Spotlight: 21st Century Skills in Latin America and the Caribbean

Abstract

There is a wealth of conversation around the world today on the future of the workplace and the skills required for children to thrive in that future. Without certain core abilities, even extreme knowledge or job-specific skills will not be worth much in the long run. To address these issues, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and HundrED conducted this Spotlight project with the goal of identifying and researching leading innovations that focus on 21st Century Skills in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Spotlight program was supported by J.P. Morgan. The purpose of this project is to shine a spotlight, and make globally visible, leading education innovations from Latin America and the Caribbean doing exceptional work on developing 21st Century Skills for all students, teachers, and leaders in schools today. The main aims of this Spotlight are to: Discover the leading innovations cultivating 21st century skills in students globally; understand how schools or organizations can implement these innovations; gain insight into any required social or economic conditions for these innovations to be effectively introduced into a learning context; celebrate and broadcast these innovations to help them spread to new countries. All the findings of the Spotlight in 21st Century Skills are included in this report.

The Effects of AI on the Working Lives of Women

“…While women tend to use technology primarily to communicate with others, men use it for productive and work-related activities. This is partly due to women feeling less prepared for new jobs and less familiar with how to generate income through digital platforms, which is related to a lack of digital skills (Petrie et al, 2021).…”

Los efectos de la IA en la vida laboral de las mujeres

“…Mientras las mujeres tienden a usar la tecnología principalmente para comunicarse con otros, los varones la usan para actividades productivas y relacionadas con el trabajo. Esto se debe en parte a que las mujeres se sienten menos preparadas para nuevos empleos y menos familiarizadas con cómo generar ingresos a través de plataformas digitales, lo que se relaciona con una falta de habilidades digitales (Petrie et al, 2021).…”