Innovations in technology that serve the world (more)
An innovative partnership between lawyers for the ACLU of Massachusetts and public interest technologist Paola Villarreal resulted in the single largest dismissal of wrongful convictions in US history.
Ahead of SSIR’s 2022 Data on Purpose conference, “Putting the Public Interest Before Technology,” here’s a collection of articles and books exploring how social change leaders can advocate for technology that is designed, deployed, and regulated in responsible and equitable ways.
For technology to truly work in the public interest, we need to invest in building organizations that are free from corporate profit motives and that respect, integrate, and compensate communities with whom they work. We offer a new path forward for AI research.
Why the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) field in the United States struggles to recruit and retain women—especially women of color—and three strategies to support their professional development and leadership in these fields.
Bringing high-tech operations into the geographical heart of excluded communities jump-starts mass participation, galvanizing economic advancement for their members while challenging accepted norms of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
RebelBase, a project-building software company, offers entrepreneurial methods to a worldwide community of aspiring founders.
The Fund for Black Journalism supports local reporting on Black communities throughout the United States.
People from disadvantaged communities have largely been cut off from the tech cornucopia. It doesn’t have to be this way.
A collection of standout pieces published online about nonprofit boards, hybrid meetings, Web3, ESG, and public interest technology.
Tech companies that prioritize the public interest are essential for a more just future, but they need investments at their earliest stages to thrive.
