President Danilo Medina was in Santiago on Wednesday, 10 October 2018, for the official start of the Digital Republic program that incorporates 34 government services online, including health, education and migration. Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo said that 92 government programs in Santiago are now linked and can be accessed through 130 new Wi Fi points in Santiago. Already the program has distributed electronic devices to 7,878 students and 523 public school teachers. The service is in addition to 200 government services that now are online, significantly reducing delays in government program assistance and cutting red tape.
President Danilo Medina in Santiago attended the symbolic start of the program that took place at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra in which he signed an agreement with the Santo Domingo Cyber Park (Parque Cibernético de Santo Domingo) and the Academia Oracle. Students from universities in Santiago, Cotuí and San Francisco de Macorís cities received vouchers for computers, representing their classmates.
During the event, the Ministry of Industry & Commerce delivered computers to small businesses and an agreement with the Reservas Foundation was signed to support small business.
Education Minister Andrés Navarro said that 900,000 students and 80,000 public school teachers would be receiving electronic devices.
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Presidencia
Presidencia
11 October 2018
