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Mercedes Mateo

Mercedes Mateo Díaz es la Jefe de División de Educación del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) donde lidera a un equipo de especialistas y profesionales para apoyar la transformación de los sistemas educativos en América Latina y el Caribe. Mercedes también lidera una amplia iniciativa para repensar la educación y fortalecer los ecosistemas de aprendizaje para equipar a los individuos con habilidades del siglo 21. Su trabajo cubre diferentes ámbitos de la política social, con un énfasis en desigualdad. Ha coordinado la investigación, diseño, ejecución y evaluación de proyectos innovadores en educación, así como realizado contribuciones en las áreas de reforma institucional, participación laboral femenina, educación para la primera infancia y políticas de cuidado infantil, desarrollo de habilidades blandas y cohesión social. Tiene un doctorado en ciencias políticas de la Universidad de Lovaina. En 2004, fue investigadora postdoctoral del Fondo Belga de Investigación Científica (FNRS), y hasta 2007 fue investigadora honoraria en la misma institución. De 2002 a 2004, fue investigadora postdoctoral Marie Curie en el Centro Robert Schumann del Instituto Universitario Europeo.

Mercedes Mateo

Mercedes Mateo Díaz is Education Division Chief at the IDB Group, where she leads an ambitious initiative to rethink education and strengthen the learning ecosystems to equip citizens with 21st-century skills. She coordinates the research, design and execution of innovative education projects. Her work covers different areas of international development and social policy, with a strong emphasis on inequality.

Beyond Wishful Thinking: Ending Inequality Entails Transforming Education

January 24, 2023 por Mercedes Mateo Leave a Comment

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Addressing the challenges and the future of education involves recognizing that we are facing an unprecedented context, which is not solely the result of the pandemic and a complex global geopolitical and economic scenario. It is also a consequence of the structural issues that the region was already facing, combined with other persistent global challenges like climate change, … [Read more...] about Beyond Wishful Thinking: Ending Inequality Entails Transforming Education

Three Reasons for Boosting Educational Connectivity in Schools 

November 17, 2022 por Mercedes Mateo Leave a Comment

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The Inter-American Dialogue, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the World Bank have launched a joint call to action to mobilize resources from the public, private, and civil society sectors to solve an issue that is as crucial as it is urgent: bringing educational connectivity to hard-to-reach areas in Latin America and the Caribbean.  It is not just a … [Read more...] about Three Reasons for Boosting Educational Connectivity in Schools 

The future of the entertainment industry depends on skills, developing creative talent, and diversity of voices

September 1, 2021 por Mercedes Mateo 1 Comment

We’re witnessing a new boom in the audiovisual industry in Latin America and the Caribbean.  Financially speaking, it’s estimated that in 2019 alone, more than $5.7 billion US dollars were invested in audiovisual productions, which led to the creation of more than 1.6 million direct and indirect jobs in Latin America, according to a study from Olsberg SPI [1].And the … [Read more...] about The future of the entertainment industry depends on skills, developing creative talent, and diversity of voices

#Infohub: Can Robots Replace Humans? Ask Siri

July 16, 2021 por Mercedes Mateo 2 Comments

“Hey Siri, are you capable of loving? Hmmm… Is there anything else I can help you with?” Artificial Intelligence (AI) has undergone enormous advances in recent years. But one simple question is enough to expose the weakness of these incredible machines built to perform tasks that typically required human intelligence. They can drive cars autonomously, beat us at chess, crush … [Read more...] about #Infohub: Can Robots Replace Humans? Ask Siri

Education 2030: The Game Changers

February 25, 2021 por Mercedes Mateo Leave a Comment

Education is being challenged from many fronts: students are not learning what they need in the basics (literacy and numeracy); they are abandoning schools; they need to be prepared for jobs that don’t yet exist, and skills that were not traditionally taught (or at least not formally and effectively included as part of the curriculum and teachers training), are now in high … [Read more...] about Education 2030: The Game Changers

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"Education In Focus" is the Education Division's blog, a space where our specialists and guest authors share their reflections, experiences and knowledge to promote informed discussions on educational issues among policy makers, experts, teachers, parents, and other stakeholders. Our goal: to provide insights to public policies that guarantee effective and quality education for all children and young people in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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