The Infrastructure and Energy Sector (INE) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) organized the Second Regional Forum INFRALAC4ALL: Accessible Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth to bring forward the role of infrastructure in fostering inclusive growth for diverse populations in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). INFRALAC4ALL embodies the “Nothing About Us Without … [Read more...] about 2024 INFRALAC4ALL: Accessible Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth
Manuel Rodríguez Porcel
Manuel Rodríguez Porcel es Especialista en Transporte del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, basado en República Dominicana. Sus áreas de especialización son concesiones, gestión y financiamiento de infraestructura, planificación de transporte urbano y logística. Actualmente, lidera el área transversal de Sistemas Inteligentes de Transporte y Diversidad e Inclusión en la División de Transporte del BID. Manuel es ingeniero civil del "Institut des Sciences Apliquees" de Rennes, Francia, y posee un Máster en Gestión Integrada de Proyectos, un MBA Ejecutivo en Gestión de Proyectos Multilaterales, así como varias especializaciones en PPP. En su experiencia previa, Manuel se desempeñó como Director de Proyectos Internacionales, tanto de diseño como supervisión de obras de infraestructura en países como Gabón, Argelia o Guatemala.
Viru Viru Airport in Bolivia is committed to universal accessibility and inclusion
Tourism in Bolivia generates 326,580 direct and indirect jobs and a contribution to GDP of 4.6%. The Santa Cruz airport, Viru Viru, is the most important in the country and where the most significant number of goods and passengers enter and leave Bolivian territory. In 2019, 2.33 million passengers were registered on Viru Viru, and this figure is continuously increasing. … [Read more...] about Viru Viru Airport in Bolivia is committed to universal accessibility and inclusion
Mobility as a Service (#MaaS). How to “Plug In”. Finland case.
If you could hop on any bus, train, tram, metro, bicycle, taxi, ferry, car-share, rental car, etc., for a single monthly fee, how much would you be willing to pay? And more importantly, would you be willing to give up car ownership? That’s the experiment happening right now in Helsinki, Finland, and the early results are very promising, including a 25% increase in the use of … [Read more...] about Mobility as a Service (#MaaS). How to “Plug In”. Finland case.