La Cooperación Técnica Pública en los nuevos paradigmas de la cooperación al desarrollo con América Latina ¿Qué hay de nuevo, viejo?

Abstract

This document reviews Technical Cooperation and Public Sector Expertise as a modality of development cooperation that acquires particular relevance in the context of innovative mechanisms of cooperation with the countries of LatinAmerica, especially in the framework of the transformational processes that the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the concept of “Development in Transition” imply. Some of the main innovations in these paradigms connect with genuine characteristics of public technical cooperation, such as the transfer of knowledge for policy making or the building of partnerships and trust in which public administrations play an increasing role. Therefore, a review of the evolution of public technical cooperation modalities in development cooperation is relevant for providing insights for the effective implementation of new approaches.In particular, public technical cooperation is discussed through three paradigmatic cases: Spanish cooperation with Latin America, the regional programs of the EU with Latin America, especially the case of EUROsociAL program, and Ibero-American cooperation.