The document discusses how blockchain technology can be used to improve how governments manage records and share information. It notes that governments currently maintain various paper and digital records across different agencies. Blockchain could provide a secure and distributed way to record transactions and share data between agencies and with citizens. The document provides examples of governments like Russia and South Korea that are starting to implement blockchain applications. It also outlines areas where a Government Blockchain Association chapter in Puerto Rico could help support policy development, skills training, and startup development to advance blockchain adoption by governments.

1. Government Blockchain
Association
Puerto Rico Chapter

2. The evolution of the internet.
Technically speaking, a distributed
ledger system that can be used to
record various types of transactions in
a verifiable, secure and permanent way.
What is Blockchain? If two people will disagree about the way a database should’ve been, they should use the blockchain.

3. Governments need to maintain
information about day-to-day operations,
activites, assets as well as details of its
people, institutions and organizations.
From maintaining records of the general population to high scale business transactions, they all exist in some kind of digital or paper form.

4. Every level of agency builds its own ledger of data with distinguished access-management protocols. The high-priority data is not very often
available for general access and needs to be protected against manipulation or unauthorized access.
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CEE
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Registro de Propiedad
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Labor Dept
Veterans

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7. Government seems to work with the mindset that every year things cost more and do less.
In the software world, everyone expects products to cost less but do more.
Blockchain technology can be used to
smoothen this form of data management.
It can hold large amounts of data in the
form of ‘blocks’ that cannot be altered
without the collusion of the majority of
blocks.

8. Citizen’s interactions with Government
From maintaining records of the general population to high scale business transactions, they all exist in some kind of digital or paper form.
Registro Demográfico
Education
DTOP
CEE
Hacienda
CRIM
Registro de Propiedad
AEE
AAA
Policía
Asume
State Dept
Labor Dept
Veterans

9. From maintaining records of the general population to high scale business transactions, they all exist in some kind of digital or paper form.

10. Developing a system that seeks to record all real estate contracts on a blockchain

11. GovernmentBlockchain.org
Governments using Blockchain
Russia - The Central Securities Depositories is
implementing blockchain technology to allow various
stakeholders transact with each other directly
USA - The US government’s prime logistical agency,
GSA or General Services Administration, is looking at
Blockchain to streamline Contract Bidding System
South Korea - The government of South Korea is
insisting its banks to implement the technology and
create projects around it.
Singapore - Government of this country has already
turned to blockchain technology to prevent bank
frauds.

12. By 2023, blockchain technology will be actively
exploited in the field of governmental services
by digital teams working for leading wold
Powers
OECD – 10% of world’s GDP will be created with direct use of blockchain technology

13. GovernmentBlockchain.org
Three Pillars where GBA will Support
Government
Efficiency
Use Cases
Applicable
Services
Reference
Industry
Creation
Policy
Development
Empower
Startups
Thought
Leadership
Skill
Development
Meetup
Speaker
Series

14. Diverse Leadership Team with Government and Private Sector Leaders
GBA is here to facilitate
public sector blockchain
awareness & adoption

15. GovernmentBlockchain.org – Puerto Rico
• Join our Meetup
• Become a member
• Be part of a working group

16. The way we view the world limits
what we can see. Let’s BE BOLD!
governmentblockchain.org
@gbapuertorico
gg@giangonz.com

17. Government Blockchain
Association
Puerto Rico Chapter

18. James Robert “Bo” Collins - Lone Star
How Puerto Rico can become the center of
gobal commerce as it relates to blockchain

19. Moderated by Sofia Stolberg of Piloto 151
Reaction Panel – Government and Private Sector Leaders
• Pedro Piquer – Department of Economic Development
• Javier Malave – Puerto Rico Science and Technology Trust
• Jonathan Gonzalez – Parallel18 Mentor-in-residence,
Blockchain Enthusiast
• Alejandro Uriarte – New Energy