Metro21 Justice and Technology Seminar Series October
On Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Metro21 continued the Justice and Technology Seminar Series featuring Ginger Armbruster, Tara McGuinness, Sarah Treuhaft and Allante Whitmore.
Over the past decade, innovative information and communications technologies have been enabling smart city applications that are revolutionizing society as we know it and improving health and safety, often alongside community and economic development. However, there are also serious concerns about issues such as racial equity, environmental and economic justice that are (often) unintentionally negatively impacted by the technology’s rapid and often inequitable deployment. To address this inequity, faculty and students conducting smart city research need to actively engage with community stakeholders through each step of the “research, development, deployment and evaluation” lifecycle to ensure that the outcomes are equitable, sustainable, and trustworthy.
Moderated by Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman, panelists included:
- Ginger Armbruster, Chief Privacy Officer, City of Seattle
- Tara McGuinness, Founder, New Practice Lab at New America
- Sarah Treuhaft, Vice-President of Research, PolicyLink
- Allante Whitmore, Ph.D. Student, Carnegie Mellon University
Watch the full webinar here.