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The Summer Reading issue
A bonus issue that explains how small changes and connections can bring about big change.
Small steps so integrating benefits applications happens now—not later
Wednesday August 4, 2021 / By Genevieve Gaudet
From Featured , The Summer Reading issue
Integrating benefits applications is essential to strengthening our social safety net. But too often big visions can obscure the intended outcome: getting... Read More
Navigating Bureaucracy: It’s a People Thing
Wednesday August 4, 2021 / By The New America PIT staff
From Featured , The Summer Reading issue
There’s a groundswell of new work coming to government. Getting it done will require collaboration and understanding. Not sure how to make it happen?... Read More
From Past Issues
Nashville’s Quest for Broadband Equity: A Q&A
Friday May 28, 2021 / By user
From The Cities issue
There are many organizations working on bridging the digital divide, especially when it comes to broadband access. Their tasks are about to get a little... Read More
Commissioning: A Public Interest Tech Blueprint for City Transformation
Thursday May 27, 2021 / By Sascha Haselmayer
From The Cities issue
The year is 2050. You’re in Southend-on-Sea, a town at the English seaside. It is prosperous and connected, with quality of life to match. According... Read More
Responsible Use of Location Data in Local Services
Thursday May 27, 2021 / By Ben Hawes
From The Cities issue
Digital devices are generating more and more location data — details about places and about people in places — and users are benefitting. They... Read More
Chicago, Mastercard Using Data-Driven Insights to Spur Development
Thursday May 27, 2021 / By Meegan Dugan Bassett and Kaity Hsieh
From The Cities issue
When COVID hit in March 2020, plans were already underway for a philanthropic partnership between the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and New America... Read More
Data Privacy is a Right Not a Privilege
Thursday April 29, 2021 / By Maria Filippelli
My public interest technology journey began when I was working in the public sector over a decade ago and started utilizing big data. The interdependency... Read More
Data Privacy Reform for All
Thursday April 29, 2021 / By Emily Chi
It seems the one thing technologists, companies, consumers, and policymakers can all agree on these days is the need for data privacy reform. But what... Read More