Dear Colleagues and Friends of Puerto Rico,
My name is Mariano Garcia-Blanco. I am a Puerto Rican scientist, Professor at Duke University School of Medicine, and Trustee of the Puerto Rico Trust for Science, Technology and Research (the Trust). I write to you as a concerned citizen because today, in my view, the Trust is under siege by elements within the current Government of Puerto Rico and I need your help to save the Trust.
The Trust was created to guide the development of an economic sector or sectors known as the ‘knowledge economy’, which is globally competitive, is based on technology, and promises high quality jobs. The vision is that this development would complement existing economic engines and would significantly improve the economy of the archipelago. Some positive effects will be felt in the short term, but the greatest promise is for sustained economic health in the long term. Central to this long-term solution is stable governance, which was explicitly and implicitly provided for in the law that created the Trust. Essential for stable governance is autonomy from the government and its political volatility.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Petition: We urge the Government of Puerto Rico to support the Trust’s autonomy | Change.org
