Power to the public : the promise of public interest technology / Tara Dawson McGuinness and Hana Schank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGuinness, Tara Dawson, author.

Schank, Hana, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource 209 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]

Summary:

A powerful new blueprint for how governments and nonprofits can harness the power of digital technology to help solve the most serious problems of the twenty-first centuryAs the speed and complexity of the world increases, governments and nonprofit organizations need new ways to effectively tackle the critical challenges of our time—from pandemics and global warming to social media warfare. In Power to the Public, Tara Dawson McGuinness and Hana Schank describe a revolutionary new approach—public interest technology—that has the potential to transform the way governments and nonprofits around the world solve problems. Through inspiring stories about successful projects ranging from a texting service for teenagers in crisis to a streamlined foster care system, the authors show how public interest technology can make the delivery of services to the public more effective and efficient.At its heart, public interest technology means putting users at the center of the policymaking process, using data and metrics in a smart way, and running small experiments and pilot programs before scaling up. And while this approach may well involve the innovative use of digital technology, technology alone is no panacea—and some of the best solutions may even be decidedly low-tech.Clear-eyed yet profoundly optimistic, Power to the Public presents a powerful blueprint for how government and nonprofits can help solve society’s most serious problems.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface: Public Interest Technology and Why It Matter

1 The Current State of Problem Solving

2 Design, Data, and Delivery

3 It’s Not Just about Technology

4 User-Centered Policy Design

5 How We Got Here and Where We’re Going

6 Public Interest Technology in Practice 6 Public Interest Technology in Practice

7 Growing the Practice of Public Interest Technology

Afterword

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Suggested Reading and Resources

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691216645

0691216649

OCLC:

1231610050