At the inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas in Denver, Colorado, the Inter-American Dialogue and CAF-Development Bank of Latin America convened mayors and other subnational policymakers, civil society leaders, multilateral representatives, and private sector stakeholders for a high-level workshop entitled, “Women’s Economic Empowerment & the Digital Transformation.” This moderated, roundtable-style workshop served as a catalyst for leaders and experts to confront barriers, compile best practices, and foster hemispheric collaboration on the critical issue of bridging the digital divide. Rebecca Bill Chavez , president and CEO of the Inter-American Dialogue, introduced the workshop as a landmark event for the Dialogue’s new Cities Initiative, which the organization has linked with its initiative on women and girls. She emphasized that communities are looking toward mayors and subnational policymakers for solutions amidst growing national polarization, gridlock, and political inefficacy, particularly when it comes to social inclusion and economic empowerment for people from marginalized groups. Chavez cited that although more than 70 percent of new global economic value creation over the next 10 years will be generated from the digital transformation, women are being disproportionately excluded from the digital economy, necessitating the innovative solutions such as those generated from this workshop. “Despite calls for […]
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