New America Public Interest Tech

New America's Public Interest Tech program works with communities to design, build, and implement better public services and policies via innovative strategies.

[New America Public Interest Tech @NewAmericaPIT]

We are excited to share the recipients of our Regional Career Fair grants!! Congratulations to recipients at #PITUN member institutions @CarnegieMellon, @CWRU, @CUNY, @CLE_State, @LOC_Magicians, @SJSU, @StillmanCollege, @TempleUniv, & @UCSC:
https://t.co/EWorMn0jEW

[Tech Talent Project @TechTalentProj]

Ready to make a difference in the public interest tech field? Join us on Oct 24 for the Tech to Gov National Forum and Job Fair! Explore opps. at all levels and fields, from gov roles to fellowship programs. Register now: https://t.co/ZpMMXNIWxx #TechToGov #PublicInterestTech

[New America Public Interest Tech @NewAmericaPIT]

@BU_Tweets & @HowardU are seeking paper proposals from students from any disciplines for consideration for presentation at the 2023 #PITUN Convening! Works can be focused on expanding theory or case studies of real-world applications. For more information:
https://t.co/CAZ23BOu8W

[New America Public Interest Tech @NewAmericaPIT]

@BU_Tweets & @HowardU are seeking paper proposals from students from any disciplines for consideration for presentation at the 2023 #PITUN Convening! Works can be focused on expanding theory or case studies of real-world applications. For more information:
https://t.co/CAZ23BOu8W

[New America Public Interest Tech @NewAmericaPIT]

@BU_Tweets & @HowardU are seeking paper proposals from students from any disciplines for consideration for presentation at the 2023 #PITUN Convening! Works can be focused on expanding theory or case studies of real-world applications. For more information:
https://t.co/CAZ23BNWjo

[Anne-Marie Slaughter🇺🇦 @SlaughterAM]

Completely love this! The room is full, the PIT University network has over 50 members from all parts of the US and many different types of higher ed Institutions, and aspiring technologists can imagine public interest careers! #fieldbuilding @NewAmericaPIT @FordFoundation

[Metcalf Institute @MetcalfURI]

We're hiring! The new full-time Inclusive SciComm Program Specialist position comes with professional development and built-in networking opportunities. Join us in promoting equity and inclusion in scicomm! https://t.co/9IsYpZDR2F

[James Neal @james3neal]

"Public Interest Tech Principles Can Shape the Future
of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence" @afua_bruce @NewAmericaPIT https://t.co/qHenk3WtGw

[New America Public Interest Tech @NewAmericaPIT]

Looking for a job in public interest tech? We've assembled a list of #PIT and #techforgood job boards on our website, https://t.co/GJniKv3blD!

⬇️Check it out below:
https://t.co/0upll7Tm8g

[New America Public Interest Tech @NewAmericaPIT]

Looking for #PITUN events to attend this week or for other opportunities in the space?

Check out https://t.co/GJniKv3blD for an up-to-date list of events, newly released articles, and more⬇️:
https://t.co/TzIuDPsleq

[DIGI@NewAmerica @DIGI_NewAmerica]

We partnered with @NewAmericaPIT universities @StillmanCollege, @EdinburghUni, @CLE_State, @fgv_sp to highlight 🔑 takeaways for how to create values-based guiding principles for technologists could foster more inclusive & ethical digital solutions. https://t.co/QI2PZup58P

[Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress]

To Build A Better Internet, Put Laid Off Tech Workers Back to Work in the Public Interest

@MadisonMSnider on how to recruit former tech employees to a public interest movement:
https://t.co/xnN80ltZhr

[Boston Globe Opinion @GlobeOpinion]

Editorial: In late April, the City of Lowell’s computer system was hacked, forcing the phone and computer systems to almost completely shut down. The incident provides yet another warning to other municipalities to not take cybersecurity for granted.
https://t.co/NlKjzsyvrT

[WIRED @WIRED]

Patient privacy has always been a paramount value in abortion care, and the stakes have only gotten higher after the Dobbs decision. https://t.co/ZPG0zC1c7y

[New America Public Interest Tech @NewAmericaPIT]

@BU_Tweets & @HowardU are seeking paper proposals from students from any disciplines for consideration for presentation at the 2023 #PITUN Convening! Works can be focused on expanding theory or case studies of real-world applications. For more information:
https://t.co/CAZ23BOu8W

[Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress]

Jennifer Pahlka Calls for Change in How Government Does Tech

Anya Schiffrin (@anyaSIPA) reviews Pahlka’s (@pahlkadot) new book, Recoding America: Why Government is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better.
https://t.co/7SfkOE6MKE

[Albert Fox Cahn🦊 (@[email protected]) @FoxCahn]

Op-ed #2! With my colleague @ninaloshkajian we explain in @slate how the "unexpectedly bipartisan efforts against geofence warrants provide a rare glimmer of hope that perhaps the fight against invasive surveillance could be a more collaborative one." https://t.co/k5kNhuHuFe

[New America Public Interest Tech @NewAmericaPIT]

Looking for a job in public interest tech? We've assembled a list of #PIT and #techforgood job boards on our website, https://t.co/GJniKv2Dw5!

⬇️Check it out below:
https://t.co/0upll7SOiI

[Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity @CLTCBerkeley]

Register for the Cyber Civil Defense Summit to hear from members of @ONCD on how to shift the responsibility for #cyber resilience away from under-resourced orgs & toward institutions with the resources to help.

📅 When: June 14
🏛️ Where: Washington DC

https://t.co/6kdDFrwgSt

[Nextgov/FCW @NextgovFCW]

https://t.co/dNRt24xrNk is still 'vital' despite setbacks, GSA official says https://t.co/vVSI9GGHio

[Ohio Capital Journal. bsky @ohiocapitaljournal.com @OhioCapJournal]

Commentary: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urged lawmakers to consider regulating AI during his Senate testimony. What he and other experts recommend are creating a regulatory agency, requiring licensing, requiring transparency, and establishing potential risks.

https://t.co/bXVPE8TZDW