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2019 PIT-UN Grantees on Teaching Through a PIT Lens, Creating a Responsive Government, and Building PIT Careers
Our 2019 grantees share their perspectives after a year of working on PIT projects.
Centering Racial Equity in PIT Work: A Panel Discussion
Experts in unemployment benefits address the racial inequities baked into unemployment systems, and how to change them.
Connecting PIT Students and Employers: Handshake and USAJobs
Handshake and the Partnership for Public Service on navigating two portals to a rewarding PIT career.
OTI Urges Congress to Address Broadband Affordability Crisis
Lawmakers must address the high cost of internet service in any forthcoming emergency relief legislation.
What is Public Interest Technology? Revisiting the Term that Defines Our Work
Our 2020 convening panel discussed our definition of PIT, and the crucial importance of working across disciplines in PIT.
How the Biden Administration Can Tackle Social Media Regulation Without Chilling Free Speech
Rebecca MacKinnon wrote in Slate about how the Biden Administration can handle free speech on social media
OTI Urges Senate to Table FCC Nomination, Focus on Pandemic
The Senate should table this nomination and focus on the pandemic relief legislation everyone's been waiting for since March.
Digital Benefits Coalition Launches to Identify Solutions to the Unemployment Insurance Crisis
DIGI convened experts in civic technology to discuss how the next administration can harness innovation to deliver smarter benefits solution
Google Messages Takes A First Step Towards Much-Needed End-To-End Encryption
A long-overdue step towards making end-to-end encryption more accessible for millions.
In Proposition 25 Vote, Californians Reject A Discriminatory Alternative To a Discriminatory System
Leila Doty on California's failed vote to replace cash bail with algorithmic pretrial risk assessments.
The Online Learning Equity Gap: Takeaways from New OTI Report
A new report from New America’s Open Technology Institute details promising solutions for addressing the digital divide during COVID-19.
New America’s Open Technology Institute Highlights Innovative School District Solutions to the Remote Learning Gap and Needed E-Rate Reform in New Report
OTI's latest report explores innovative solutions to the remote learning gap and explains why E-Rate reform is needed now.
The Flaws in the Content Moderation System: The Middle East Case Study
Spandana Singh examines how platforms content moderation efforts play out in the Middle East.