Generative Artificial Intelligence ( GenAI): Fundamentals for the Latin America and Caribbean Civil Service - OER
Badge awarded to
Jorge Antonio Gamarra Uzuriaga
Issued on 22 Nov 2025 by
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
The Inter-American Development Bank, through the BIDAcademy, issues the following digital badge and certifies that the person using it has successfully completed the open educational resource (OER) "Generative Artificial Intelligence ( GenAI): Fundamentals for the Latin American and Caribbean Civil Service". This recognition reflects the holder's ability to understand the basic operation of GenAI, appreciate its characteristics for content generation and envision its continuous evolution. The holder recognizes the importance of adopting GenAI in the civil service, given its broad application and the paradigm shift in work practices that it promotes; comprehensively understands the advantages, limitations and risks of GenAI in the workplace and the public service in particular; identifies the fundamental differences in the tools for using GenAI; and applies good practices to formulate effective prompts. With all this, the badge recipient has the skills to take advantage of the potential of GenAI and use it responsibly as a support tool in the civil service.
| Achievement Type | Course |
| Field of Study | State Reform/ Modernization |
| Specialization | Digital Transformation in the Public Sector |
Issuer
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
BID-INDES@iadb.org
Criteria
Learning goals
- Characterize Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), highlighting its mode of operation and its current and future evolution.
- Recognize the importance of learning how to use Generative Artificial Intelligence in context, given its massive and extensive use in different fields.
- Identify the uses, advantages, limitations and risks of the GenAI, in order to use it responsibly in your context.
- Identify criteria for selecting GenAI tools, according to the needs and context of use.
- Describe how to interact most effectively with the GenAI tools, following the recommendations for developing prompts.
- Identify possible uses of GenAI tools in your context.
Learning experience and activities
This badge was earned through the self-directed effort of its holder, who successfully completed the following tasks:
- Visualization of interactive multimedia resources
- Completion of knowledge comprehension assessments.
- Realization and approval of a practical exercise that consists of experimenting with the structuring of prompts and the analysis of the answers obtained, based on a purpose and objective identified in the field of public service.
OER Content
- Characteristics and applications of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)
- Considerations for the responsible use of GenAI.
- Criteria to consider when using GenAI tools.
- Main GenAI tools and their features.
- How to generate effective interactions with GenAI tools.
- Adequate structure of prompts according to the purpose and objective to be achieved.
- Keys to building effective interactions.
Assessment description
This badge was issued after the user had successfully completed:
- A practical work of experimentation that consists of structuring effective prompts, adapted to a specific purpose and objective, in the field of public service.
Estimated effort
Completing the work of this OER required a time investment of approximately 5 hours.
Badge type
Assessment badge
Alignments
IDB Digital Credential Framework
https://credencialesbid.openbadgepassport.org/app/profile/page/view/312
