A group of high-ranking officials participated Wednesday in the annual Code for America summit in San Francisco, where they unveiled an application known as “PrimerPaso” developed for Puerto Rico, to address government-specific problems.
The Gov. García-Padilla administration is looking to broaden the scope of possibilities regarding the establishment of public-private partnerships, or P3s, through legislation that would allow smaller scale projects, P3 Authority Executive Director Grace Santana said.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday awards exceeding a combined $3 million for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to improve unemployment insurance programs.