According to Stanford University, Artificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems, including learning, reasoning, and self-correction. As its concept suggests, AI is a broad term that encompasses any technology that allows computers to mimic human abilities. This field includes disciplines such … [Read more...] about Taxonomy Matters: Artificial Intelligence
Knowledge Management
Operations Day: Sharing experiences to achieve greater impact
Why is there an “Operations Day”? At the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), we are exploring various ways to learn through experiences in project execution and thus be able to share them with our partners in Latin America and the Caribbean. We know it is not enough to just have cutting-edge ideas, sophisticated tools such as artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced … [Read more...] about Operations Day: Sharing experiences to achieve greater impact
Taxonomy Matters: Behavioral Economics
This edition of the Taxonomy Matters series explores the concept of behavioral economics. According to the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, in an article by Sendhil Mullainathan and Richard Thaler, behavioral economics is the combination of psychology and economics … [Read more...] about Taxonomy Matters: Behavioral Economics
Taxonomy Matters: Food Security
Our recurring series Taxonomy Matters explores definitions of terms related to the field of international development and their connection to knowledge products that we publish. This new entry focuses on the subject of food security. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its multilingual thesaurus AGROVOC, food security is a situation … [Read more...] about Taxonomy Matters: Food Security
The Publication Station: Korea-LAC cooperation, digital inclusion policies, and gender discrimination
3 minutos de lectura. Welcome to The Publication Station, a worthwhile stop on your knowledge journey, where you will find a compilation of IDB Publications available in English, covering a range of topics germane to social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean. This recurring series has a Spanish language counterpart, El Rincón de Publicación that is … [Read more...] about The Publication Station: Korea-LAC cooperation, digital inclusion policies, and gender discrimination