A new publication entitled, “Nurturing Institutions for a Resilient Caribbean” was recently launched in Jamaica. Strong interest in the subject and the lively discussion that ensued at the launch event highlights the importance of institutions for Jamaica’s future development. In this context, a chapter of the publication focused on Jamaica offers insights regarding four key … [Read more...] about Not Standing Still: Takeaways for Jamaica from the book “Nurturing Institutions for a Resilient Caribbean”
Camila Mejia Giraldo
Camila Mejia Giraldo is a Modernization of the State Specialist at the Innovation for Citizen Services Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). She has focused on the design and implementation of public sector reform, civil registry, identification, citizen security and justice programs. Before this position, she worked in the Labor Markets and Social Security Division of the IDB, where she focused on the fiscal sustainability of the pension system in Jamaica and in labor market insertion programs for vulnerable populations in the North East of Brazil. Camila also worked in the OECD Development center where she did research on informality and gender, pension systems and non-contributory pension schemes in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Could Digital Transformation Help the Caribbean become More Resilient to Natural Disasters?
By Camila Mejía Giraldo Just consider for a second how technology affected our lives in the past two decades. The way we work, the way we interact and communicate, the way we pay bills, the way we access government services, have all been subject to a complete technological overhaul. What if a company or an individual decides not to use the Internet, or the e-mail? A famous … [Read more...] about Could Digital Transformation Help the Caribbean become More Resilient to Natural Disasters?
How Modernizing Has Improved Efficiency, Transparency and Audit Security
By Franceso De Simone and Camila Mejia “Transparent practices form the basis for enhanced accountability”. Both “transparency” and “accountability”, as described in an OECD publication, are key pillars for development and essential elements for democratic governance in modern societies. The work done by a country’s primary auditing institution, usually the Office of the … [Read more...] about How Modernizing Has Improved Efficiency, Transparency and Audit Security