Noel Hidalgo is a Appointee for the Office of the Public Advocate of New York City at Commission of Public Information-Technology & Communication (CoPIC). They possess expertise in public policy, social media, politics, nonprofits, entrepreneurship and 24 more skills. Colleagues describe them as "When Noel is involved in directing a technology project, it always ends up encompassing and addressing issues far beyond just the technology. He understand the need to bring the people who will be impacted by these tools into the fold, to ensure their voices are heard, and that what is delivered to them, makes sense. All the while, he still pushes the limits of what is possible technically, while ensuring robust supports for open standards, open-source and cutting edge ideas." and "Noel is a visionary with a commanding view of the IT and open data landscapes. At the New York State Senate, where we worked together, he consistently championed transparency in government and open source tools for opening up public access not just to information about government but to the very software tools upon which government runs."