What works in Puerto Rico
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more
Evidence snapshot for Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico demonstrates a mixed portfolio of innovation and social challenges. On the economic and education fronts, Parallel18's government-backed accelerator has graduated 500+ startups generating $502.3M in cumulative revenue and over 800 jobs since 2015, while the Department of Education scaled Microsoft Copilot to 220,000+ students and 20,000+ teachers, reducing assessment-writing time from one hour to 15 minutes. The island also operates a federally funded assistive technology program that delivered $13,781 in fabricated devices to 31 individuals for just $90 in charges. However, a 2021 state-of-emergency declaration on gender-based violence—prompted by a 62% rise in gender-violence deaths—expired in 2022 without renewal, and femicides remained high at 72 recorded cases in 2023, indicating persistent public-health challenges despite emergency interventions.
Drawn from: Parallel18 — Puerto Rico's Government-Backed Bridge Accelerator · PRATP — Puerto Rico's State Assistive Technology Reuse, Loan and Fabrication Program · Puerto Rico's DEPR Scales Microsoft Copilot to 220,000+ Students — AI-Assisted IEPs Support Students with Disabilities · Puerto Rico's 2021 State of Emergency on Gender-Based Violence · Puerto Rico Digital Equity Capacity Grant Implementation · Puerto Rico's House Bill 427 — Piloting AI-Assisted Conversational English in Public Schools · Para la Naturaleza — Puerto Rico's Endowment-Financed Conservation Trust · AI + WhatsApp on Puerto Rico's 311 Citizen Service Line
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +51 pts 100 here · 49 average
Teacher capability & pedagogy +29 pts 67 here · 38 average
Curator validation +27 pts 100 here · 73 average
Documented learning +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Evaluated outcomes +22 pts 100 here · 78 average
Transparency, ethics & data protection +20 pts 67 here · 47 average
Achievement / evidence +13 pts 100 here · 87 average
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +11 pts 100 here · 89 average
Evidence of impact / measured public value +10 pts 67 here · 57 average
Weaknesses
Evidence of learning impact -10 pts 17 here · 26 average
Inclusiveness / equity -10 pts 33 here · 43 average
Transferability / replicability -10 pts 50 here · 60 average
Governance, capability & sustainability -14 pts 50 here · 64 average
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced -14 pts 33 here · 48 average
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control -15 pts 33 here · 48 average
Scalability beyond pilot -15 pts 47 here · 62 average
Innovation level -17 pts 45 here · 62 average
Transparency, fairness & accountability -20 pts 33 here · 54 average
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced -27 pts 0 here · 27 average
Efficiency -32 pts 0 here · 32 average
Multi-stakeholder collaboration -40 pts 33 here · 74 average
Sustainability -45 pts 33 here · 78 average
Effectiveness -66 pts 0 here · 66 average
Impact on gender equality -70 pts 0 here · 70 average
Demonstrated reach -76 pts 0 here · 76 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Puerto Rico. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Parallel18 — Puerto Rico's Government-Backed Bridge Accelerator · 71
PRATP — Puerto Rico's State Assistive Technology Reuse, Loan and Fabrication Program · 68
Puerto Rico's 2021 State of Emergency on Gender-Based Violence · 52
Puerto Rico Digital Equity Capacity Grant Implementation · 48
Puerto Rico's House Bill 427 — Piloting AI-Assisted Conversational English in Public Schools · 40
Para la Naturaleza — Puerto Rico's Endowment-Financed Conservation Trust · 33
AI + WhatsApp on Puerto Rico's 311 Citizen Service Line · 27
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Cities with evaluated practice
Where the documented practice in Puerto Rico concentrates — each city has its own evidence profile.
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 3 other places
SASA! Community Mobilisation Programme against Intimate Partner Violence — Uganda · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 4 other places
Karya — Fair-Wage AI Data-Work Platform Bringing Digital Income to Rural India · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
safe+natal — Comadrona-Designed Smartphone Checklist for Maternal Risk Screening in Rural Guatemala · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Digital Green — Video-Mediated Agricultural Extension · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Kartu Prakerja – National Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion Programme · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 6 other places
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more