News Featured Nov/Dec 2024 Newsletter The Public Interest Technologist Newsletter brings together the most recent articles, publications, and interviews for you to discover.
Leveraging Technology for Workforce Development and Social Impact: 2024 PIT-UN Conference Natalie Phillips
From the Press: “A Digital Equity Agenda for Democracy: 5 Tech Policy Recommendations for the New Administration” New America Foundation
From the Press: "What Is Digital Public Infrastructure, and Why Does It Matter?" World Economic Forum
Upcoming Event: AI and the Future of Lawmaking, Innovation at the Library of Congress, Jan. 23 Northeastern University
Featured Gaming Our Way to Better Policy: How Interactive Tools Can Transform Public Resistance ChenAn Shen
Featured A Call for Better Open-Source Tools for Public Transit Research: An Interview with Riccardo Fiorista Riccardo Fiorista is a second-year Master of Science in Transportation student at MIT.
Featured Building Together: An Interview with Nigel Jacobs Nigel Jacob is a visiting scholar at MIT's Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism where he is exploring the civic uses of Generative AI.
Featured Hacking Knowledge Systems: An Interview with Karilyn Crockett Karilyn Crockett is an Assistant Professor of Urban History, Public Policy & Planning at MIT DUSP.
News Featured Sept/Oct 2024 Newsletter The Public Interest Technologist Newsletter brings together the most recent articles, publications, and interviews for you to discover.
Event: Improving our Digital Environments with Citizen Science, Oct. 17 Data + Feminism Lab | MIT DUSP
Modeling More Equitable Energy Systems: An Interview With Nirmal Bhatt. Nirmal Bhatt is a Dual Masters Candidate in Technology Policy and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at MIT.
Ethical Frameworks for Public Interest Technologists at MIT: An Interview with Caspar Hare. Caspar Hare is a Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean for Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) in the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
Public Interest Benefits through Public Interest Technologies: An Interview with Elisabeth Reynolds. Elisabeth Reynolds is a Professor of Practice at MIT DUSP and Principal Research Scientist focused on systems of innovation, economic development, and industrial competitiveness.
Combining Research and Action for Spatial Justice: An Interview with Eric Robsky Huntley Eric Robsky Huntley is a Lecturer in Urban Science and Planning, affiliated with the Data + Feminism Lab and Healthy Neighborhoods Study.
Book Review: "From Vision to Action: Remaking the World Through Social Entrepreneurship" by John Marks Larry Susskind
