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The Cities issue
Public interest technology can to bring about change. This month, we look at some of the innovative strategies that are transforming cities into more equitable and more livable spaces.
Nashville’s Quest for Broadband Equity: A Q&A
Friday May 28, 2021 / By user
From Featured , 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 Featured , 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 Featured , 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 Featured , 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
From Past Issues
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
Intimate Partner Technology Violence: Threat Models, Implications of Design
Thursday April 29, 2021 / By Corbin Streett
One in four women and one in six men will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime, and that abuse includes much more than physical violence.... Read More
Discussing Data Privacy Provocations: A Q&A with Maya Berry
Thursday April 29, 2021 / By user
Public interest technologists know that it can be difficult to balance privacy with data collection. While this is a challenge when you’re dealing... Read More
The Roots of Environmental Justice Take Hold
Thursday March 25, 2021 / By Karen Bannan
From The Environmental Justice issue
Environmental justice’s formative document turns 30 this year, and like a fledging adult, the movement is finally putting down roots. The seeds of the movement... Read More