The Public Interest Tech Lab offers scholars and future leaders practical technology tools and experience, to help reimagine how technology can be used by governments and civil society for public good.
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Public Interest Technology
From social media to robots to algorithms that drive everything from policing to housing policy, technology is not a neutral machine. Technological biases and negative externalities have deep effects on society and individuals. The Shorenstein Center is home to leading public interest technology scholars and practitioners who are advancing research and public engagement in the field.
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The Computational Policy Lab studies how technology can impact pressing issues in criminal justice, education, voting rights, and beyond.
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Spotlight
A new report published out of Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy provides a framework to help AI practitioners...
2021 saw a massive increase in restrictive voting legislation, an alarming trend that, according to the Brennan Center for Justice, is likely to continue...
