AS/COA Online speaks to Jorge Luis Sierra, a Knight International Journalism Fellow who created Mi Panamá Transparente, a crowdsourcing website in Panama that uses citizens’ reports on crime and corruption to undertake journalistic investigations.

A panel of technology investors and entrepreneurs discussed drivers of growth, opportunities, and risks related to technology deals in Latin America.

AS/COA panelists discussed models for financial inclusion in Latin America, examining how microfinance, mobile technology, and joint ventures can help deliver financial services.

On November 30, AS/COA, in collaboration with the Multilateral Investment Fund, will host the panel discussion "Innovation in Latin America: New Technologies for Financial Inclusion" in New York.

With Brazil's economic boom rapidly expanding into the Northeast of the country, AS/COA Online speaks to Pernambuco's former executive secretary for technology, innovation, and higher education on the state's efforts to become a national technology hub.

With Mexico's press freedoms under threat by transnational crime syndicates, Mexicans increasingly turn to social media—particularly Twitter—to share crime updates. But state governments are presenting new legal challenges to sharing information via social media.

In light of the ongoing economic reform process in Cuba, the report outlines specific steps that can be taken by the Cuban government, the U.S. government, NGOs and foundations to assist independent small and micro-entrepreneurs in Cuba.