1. Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas XLV Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group Thursday, March 29, 2007 Institute for Connectivity in the Americas

2. Training the Workforce (Declaration Mandates 44 & 46) National Initiatives Brazil – Implementation of the WiLAC project Guatemala – Enlace Quiché project Mexico – Modemmujer project Peru - Punto “J” Regional Initiatives Telework, New Forms of Work and Employment ICT use to create new forms of work and contribute towards unemployment reduction Linkage for Education and Research in Nursing (LEARN) Initiative for Caribbean healthcare providers JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas

3. Institute for Connectivity in the Americas Training the Workforce (Declaration Mandates 44 & 46) Conferences/Workshops 1st Brazilian Telework Congress - September 2006 11th International Workshop on Telework - Fredrickton Canada Next Steps Support regional scalable projects that facilitate the insertion of vulnerable youth into the labor market Future areas of research include issues related to the knowledge-based economy, e-health and distance education, as well as governance and citizen participation in LAC JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas

4. Institute for Connectivity in the Americas Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise as an Engine of Job Growth (Declaration Mandates 53 & 54) Regional Initiatives Lanz@ Project to Enhance the Competitiveness of SMEs in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. ICT-4-BUS Working in partnership with the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the IDB Brazil – Metasys Peru – Terra Inka: Tourist Market Access Next Steps Promotion of innovative approaches to new and traditional ICT tools Support the second phase of the regional ICT4BUS initiative in collaboration with FOMIN/IDB Support research and implementation projects in other ICT related areas JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas

5. Institute for Connectivity in the Americas Growth with Employment (Plan of Action Mandate 41) Regional Initiatives Knowledge Economy Project E-Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean Toolkit ICT-4-BUS From Words to Action: ICTs, Youth and Gender Equity Organic Agriculture and ICTs Regional Training Workshop – Caribbean –2006 Next Steps Seek to enhance the possibility of building successful regional initiatives Support innovative approaches to capacity building Build on strategies aimed at increasing the effectiveness of policy engagement and policy influence JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas

6. Institute for Connectivity in the Americas Social Development (Declaration Mandates 43 & 56) Regional Initiatives Regional Networks: OSILAC – Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean DIRSI – Dialogue on the Information Society PROTIC – ICT Project Database RELPE – Latin American Network of Educational Portals Computers for Communities (CFC) FRIDA – Regional Fund for Digital Innovation in the Americas Next Steps Support the strengthening of regional and sub-regional research networks Latin American Network of Schoolnets Latin American Network of Educational Portals JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas

7. Institute for Connectivity in the Americas Strengthen Democratic Governance (Declaration Mandates 68 & 69) Regional Initiatives Network of E-Government Leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean (Red GEALC II) Collaboration with SEDI/OAS Impact of ICTs in Local Democratic Strengthening, Transparency and Citizen Participation Conferences/Workshops Sharing Canadian e-Government Experiences – Ottawa, Canada, March 2006 Next Steps Consolidate the RED GEALC as a regional mechanism for the adoption of e-government Strengthen the implementation of e-government strategies in the region Facilitate the exchange of e-government applications among countries of the region Increase regional awareness on the value of ICTs to strengthen democratic governance JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas