

Cash Crime Catcher: Data-driven Defense Against Dirty Money
Yang Pan, working with the Palau FIU, created a method to digitize PDF bank record, created an AI-powered solution for reviewing compliance reports, added e-forms for banks reporting their information and configured a newly-adopted database system. The Republic of Palau Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is an independent agency established in 2001 to detect, disrupt, and deter money laundering, terrorism financing, and related transnational crime. The TCinGC program has worke


Streamline Tourism Data Collection and Grant Tracking
Working with the Palau Bureau of Tourism (BoT) Preksha designed and launched a new system called Destination Information Management System (DIMS) to bring information on tour-operator licences, visitor-attraction status, and state project updates into a single system. The Bureau of Tourism (BoT) sits within Palau’s Ministry of Human Resources, Culture, Tourism & Development and serves as the national steward of sustainable tourism. Preksha Goyal worked with the BoT to address


From Chaos to Clarity: A Legal Tech Transformation
Jonathan worked with the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic of Palau to transform their case management database from a single MS Access table to a robust relational database with added functionality. The Office of the Attorney General in the Republic of Palau serves as the country’s primary legal authority, responsible for prosecuting all criminal cases and providing public legal counsel. Jonathan Lindstrom, working with Palau’s Attorney General, Ernestine Rengill, co


Modernizing Manuals and Enabling AI-Powered Compliance
Michelle & Carter worked on a project with the Republic of Palau Social Security Administration (ROPSSA) and the Health Care Fund (HCF) to revise and digitize their employee manuals, applying modern AI technologies—specifically retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and large language models (LLMs)—to automate parts of the compliance-checking and drafting process. The Republic of Palau Social Security Administration (ROPSSA) is a self-supporting government corporation hea


Palau's Paper-to-Portal Pivot
Joyce worked with Palau’s FIB to modernize its processes through digital transformation. By leveraging cloud-based tools and lightweight automation, the FIB improved the handling of FIAC applications and Quarterly Reports. The Foreign Investment Board (FIB) of Palau is responsible for overseeing the approval and monitoring of Foreign Investment Approval Certificates (FIACs). Its mission is to facilitate responsible foreign investment while safeguarding national interests and


Modernizing Licensing: Streamlining Palau's FIC Bank License Applications with Digital Transformation
Jonah Nascimento collaborated with the Palau Financial Institutions Commission (FIC) to digitize the bank license application process and...


Strengthening Compliance: Enhancing Palau's FIU Financial Oversight with New Register Entity Database and Risk Assessment Tools
Ruiming Gu collaborated with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Republic of Palau to establish a Register Entity Database and...


Optimizing Special Education: Improving Palau Ministry of Education's Data Management and Efficiency
Savannah Xu collaborated with the Palau Ministry of Education to enhance the management and accessibility of Special Education data and...


Revolutionizing Geospatial Access: Launching PALARIS Public Data Hub for Improved Resource Management
Saul Bezner collaborated with the Palau Automated Land and Resource Information System (PALARIS) to develop a public data hub for easier...


Developing a Loans Database and User Interface
Tyler improved employee efficacy by simplifying lending reports and rebuilding the National Development Bank of Palau (NDBP) website.


