Technology and Public Purpose

This is the first series in the Perspectives on Public Purpose blog.  

This is the first series in the Perspectives on Public Purpose blog.  

This is the first series in the Perspectives on Public Purpose blog.  

This is the first series in the Perspectives on Public Purpose blog.  

This is the first series in the Perspectives on Public Purpose blog.  

This is the first series in the Perspectives on Public Purpose blog.  

We are at a moment in time where cooperation between public-purpose stakeholders and profit-motive stakeholders can be an effective means of integrating public purpose into technology as it emerges. This brief covers the basic concept of a public-purpose consortium (PPC), examination of what combination of factors lead to their use for emerging technologies, and considers the key principles for organizing PPCs and enabling their success: Build Community, Enable Cooperation, Ensure Value, Institute Governance, and Keep It Lightweight.

In its inaugural Tech Spotlight recognition ceremony today, TAPP celebrated three outstanding technologies that represent the best in responsible development and deployment of technology for the public good.

Descriptions of the Tech Spotlight 2020 recipients and runners-up, as well as selection criteria and more details about the project.

While some technologies are tearing us apart, the Tech Spotlight finalists, selected from over 200 submissions worldwide, are helping shape a better future.