Rethinking Civic Tech Through Community-driven Innovation - New America
There are clear limitations of innovation-first frameworks in civic technology. Incremental approaches and adaptable solutions prioritize the public interest while addressing structural and operational constraints. DEC 20, 2024 SAVE AS PDF By Daniela Flores A wave of tech policy conversations have centered around governance models and regulatory mechanisms for proprietary systems. Calls for “responsible AI” or “ethical tech” have made their stake in these conversations as a way to mitigate potential harms and risks produced by novel technologies. Before I started a research internship at New America’s Digital Impact and Governance Initiative, I was primarily interested in understanding the tools that policymakers use to regulate privately developed technologies and how “ethical tech” can serve as a guiding principle toward these efforts. However, in the last six months working with DIGI, I substantially broadened my policy view. I had the opportunity to lead research and author content