Kmar Sfar
Program Coordinator, Center on Education & Labor
About Digital Service for the Planet
Digital Service for the Planet
Our environment is rapidly changing, and decision makers across sectors—and at every level of government—lack the data and technology they need to respond and adapt to that change. From clean air and drinking water, to megafires and biodiversity loss, the stakes are high and getting higher for how the nation will tackle those priorities quickly and at scale.
The Digital Service for the Planet (DSP) is a collaboration between New America’s Technology and Democracy programs, New America’s New Practice Lab, and the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC). This partnership is designed to incubate innovative digital tools, data, policies, and strategies that government can use to improve the delivery of services across our ecosystems, communities, and environmental priorities.
The SAVE Act Is the Wrong Way to ‘Nationalize’ Elections. There’s a Better One.
American elections need more federal consistency. But Lee Drutman says there’s a better, nonpartisan way.
Will Funding Follow the Kudos?
Shalin Jyotishi's congressional testimony on how community colleges could benefit from increased federal support was referenced in CC Daily.
Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar
Learn more about a new web-based tool working to help all Americans access safe and reliable drinking water.
Virtual
2PM – 3PM EST
The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development
Explore the value of regional intermediaries for workforce and economic development.
Virtual
12PM – 1:30PM EST
Jake Bittle on the Front Lines of the Green Transition
New America Fellow Jake Bittle spoke about his forthcoming book, The End of the Golden Empire.
Data Matters: Power, Democracy, and Our Data One Year In
A review of OTI’s recent work confronting how data and its use under the new administration are reshaping public life and what is at stake.
Getting Authentic Work-Family Stories On Screen
Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
Making Tax Filing Simple and Free with Direct File
Translating AI Ethics into Action for Cities
Demystifying Internet Costs with Broadband Nutrition Labels
The Alley
On October 1st, 1984, Catherine Fuller was brutally murdered in the H Street Corridor in Northeast Washington, DC. Her murder not only scarred the nation’s capital forever, it also resulted in the most arrests in DC history for a single murder. Ultimately, eight young Black men would be sentenced to life in prison as the direct result of detectives’ and federal prosecutors’ negligent practices, ongoing systemic problems, and racism. For the first time, in their own words, these accused men recount their decades-long saga with the American criminal justice system that failed them. Listeners will also hear from attorneys, law enforcement, journalists, and criminal reform advocates to help shine a light on the flaws and biases of our legal system still present today. This is The Alley: DC’s 8th and H Case.