Press releases

With tourism being an Information-Intensive sector, effective access to data and information provides the basis for awareness, choice, security, and improved service delivery between the prospective tourist and local operators. The 2020 Hackathon will focus on solutions for the utilization of open data in tourism to promote destinations, highlight value-added services, and improve safety and security.

Belize

Este ciclo de seminarios tiene como objetivo fortalecer las capacidades técnicas y estratégicas de personas a funcionarias gubernamentales en materia de datos abiertos para mejorar la transparencia y la lucha contra la corrupción en México.

Mexico

From an Open Government to an Open State in Costa Rica. A white paper by Rodrigo Irani, Project Manager at The Trust for the Americas This article reviews the experience of The Trust for the Americas, the Organization of American States and different instances of the Government of Costa Rica collaborating to promote social innovation at the service of citizens and have positioned Costa Rica as a leading state in the matter of open government in the region.

Costa Rica

The POETA Social Franchise team offers webinars open to the general public.

Argentina - Brasil - Chile - Estados Unidos - Colombia - Costa Rica - Ecuador - El Salvador - Guatemala - Honduras - Mexico - Nicaragua - Panamá - Perú - Puerto Rico - República Dominicana - Venezuela

During the first semi-annual Board of Directors meeting held on May 11, 2020, the members reelected the Executive Committee of The Trust for the Americas.

Estados Unidos

The training focus on promoting the business mindset of those who will lead the implementation of the N.C.B. ICON Lab

Jamaica

During the Permanent Council Session on May 14, issues related to democratic stability during the COVID-19 Pandemic were discussed. During this session, the work of the Trust for the Americas was highlighted. This work includes developing platforms and solutions that improve the management capacities of governments and interaction with civil society.

The Trust for the Americas with kind support from the N.C.B. Foundation kickstarted today with the first cohort of trainees of the NCB ICON Lab in Jamaica.

Jamaica

The Trust for the Americas and the Organization of American States (OAS) have been working in Belize since 2018 to support the first steps towards Open Government in the country, leading to successful results and enabling government institutions and various civil society organizations to deliberate and discuss co-creation of policies and learn about modern participatory tools in public administration.

Belize

Teams es una plataforma que permite establecer comunicaciones unificadas en las organizaciones, ofreciendo funcionalidades como chat, reuniones, llamadas, colaboraciones, integración de aplicaciones o almacenamiento de archivos. The Trust for the Americas utiliza esta herramienta para coordinar sus operaciones en más de 20 países del hemisferio.

Argentina - Brasil - Chile - Estados Unidos - Colombia - Costa Rica - Ecuador - El Salvador - Honduras - Mexico - Panamá - Perú - Puerto Rico - República Dominicana