Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology | Hana Schank, Tara Dawson Mcguinness

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/489705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology Author: Hana Schank, Tara Dawson Mcguinness Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 13, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: 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. Clear-eyed yet profoundly optimistic, Power to the Public presents a powerful blueprint for how government and nonprofits can help solve society's most serious problems.