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Remembering Ash Carter

Nov. 02, 2022

Ash Carter, Director of the Belfer Center, Professor at Harvard Kennedy School, and former U.S. Secretary of Defense, died suddenly on October 24, 2022. The Belfer Center community is deeply saddened by his loss. 

On these pages, members of the Center and broader Harvard community, government officials, and many others share their thoughts and stories of Ash Carter's impact on them, the nation, and the world. 

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TAPP Fellowship 2021-2022 Report Round Up

    Authors:
  • Afsaneh Rigot
  • Aviv Ovadya
  • Francella Ochillo
  • Leisel Bogan
  • Livio Valenti
  • Stephen Larrick
| May 17, 2022

The  Technology and Public Purpose Fellows  hosted by the Belfer Center’s Technology and Public Purpose Project (TAPP) is a showcase of the TAPP fellowship cohort’s research projects. TAPP Fellows are government, industry, and civil society practitioners that conduct field-based research on issues relating to technology and public purpose over the course of one academic year.

News - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Harvard Kennedy School Launches the Democracy and Internet Governance Initiative

| Aug. 05, 2021

Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy are launching the Democracy and Internet Governance Initiative (DIGI), a joint initiative to convene a range of stakeholders across government, business, and civil society to address the growing public concerns about digital platforms.

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Drivers should know if they are sharing the road with self-driving test vehicles

| May 14, 2021

Over the next two years as on-road pilot programs and testing increase, self-driving vehicles will continue to move from novelty to closer to reality, meaning more drivers are likely to encounter them. Regulators must establish guidelines that ensure self-driving test vehicles are identifiable and consistent in their actions while on the road with human drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. Doing so will enhance people’s trust in self-driving vehicles while paving the way for drivers to safely interact with automated vehicle technology.

During a live fireside chat, Ash Carter and WIRED Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Thompson spoke with Tech Spotlight recipients about how their innovations serve the public good.

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Belfer Center’s Technology and Public Purpose Project Spotlights Outstanding Technologies for Public Good

| Oct. 15, 2020

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

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Senior Tech Leaders Join Harvard Kennedy School’s Technology and Public Purpose Project as Non-Resident Fellows

    Author:
  • Karen Ejiofor
| Sep. 22, 2020

The Technology and Public Purpose Project at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs has named five senior leaders in technology as non-resident fellows for the 2020-21 academic year.