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…
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…
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…
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…