What is Public Interest Technology?
Public Interest Technology commits scholars and practitioners to pursue best practices in collaboration, product development, process re-engineering, and data science to address public problems and service gaps in critical and inclusive ways, maintaining an interactive spirit and continuously improving outcomes for the public.
Public interest technology is not just about deploying technical expertise in the service of the public, but fundamentally to analyze, reflect, and collaborate on processes that often inadvertently, and often invisibly, exacerbate inequalities, entrench discrimination, and marginalize individuals and communities.