All posts tagged "South America"

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  International GovTech maturity “lower than expected”, says World Bank

  Despite increasing investment across the world, GovTech maturity is “lower than expected” in most countries and digital citizen engagement lacking, research from the World Bank has found. While most governments

  • Posted September 22, 2021
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  Brazil introduces public sector reform bill

  The Brazil government has presented a constitutional reform bill to congress that would make it easier to fire civil servants and cut their benefits, and would give the president powers

  • Posted September 9, 2020
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  Doing good with data: an interview with the Development Bank of Latin America’s Carlos Santiso

  Dr Carlos Santiso is no stranger to crisis response, having spent 25 years promoting democracy, strengthening governance and fighting corruption in emerging economies and fragile states. The scale of the

  • Posted July 10, 2020
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  Colombian blockchain trial cause for ‘cautious optimism’, says WEF

  Blockchain’s potential to prevent corruption in public procurement has been tested in Colombia, with a trial prompting “cautious optimism” over its potential, according to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report.

  • Posted June 26, 2020
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  Mexico to launch smartphone payments system

  The Mexican central bank is to launch a smartphone payments system, and has instructed the country’s banks to join up by the time the system goes live at the end

  • Posted July 2, 2019
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  Canadian and Brazilian innovation win mixed reviews from OPSI

  Public sector innovation is advancing in Canada and Brazil, but has yet to be a core objective, according to the preliminary findings of research by the OECD’s Observatory of Public

  • Posted December 5, 2018
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  Brazilian department urges president-elect to curb civil service salaries

  Salaries of government workers should be brought into line with those of the private sector, according to an official report handed to the president-elect of Brazil. The right-wing former army

  • Posted November 20, 2018
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  Luis Madrazo Lajous, former Chief Economist of Mexico’s Ministry of Finance: Exclusive Interview

  Until earlier this year, Luis Madrazo Lajous ran Mexico’s economic and fiscal policies; then he quit to join the presidential campaign of José Antonio Meade. In the run-up to next

  • Posted June 27, 2018
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  Repainting Havana

  The Cuban economy, like the country’s capital city, is in urgent need of a thorough refurbishment. And this week, the national assembly will elect a new leader – ending the

  • Posted April 18, 2018
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  Latin America sets the pace on environmental taxes

  Several Latin American countries have introduced ambitious green tax reforms. Gavin O’Toole learns the lessons for others keen to push their economies towards environmental sustainability The pioneering introduction of carbon

  • Posted June 20, 2017
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