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What happened during BIDAcademy Knowledge Week?

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Were you able to join the BIDAcademy Knowledge Week? If your answer is yes, perfect! We celebrate and appreciate that you were part of the more than 16,000 people that registered for this event. If you were unable to do so, we have excellent news for you: all the sessions were recorded, and the knowledge materials are available for you to access them!

Let’s recap

The first BIDAcademy Knowledge Week took place from June 27 to July 1, 2022, and Verónica Ruiz del Vizo (CEO of Working on Solutions, Digital Strategist and Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum) was our moderator and Master of Ceremonies.

Guided by Verónica, we navigated five days of knowledge. In this sense, Verónica had the opportunity to introduce and talk with experts, influencers, and leaders at a global level, while our audience listened and learned about the actionable knowledge that the IDB has generated.

Below, we present a thematic breakdown of the five days that made up the knowledge week. We highlight links to the recordings on the IDB YouTube channel, to other relevant available resources and, of course, to the Career Fair sessions that closed out four of the five days of this event, during which our specialists shared tips on how to strengthen your career path.

Day 1 – Digital Government

https://youtu.be/c73ftV5x4gk
Recording: First day – Digital Government
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On the first day, we talked about digital transformation in government, answering questions such as: are digital government projects making the public sector more efficient? This day allowed us to analyze what the data says about this, and to review the role that institutional capacity plays in the transition to digitalization. During the career fair, our experts provided tips for using LinkedIn to your advantage and improving your CV.

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Day 2: Regional integration

Recording: Second day – Regional Integration
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On day 2, we talked about value chains, the fragmentation of production cycles, and the interconnection of the economies of the Latin American and Caribbean region, among other things. However, not everything is about commercial goods. Global value chains also extend to knowledge exchange, as well as to creative industries. To finish the day, experts helped us optimize our networking tactics, explore job opportunities at the IDB, and prepare to succeed in job interviews.

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Day 3 – Gender and diversity

Recording: Third day – Gender and Diversity
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The region has experienced undeniable progress in terms of gender and diversity. However, gaps remain, and the crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated them. For the wellbeing of the population, any development agenda must have effective inclusion strategies, therefore we spent the third day of the event discussing possible solutions for gender and diversity issues. Towards the end of the day, we had a session in which IDB experts explained how they work to eliminate bias when hiring new personnel, and how they foster attitudes of inclusion and respect among IDB colleagues.

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Day 4 – Enablers of the private sector

Recording: Fourth day – Enablers of the Private Sector
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On the fourth day, we focused on the necessary conditions for digital technologies to revolutionize the productive and entrepreneurial sectors in the region. We talked to some successful entrepreneurs who told us about their experiences and the strategies that would help future projects launch faster. On the last day of the career fair, IDB experts organized an interactive workshop on how to prepare a résumé.

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Day 5 – Climate change and sustainability

https://youtu.be/r3gD_Jlw69A
Recording: Fifth day – Climate Change and Sustainability
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We closed this event with a key topic that has an impact on our daily lives: climate change. We had the opportunity to learn about success stories from initiatives generated by the IDB Climate Change division and IDB lnvest. We also sought to promote dialogue and knowledge sharing, giving way to new ideas and new projects to help position the region to deal with climate-related issues.

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BIDAcademy Knowledge Week in numbers

The reality exceeded our expectations, especially considering that this was the first edition of an event that we intend to do on a recurring basis. We applaud your interest!

  • A total of 27 sessions with 90 speakers, of which 56% were women
  • Broadcast on 4 platforms (YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram) and in 3 different languages
  • 16,424 registrations in a total of 94 countries
  • A total of 27,987 registered interactions (likes, shares, saves, clicks and links)
  • An average of 10,000 people connected per day
  • 3,000 digital participation credentials issued

Digital badge for the first day: Digital Government Day Participant
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These figures encourage us while we continue our journey as a BIDAcademy community. Thanks again for being part of this event! We do not want to close this article without reminding you of our motto: we created it, but BIDAcademy is yours.

By Adela Barrio, Ana Libisch, Viviana Garay and Nicolás Jaramillo.


Adela Barrio

Adela Barrio is a Knowledge and Apprentice Senior Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank. She has worked in the public, private and civil society sectors in Peru, England, the United States and Paraguay. Adela studied Administration in the University of Lima, and holds a master's degree in International Relations and a specialization in International Development from Georgetown University (MSFS).

Ana Libisch

Ana Libisch is a communicator in the Knowledge, Innovation and Communication Sector of the IDB, where she supports the design and implementation of BIDAcademy's communication strategy. Before joining the IDB in 2021, Ana had worked for more than 15 years in both the public and private sectors, as well as in multilateral organizations leading the communication efforts of different institutions such as the Organization of American States (OAS), the Technological University of Uruguay and the international news agency Inter Press Service (IPS). Ana holds a degree in Social Communication from the Catholic University of Uruguay, and a master's degree in Media and International Development from the University of East Anglia (UK).

Viviana Garay

Viviana is an economist who has 13 years of experience in the public sector and in multilateral organizations. Her work at the IDB focuses on supporting the achievement of BIDAcademy's goals through the development of strategic knowledge and learning alliances. She works to facilitate and identify potential synergies for the co-production, dissemination, and transfer of knowledge that would allow the Academy to expand its reach and impact. Prior to joining the Knowledge, Innovation and Communication Sector of the IDB, she was Senior Advisor to the Executive Director of the World Bank for the Southern Cone for 4 years. In addition, she was Chief of staff of the Governor of the Central Bank of Paraguay and Economist in the office of the Resident Representative of the IMF, as well as in the Undersecretary of Economy of the Ministry of Finance of Paraguay. Viviana is a Fulbright Scholar and holds two master's degrees, in Public Administration and in Economics from Syracuse University.

Nicolás Jaramillo

Nicolás Jaramillo is a Senior Associate in the Knowledge and Learning Division of the IDB. He has more than 18 years of professional experience conducting organizational consulting for the implementation of strategies, process optimization and project management improvement. Prior to the IDB, Nicolás worked in the infrastructure, food and oil sectors, as a Program Leader and manager of the Project Management Offices (PMO). He was a senior consultant at Deloitte for 7 years carrying out business cases, organizational designs, strategic planning and process management schemes. He has a master's degree in International Business Management from the University of Barcelona, and is an Industrial Engineer from the University of La Sabana. For ten years he has been a professor of Project Management and Creativity and Innovation.

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