Sam Walczak and Joseph Amegatcher (Palau, Ministry of Education, MOE) Sam and Joseph worked with the MOE on a few different projects this summer. They designed and implemented a locally-hosted PHP web application (developed as a REST API) using MySQL for the database, to aid the collection and analysis of energy data. With the Ministry moving towards performance-based budgeting which required more details on operational metrics, there was a need to track metrics such as energ

Joshua Antonson and Laura Lodewyk (Palau, Financial Intelligence Unit, FIU) Joshua and Laura created a database for the FIU so they could move from a paper-based method of storing information to electronic storing. By previously having Cash Transactions Report, Suspicious Transaction Reports, and Cross Border Currency Reports all being submitted in paper format, issues would arise that would hinder the FIU’s ability to perform the required analysis critical to its functioning