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Political Science

Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology

    Afterword by
  • Anne-Marie Slaughter
  • Darren Walker

鈥淲orth a read for anyone who cares about making change happen.鈥濃�擝arack Obama

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 century



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Published (US):
Apr 13, 2021
Published (UK):
Jun 22, 2021
Copyright:
2021
Pages:
208
Size:
5.5 x 8.5 in.
Illus:
1 b/w illus.

As the speed and complexity of the world increases, governments and nonprofit organizations need new ways to effectively tackle the critical challenges of our time鈥攆rom pandemics and global warming to social media warfare. In Power to the Public, Tara Dawson McGuinness and Hana Schank describe a revolutionary new approach鈥攑ublic interest technology鈥攖hat 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鈥攁nd 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鈥檚 most serious problems.

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