The Initiative for Knowledge in the Americas (INKA): The Contribution of Science to a Productive, Inclusive, and Sustainable Development
The Initiative for Knowledge in the Americas (INKA) aims to promote, expand, and consolidate international cooperation in knowledge generation and utilization, significantly increasing scientific research and innovation in strategic sectors in the Americas to improve the region鈥檚 higher education capabilities to keep pace with rapid scientific and technological advances.
Please join the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, from 1:00pm to 2:30pm GMT-3, to discuss how the initiative can integrate Latin America into global scientific and technological networks, while tackling critical socioeconomic challenges, such as inequality, environmental degradation, and economic stagnation; mobilize resources to promote collaborative innovation; and strategically invest in high-impact areas, such as renewable energy, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and sustainable development.
Event Sponsors
Introductions
Jos茅 Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs
Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Michelle Muschett
Director, Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office, UNDP
Keynote Speaker
Claudia Cornejo Mohme
Former Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Peru
Moderator
Marco Llin谩s
Director, Productive and Business Development, ECLAC
Panelists
Ais茅n Etcheverry
Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation, Government of Chile
Michelle Muschett
Director, Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office, UNDP
Blanca Torrico
Specialist, Competitiveness, Technology, and Innovation, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Latin America Program
乐鱼 体育鈥檚 prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the 乐鱼 体育鈥檚 strength as the nation鈥檚 key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more