Past Events

2019 Mar 05

Next Study Group: N3B (Next Three Billion) #internet #mobile

Registration Closed 11:45am to 1:00pm
Location:
1 Brattle, Suite 470, Cambridge, MA
Please join Shorenstein Center Visiting Fellow, Jim Cashel, for a study group that will explore what happens as the next three billion people come online over the next three to five years. This study group will look at what is happening regarding internet extension currently, what are the opportunities that arise, and what are the main challenges. Miss the first meeting, not a problem. Join the conversation any time this semester.

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2019 Feb 27

Robotland: The Future of Labor Policy and Work in an AI World

6:00pm to 7:00pm
Location:
JFK Jr. Forum (79 John F Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA)
Join us for a conversation in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics for a conversation on the effect of AI on labor policy and the future of work in the U.S. with confirmed panelists Jason Furman and Mary L. Gray, and moderator David Eaves.

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2019 Feb 27

Transforming the Federal Government through New and Innovative Digital Services

Registration Closed 9:00am to 10:30am
Location:
1 Brattle, Suite 470, Cambridge, MA
Please join David Eaves for a conversation with Sahil Sanghvi and Dan McConnell (from Booz Allen Hamilton’s Strategic Innovation Group) on combining social media, mobile, advanced analytics, cloud, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT) with modern techniques including user-centered design, Agile, and DevSecOps to provide powerful digital solutions across the federal government.

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2019 Feb 15

India's journey with blockchain (co-hosted with the India Caucus)

12:30pm to 2:00pm
Location:
1 Brattle, Suite 470, Cambridge, MA
Join us for a lunchtime seminar with Tanvi Ratna, 2019 India-U.S. Fellow at New America, on the potential and the policy considerations of blockchain in India. The presentation will be followed by a 15-minute Q & A with Tanvi Ratna and digital HKS fellow, Richard Pope.

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2019 Feb 14

India: Technology and Society After Aadhaar

12:00pm to 1:15pm
Location:
1 Brattle, Suite 470, Cambridge, MA
Please join us for a conversation with technologist and civil society advocate Nikhil Pahwa. He will share how the privacy, equity, and access debates are evolving in India; and what the future holds for Aadhaar and the India Stack from a civil society perspective.

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2019 Feb 05

New Study Group: N3B (Next Three Billion) #internet #mobile

Registration Closed 11:45am to 1:00pm
Location:
1 Brattle, Suite 470, Cambridge, MA
Please join Shorenstein Center Visiting Fellow, Jim Cashel, for a study group that will explore what happens as the next three billion people come online over the next three to five years. Most of those coming online are from poor, rural communities in developing countries. This study group will look at what is happening regarding internet extension currently, what are the opportunities that arise, and what are the main challenges.... Read more about New Study Group: N3B (Next Three Billion) #internet #mobile
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2019 Feb 04

WhatsApp and the Brazilian Elections: Weapon or Tool?

3:00pm to 4:00pm
Location:
1 Brattle, Suite 470, Cambridge, MA
Please join us for a conversation with digital HKS senior fellow, Yasodara Córdova, and Brazilian scholar and Ph.D. candidate, Sérgio Barbosa, on lessons learned from the use of WhatsApp during the 2018 Brazilian presidential elections. Before being used to share misinformation, WhatsApp, a tool that evokes trust and intimacy among Brazilian users, was used for civic engagement in the biggest strike Brazil has ever seen. What can we learn from these two very different use cases of WhatsApp?... Read more about WhatsApp and the Brazilian Elections: Weapon or Tool?
2019 Feb 01

Data & Donuts: Data-driven advocacy with the ACLU of MA

10:30am to 11:30am
Location:
Library Commons (Ground Floor), Harvard Kennedy School
Data & Donuts is back! Join us for learning and data-centric discussion. This is a bi-monthly gathering in collaboration with digital HKS and HKS Library & Knowledge Services.... Read more about Data & Donuts: Data-driven advocacy with the ACLU of MA
2018 Nov 19

Governing the Blockchain with Kevin Werbach, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania -- hosted by Bruce Schneier

12:15pm to 1:30pm
Location:
One Brattle, Suite 470, Harvard Kennedy School
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2018 Nov 08

Panel event on 'Before Algorithms: A History of Bias and Oppression in Computing' -- moderated by Dr. Khalil Muhammad

4:00pm to 5:30pm
Location:
Wexner Building, 4th Floor, Room 434, Harvard Kennedy School
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Past Events

Next Study Group: N3B (Next Three Billion) #internet #mobile

Location:

Registration:

Robotland: The Future of Labor Policy and Work in an AI World

Location:

Transforming the Federal Government through New and Innovative Digital Services

Location:

Registration:

India's journey with blockchain (co-hosted with the India Caucus)

Location:

India: Technology and Society After Aadhaar

Location:

New Study Group: N3B (Next Three Billion) #internet #mobile

Location:

Registration:

WhatsApp and the Brazilian Elections: Weapon or Tool?

Location:

Data & Donuts: Data-driven advocacy with the ACLU of MA

Location:

Governing the Blockchain with Kevin Werbach, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania -- hosted by Bruce Schneier

Location:

Panel event on 'Before Algorithms: A History of Bias and Oppression in Computing' -- moderated by Dr. Khalil Muhammad

Location:

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