CAF—development bank of Latin America—and the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) have presented the study: Successful Policies on Professional Teacher Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which identified successful experiences in Colombia, Ecuador and Uruguay.

Education is one of the cornerstones of development and economic growth, and of reduction of social inequities and improvement of people’s quality of life. Therefore, Uruguay has decided to implement a battery of strategies to strengthen it and improve its quality and relevance.

Despite some successful experiences at country level, Latin America’s digital economy still lags behind regions such as Europe or Asia, according to a CAF report

The most important transport project in the country, which is underway with 80% progress, will improve quality of life for nearly half a million people.

Over the past 50 years, Latin America has made great strides in the struggle for gender equality. However, women still lack the education and employment opportunities that men enjoy, and remain in traditional family roles to a greater extent than in advanced economies, according to a CAF study.