To establish the Public Policy for Science, Technology and Innovation of the Government of Puerto Rico, define the mechanisms for implementing, measuring and evaluating public policy; ensure its effective execution and continuous review; establish clear metrics and promote multisectoral collaboration to strengthen the innovation ecosystem, strengthening the role of the Puerto Rico Trust for Science, Technology and Research, the Department of Economic Development and Commerce, universities and the private sector; and for other purposes related.

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Date: March 5, 2014

To order the Government Commission and the Commission on Socio-Economic Development and Planning of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to conduct an exhaustive investigation into the collection and methodology used by the agencies of the Executive Branch in relation to statistical information of public interest, with special emphasis on the efforts and duties of the Planning Board and the Statistics Institute; to examine the methods of updating and reliability of the statistics collected by governmental entities; and evaluate the resources available for State statistical management and the legal framework that affects it, in order to identify needs, and to know, if necessary, to make any adjustments or amendments that promote the relevance, objectivity and correctness of information based on statistical data; and for other related purposes.

Date: February 10, 2015

To amend Act 209? 2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, for the purpose of adding new Articles, 13, 14 and 15, amending current Articles 4 and 6, renumbering Articles 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 as Articles 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, so as to ensure the proper management of statistics in the Government of Puerto Rico and promote their dissemination; recognize additional powers to the Institute of Statistics and establish new obligations for government bodies; and for other related purposes.