Tuesday, August 26, 2025. With the new President, Pablo García, and recently appointed Councilor, Marcela Angulo, the National Commission for Evaluation and Productivity (CNEP) held its first council meeting in this new institutional stage.

During the session, the Commission’s Executive Secretary, Rodrigo Krell, along with the team of economists and Councilors Pamela Jervis, Susana Mondschein, and Andrés Zahler, welcomed both appointees to their new roles, highlighting their experience and the value they would add to the Commission. The meeting reaffirmed the Council’s commitment to technical, independent work aimed at generating proper evidence for the design of public policies that promote productivity and the country’s well-being.

Rodrigo Krell presented an overview of the Commission’s work, addressing both the progress of ongoing studies and projections for future lines of analysis. One of the main topics discussed was the progress of the survey “Informality and Productivity,” which aims to identify, analyze, and characterize informality in two dimensions: labor (informal workers) and business (informal economic units). This analysis examines the impact of informality on both individuals’ lives and the economy’s performance, including a classification of informal firms based on their productivity level. The purpose is to generate public policy proposals that promote formality, boost productivity, and help improve people’s quality of life.

He also presented the study that the Commission is conducting on the environmental regulatory burden in mining and energy projects, by applying artificial intelligence (AI) tools to systematize the regulations contained in Environmental Qualification Resolutions (RCA) issued over the past decade. The objective is to transform unstructured information into practical knowledge for public policy design, moving toward an auditable, scalable, and data-driven approach that can improve the efficiency of regulatory processes.

Other potential new areas of analysis were also discussed, including productivity in water use and the effects of demographic transition on the country’s productive structure.

CNEP President Pablo García expressed his satisfaction in taking on this new challenge, highlighting the relevance and responsibility of leading an institution with a strong technical foundation and a high-impact agenda for the country. While acknowledging the work carried out by the Commission at its various stages, he emphasized the importance of continuing to strengthen its autonomy and ability to influence the analysis and formulation of public policies. “Productivity cannot be addressed in isolation: it requires evidence, foresight, and a comprehensive understanding of the factors that drive development,” he stated.

Councilor Marcela Angulo also expressed her satisfaction in joining CNEP, emphasizing the responsibility and commitment involved in this new role. She stresses the importance of integrating environmental, technological, and social variables into the analysis of public policies related to productivity, highlighting the need for intersectoral and multidisciplinary approaches to address sustainable development challenges effectively.

The President of the Republic appoints Council members through a Supreme Decree issued by the Ministry of Finance and endorsed by the Ministries of Social Development and Family, and of Economy, Development, and Tourism. Each councilor serves a five-year term, renewable, with partial renewal of the Council occurring at the rate of one member per year.