Internship - Conceptual and analytical strengthening of ECLAC’s Digital Development Observatory (ODD), with an emphasis on artificial intelligence

The Intern will support the Digital Development Observatory (DDO) of ECLAC by reviewing, analyzing and summarizing policy documents related to artificial intelligence in Latin America and the Caribbean. The work focuses on identifying AI-related policies, strategies, regulatory initiatives and institutional approaches in the region and organizing this information as input for the Observatory.

Responsibilities

• Identify relevant policy documents related to AI in Latin America and the Caribbean and support their collection.
• Review and summarize policy content highlighting objectives, institutional arrangements, priority areas, implementation mechanisms and links with broader agendas.
• Organize information by country in a clear and comparable format.
• Map policy priorities including governance, regulation, ethics, data, infrastructure, skills, innovation, public-sector use, productive transformation and social inclusion.
• Identify emerging trends and gaps in AI policy development.
• Assist in developing categories, tables or analytical inputs for the Observatory.
• Prepare short analytical inputs, country summaries, thematic descriptions or other substantive content for the DDO website.
• Support review, update or production of AI-related indicators, datasets or analytical materials.
• Review and incorporate analytical inputs and knowledge products previously produced by ECLAC.
• Maintain organized documentation of reviewed documents, summaries, sources and analytical notes.
• Participate in coordination meetings and provide inputs on progress, findings and emerging issues.
• Contribute to preparation of a final synthesis document summarizing main findings of the internship.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent).
• Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher).
• Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience but must have a field of study closely related to the internship.
• Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. Programme.
• Applicants must have basic knowledge or interest in the economics of science, technology and innovation and/or policy experience.
• Ability to manipulate and analyse data is desirable.
• A first-level university degree in Public Policy, Statistics, Development Economics, Digital Economy, Social Sciences, Research Methods, Data Science for Policy, or a related quantitative/analytical field is required.
• Experience in digital economy measurement including design or assessment of indicators, diagnostic frameworks, measurement systems, policy methodologies or evidence-based policy tools related to digital transformation, digital economy or development policy.
• Experience analyzing national or regional policy processes, particularly in digital transformation, innovation, productive development, statistics, regulatory policy or public sector modernization.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex measurement and policy issues into practical diagnostic tools, matrices, templates and facilitation instruments for policymakers.
• Ability to assess the relevance of data gaps according to their implications for planning, budgeting, regulation and decision-making.
• Strong capacity to combine desk review, indicator analysis, institutional mapping, stakeholder consultation and synthesis of country evidence.
• Ability to produce clear, concise and policy-oriented reports and workshop materials for senior officials and technical audiences.

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Digital Economy Measurement
• Policy Analysis
• Indicator Design
• Diagnostic Frameworks
• Measurement Systems
• Evidence-Based Policy Tools
• Digital Transformation Policy Development
• Innovation Policy Analysis
• Regulatory Policy Development
• Public Sector Modernization
• Institutional Mapping
• Multi-Stakeholder Consultation
• Report Writing
• Workshop Preparation
• Desk Review
• Policy Methodologies
• Data Gap Assessment

Languages

English, French, Spanish