How the ‘wonks’ of public policy and the ‘geeks’ of tech can get together
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How the ‘wonks’ of public policy and the ‘geeks’ of tech can get together
We are confused, or maybe divided is a better word, as to whether they are national champions in competition over the spaces that will define the rest of the 21st century or whether they are villains that are threatening consumers’ privacy, rational dialogue and civility, and our public culture
Jessica Lessin • Larry Summers on Trump’s ‘Tragic Precedent,’ TikTok and Regulation
Investing in science and technology education and research and supporting domestic tech businesses create a positive feedback loop where governments have a direct stake in state-of-the-art technology, poised to capitalize on benefits and stamp down harms. Put simply, as an equal partner in the creation of the coming wave, governments stand a better
... See moreMustafa Suleyman • The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma
Technologists can have big positive impacts on cities only by marrying deep technical skills with careful program design and an empathetic embrace of the complexity and contradictions of city life.
Jascha Franklin-Hodge • The Smart Enough City
take computer science classes, and that’s all fine and dandy, but we really haven’t figured out, what does it mean to be a citizen of a digital world? We need to integrate that into our early education experiences.”