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

by McGuinness, Tara Dawson.

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Princeton University Press, 2021.

Technology and state.

Technology and state -- Citizen participaton.

Political planning -- Citizen participation.

9780691207759 (hc.)

xviii, 187 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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--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."

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