

Developing Online Payment Options for Social Security
Brittany Redmond (Palau, Republic of Palau Social Security Association) Brittany worked with the Republic of Palau Social Security Association (ROPSSA) to develop an online payment method that allowed for employers to conveniently submit payments to the Social Security and Healthcare Fund. During her consulting project, Brittany worked with ROPSSA to simplify the process for employers to submit social security tax payments. Brittany implemented online forms allowing taxpayer


Improving Healthcare through Human Computer Interaction
Cecilia Mendoza (Palau, Ministry of Health and Human Services) Cecilia redesigned the Ministry of Health and Human Services of Palau's website by using a content management system (WordPress). During the summer, Cecilia worked with the Ministry of Health and Human Services (MHHS) of Palau to redesign their website on WordPress. The focus was on mobile responsive and user-centered design. Documentation on WordPress was provided to MHHS employees to ensure long-term sustainabil


Automating Loan documents
Halanna Yuh (Palau, National Development Bank of Palau) Halanna found robust solutions to the National Development Bank of Palau's problem with generating reports. Instead of manually taking time to fill out each loan application, Halanna wrote a script to automatically pull key information to complete the multiple different types of loan application forms. During her consulting project, Halanna worked with the National Development Bank of Palau (NDBP). The bank provides com


Developing More Efficient Permit Management Systems
Jonathan Nottingham (Palau, Ministry of Human Resources, Culture, Tourism, and Development) Jonathan worked with the Ministry of Human Resources, Culture, Tourism, and Development in Palau, to improve the work permit process. Jonathan worked alongside the Ministry of Human Resources, Culture, Tourism, and Development (MHRCTD) to help with the process of generating and approving work permits. He researched software to replace the manual paper-based permits. He was not able to

Mobile Device Management
Jimmy Zeng (Palau, Ministry of Education) Jimmy quickly spotted inefficiencies regarding the Ministry of Education of Palau's mobile device management. By uncovering pain points in the distribution process, Jimmy was able to devise a plan to better manage over 2000 student devices. Jimmy worked with the Ministry of Education (MOE) of Palau to recommend solutions for the distribution and management of student tablets. Jimmy implemented Google Workspace to enable core features


Tracking Key Performance Indicators for Crime Data Points
Sean Tavares (Palau, Ministry of Justice) Sean worked on data management at the Ministry of Justice of Palau, specifically on the process for tracking key performance indicators. He created Excel templates to automatically update key performance indicators (KPIs) when records are input into the Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) system. For his consulting project, Sean worked with the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to automate reporting that supports the MOJ funding. Sean created a sol


Improving Public Access to Information about Protected Areas
Rafay Ur Rehman Khan (Palau, The Palau Conservation Society) Rafay worked with the Palau Conservation Society to improve public access to protected areas of information. By posting information online and testing multiple sample templates, Rafay revamped the UI of the website adding GIF based maps to make visualizations easier to understand and comprehend for the public. Rafay worked with the Palau Conservation Society (PCS) to improve access to information about environmental


Learning Management Systems
Premices Irakoze and Malak Alseaf (Agahozo Shalom Youth Village) Premices and Malak researched different Learning Management Systems for the Agahozo Shalom Youth Village (ASYV). During their consulting project, Premices and Malak researched and recommended a new Student Information System for the school at Aghozo Shalom Youth Village. After reviewing the needs of the school, Premices and Malak proposed a solution called TeachMint, which covered the functional requirements and