Digital transformation cannot merely be a corporate slogan. Digitizing institutions is essential for driving inclusive development, enhancing operational efficiency, and bridging capacity gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly due to its potential to reduce inequality and boost productivity. Yet, the challenge remains optimizing processes without complete … [Read more...] about Transforming Institutional Capacity: Low-code for Governments, Agencies, and Private sector
Laura Flórez Jiménez
Laura Flórez Jiménez currently works as Associate Director of Macroeconomic Analysis for Colombia and Peru at BTG Pactual, where she leads research on economic and market conditions and prospects. She is an economist with a master’s degree in economics from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Previously, she worked as an economic advisor at the National Planning Department (DNP) and as a researcher at the Colombian Tourism Think Tank (Centro de Pensamiento Turístico de Colombia). At DNP, she participated in formulating the National Development Plan 2018-2022, as well as public policies on digital transformation and artificial intelligence, financial inclusion and education, ecommerce, and economic reactivation and repowering. She is co-author of the Regional ICT Development Index for Colombia (IDI Regional) and the Colombia Regional Tourism Competitiveness Index (ICTRC).