Piloto 151 coworking space announced the creation of the Puerto Rico Government Blockchain Association (GBA) Chapter, a private membership organization that seeks to assist government and public sector people and organizations understand, implement and benefit from blockchain-related technologies and capabilities.
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Professor Zayira Jordán, won “InnovateHer,” the local business idea competition sponsored by the Small Business Administration, with the project GuardDV, it was announced Tuesday.
This summer, Piloto 151, Puerto Rico’s first coworking space, will open a second location in the heart of Santurce with an undisclosed investment from fund RioBlanco Capital Management.
Representatives from Piloto 151 and Codetrotters were recently invited to the White House, representing Puerto Rico as one of 72 national “TechHire” communities to announce a campaign to place 100,000 Americans into tech jobs by 2020.
Puerto Rico has been announced as one of 19 TechHire communities dedicated to creating pathways for more U.S. citizens to access well-paying tech jobs and expanding local tech sectors in communities across the country, the White House announced Thursday.
Telecommunications provider Claro and Piloto 151 announced Thursday a partnership to provide Puerto Rico’s technological start-up community the infrastructure, mentoring and training needed for their growth, representatives for both companies confirmed.
By 2020 there will be 1 million more computing jobs in the United States than students graduating in those fields, the latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show.
Pilot 151, a co-working space in San Juan whose mission is to enable entrepreneurs to create global companies in an environment conducive to productivity and innovation, was one of 50 accelerators chosen to receive a $50,000 cash prize from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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