Dear Fiscal Board, if you want the Government to carry out structural reforms, commit to digital oversight
Today I celebrate my 38th birthday. A few weeks earlier I realized that my driver’s license expired on this day. This is my story on the renewal process and what steps we should take to fix a broken service impacting the lives of millions of Puerto Ricans. Click here for spanish version. On December of […] read more…
It’s about getting the right people involved
August comes to a close and we’re now entering the 9th month of the year. Hard to believe we’re already two-thirds of the way in 2018! As we gear up for the third and final leg of 2018, I’d like to share some upcoming events and insights on what we’re up to. GBA Meetup – […] read more…
Communities are as powerful as the people who empower them
My presentation at Code for America Summit – June 1, 2018 Communities are as powerful as the people who empower them, and through our coworking space, coding academy and digital policy firm, we do just that in Puerto Rico. We work closely with Code for America and the US Digital Service. We support and empower […] read more…
Identity Management – Common Ground between President of the Senate and the Fiscal Oversight Board
An article published in Noticel last year lists some of the multiple occasions where the President of the Senate has had strong contrasts of opinion with José Carrion, the President of the Fiscal Oversight Board (JSF). Among them, I highlight: The contracts in the legislature The additional cuts requested in the Fiscal Plan The elimination […] read more…
Instituto de Estadísticas ¿para qué?
Para lograr reformas institucionales en todo el gobierno en la era digital, hay tres pilares principales que deben estar en sintonía entre todas las dependencias: Data – refiérase al manejo de data Digital – refiérase al desarrollo de aplicaciones y programas Tecnología – refiérase a la infraestructura donde residen los datos y aplicaciones Este […] read more…
House of Representatives to hold hearings on Blockchain
Representative Eddie Charbonier, from the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, presented House Resolution 829 (RC829) to hold open discussions with State Legislators regarding where blockchain technology can serve the mission of state government, from redesigning services to work better and cost less to providing for new economic development opportunities. The Government Blockchain Association is seeking […] read more…
Un almacén digital abandonado por AEE
Mucho se ha hablado de la gran cantidad de materiales de reconstrucción en el almacén de Palo Seco presuntamente en manos de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica de Puerto Rico. La AEE rechazó las alegaciones de que no había distribuido los contenidos del almacén. Independientemente del alcance de las acusaciones vs la realidad, desde mantenerlo […] read more…
Puerto Rico immerses in the global discussion on Blockchain, Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies
SAN JUAN, P.R. – Piloto 151 coworking space announced the creation of the Puerto Rico Government Blockchain Association (GBA) Chapter, a private membership organization which seeks to assist government and public sector people & organizations understand, implement and benefit from blockchain related technologies and capabilities. z The GBA Chapter in Puerto Rico will concentrate its efforts on three […] read more…
Testimony presented before the Fiscal Oversight Board
I’d like to thank the Chairman and all members of the Board for holding this hearing to “Review how we can best use technology to redesign and rebuild a better Puerto Rico”. I’d like to open up with the following quote from Tom Steinberg of mySociety, a British based NGO: What do we mean by […] read more…
Digital Rebuilding Plans for Puerto Rico presented in Washington DC
Washington, DC, November 17, 2017– With the purpose of shedding light on the importance of enacting a coherent digital strategy for Puerto Rico’s reconstruction efforts, Piloto 151 held the third event of their Dear Fiscal Board speaker series last Thursday at New America’s headquarters in Washington, DC. Giancarlo Gonzalez, who organized the event after having served as Chief Information Officer of […] read more…
Resaltan apoyo a la ley PRITS
Con ejemplos de soluciones para manejar la crisis ante el huracán Irma y abundando sobre cómo aprovechar la tecnología para lograr una verdadera transformación digital del Gobierno, Maksim Percherskiy, “Chief Data Officer” de la ciudad de San Diego y Daniel Sheldon, director de operaciones del Servicio Digital del Reino Unido, se dirigieron ayer ante diversos […] read more…
Fortuño talks about his failure in establishing the CIO structure by law
Two different governors in 2009 and 2013 proposed the creation of a central technology structure to help digitize government services, yet both failed in the endeavor. In an interview with former Governor Luis Fortuño, we discussed the position of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) in the Government, the challenge of establishing the position and structure […] read more…
No more Government IT Bullshit
On May 30th Tom Loosemore presented at the first Dear Fiscal Board Speaker Series, highlighting that we must have a strong mandate to challenge IT spend in order to begin an effective digital transformation. No Government will succeed with a digital strategy without the right digital team in the right environment empowered to execute on […] read more…
Three actions to initiate digital transformation
Think for a moment that you have the power to rebuild your government all over again. How would you do it? With specific examples on how technology can lead to savings of up to 90% and provide a significant boost to the economy and tourism, Tom Loosemore, former deputy director of the UK Digital Service, […] read more…
Civic Hacking Progress in Puerto Rico
Desde su apertura en agosto del 2013, Piloto 151 lleva apoyando e impulsando el movimiento comunitario de desarrollo tecnológico cívico, destinado a servir el bien común y mejorar la vida de las personas. Se apoyó la brigada de programación Code4PuertoRico, brindando acceso al uso del espacio abierto para sostener reuniones semanales entre líderes del sector […] read more…
A Digital Message to the Fiscal Oversight Board
Over the past 12 years, we have witnessed multiple failed attempts by local government administrations in Puerto Rico to offer more efficient online services to citizens, following recurring promises in election campaigns. Two different governors in 2009 and 2013 proposed the creation of a central technology structure to help digitize government services, yet both failed […] read more…
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