Hackers Boot Camp at Puerto Rico Tech Summit

June 6, 2013, Puerto Rico Convention Center

In conjunction with the Puerto Rico Tech Summit, the Puerto Rico government is also sponsoring a programming competition.  The Hackers Boot Camp will give area developers the first opportunity to try out some of the new application programming interfaces (API) in construction within the PR government.  This is all part of a worldwide celebration of the National Day of Civic Hacking.  While the coordinated event is June 1st, Puerto Rico will celebrate it on June 6.

The CIO of the government, Giancarlos González has already mentioned a few of the types of Puerto Rico Government API data we can expect to be available during the Hackers Boot Camp, they include: property register, corporation registry, AMA routes, and fire hydrant locations (for some dog
walking app?).

Puerto Rico Tech Summit 2013

Calling all "amantes del Internet libre," the Puerto Rico Government is sponsoring the first ever technology summit focused on raising the consciousness and use of government enabled Application Programming Interfaces (API).  This is an unprecedented vote of confidence in the local software development community, which makes me super excited.

The Puerto Rico Tech Summit, is scheduled for June 6, 2013 in the Puerto Rico Convention Center. In conjunction with a program of workshops and tutorials, the summit will also feature the first ever Government Hackathon.

All of this follows the recent announcement of the Governor's MOU asking for Rest API's from all of the major government agencies, Governor Garcia Padilla has signaled a new era in software development in Puerto Rico.  Led by Giancarlos González and Roberto Rosario, this new initiative breaths fresh air into an IT industry that is stagnated and smothered by monopolistic software industry practices.