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“You cannot rebuild a country properly if the elites don’t understand technology in the same way they grasp economics or ideology or propaganda… What good governance and the good society look like is now inextricably linked to an understanding of the digital.”
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Dear Fiscal Board Speaker Series
- 2. To help Puerto Rico rebuild as an innovation- driven economy & emerge from its fiscal & humanitarian crisis through a robust digital governance strategy. WHAT WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH < >
- 3. THE STRATEGY < >The Sepaker Series is designed to raise awareness on the importance of digital and transform Puerto Rico by:
- 4. THE POLICY IS CHANGING... < > MAY 30 Tom Loosemore Former Deputy Director of UK Digital Service Shawn Sullivan Public Policy Director, Airbnb As a direct result of our first event where both Natalie Jaresko, Executive Director of the Fiscal Control Board, and Governor Rosello were present, we were able to start effecting policy change: Governor signed a law to allow Airbnb to automatically collect the room tax Governor asked Fiscal Board to request USDS resources in PR Fiscal Board makes USDS assistance part of fiscal plan
- 5. ...BUT WE NEED TO DO MORE < > We are currently advocating for the creation of a DIGITAL TASKFORCE - enabled through Congressional action - to assist the Puerto Rico government in procurement, IT spending & delivery of better services.
- 6. THE COMMUNITY IS ENGAGING < >
- 8. We are working on a way to better leverage civic tech support and government use of technologies that are available. We are finding ways to ensure the citizen is engaged and able to interact with the tools meant to help those in need. ...BUT WE NEED TO DO MORE < >
- 9. We ran a poll from a popular facebook group of 2,800 programmers, asking them where they are and what their situation is: 54.76% I am in PR, no access to power or Internet and need work 25.00% I left PR, have power and Internet, need work 20.24% I am in PR, have access to power and Internet, need work The technology sector is a key industry in Puerto Rico, one of the few that was thriving during the fiscal crisis. THE ECOSYSTEM IS HURTING... < >
- 10. Finding opportunities for our startups and freelancers to do remote work outside of PR will be increasingly important. ...AND WE NEED TO ACT NOW < >
- 11. WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN DFB? MAY 30 Tom Loosemore Former Deputy Director of UK Digital Service Dan Sheldon Former Digital Lead UK Dept of Health SEP 8 Maksim Pecherskiy Chief Data Officer City of San Diego Shawn Sullivan Public Policy Director, Airbnb
- 12. WHO IS IN OUR NOV 16 LINEUP? Traci Walker US Digital Service The White House Alberto Colon US Digital Service Carlos Mercader Executive Director Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration Vivian Graubard Director of Strategy / Public Interest Tech New America KEYNOTE SPEAKER Coming soon!
- 13. Support a “Native Digital” Transformation BRONZE $2,500 SILVER $5,000 GOLD $10,000 PLATINUM $20,000 2 complimentary tickets per event in series (4 events) Branding, Directory Listing 4 complimentary tickets per event in series (4 events) Branding, Directory Listing Host table Mention 6 complimentary tickets per event in series (4 events) Branding, Directory Listing Host table Mention Message 8 complimentary tickets per event in series (4 events) Branding, Directory Listing Host table Mention Message Case study *Participate in a separate workshop with public and private leaders to identify best practices and approaches to delivering better services within their respective agencies.
- 14. “You cannot rebuild a country properly if the elites don’t understand technology in the same way they grasp economics or ideology or propaganda… What good governance and the good society look like is now inextricably linked to an understanding of the digital.”
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- 17. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION Emerging opportunities, challenges and risks created by information technology in the public sector. Guidelines on how governments can use technology to be more agile and responsive, as well as more resilient. How technology is changing the way governments manage policy. Unleashing unprecedented innovation in the private sector through effective “native digital” technology policy. * * * *