 T) Panel discussion\n\nModerator: Mr. Nicolo Gligo\, Economic affairs offi
 cer\, ECLAC\n\nPanelists:\n\n\nRoberta Rabellotti (Università di Pavia)\n
 Guillermo Anlló\, Senior programme specialist\, UNESCO\nNunzia Saporito\,
  Associate economic affairs officer\, ECLAC\n\n\n11:40 – 11:55 (GMT-4)/1
 7:40 – 17:55 (CEST) Q &amp\; A\n\n11:55 – 12:00 (GMT-4)/17:55 – 18:0
 0 (CEST) Conclusion by the moderator\nhttps://www.cepal.org/en/publication
 s/48415-latin-american-economic-outlook-2022-towards-green-and-just-transi
 tion\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/webinar-tec
 hnology-and-innovation-green-transition-latin-america-and-caribbean
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