ETHICS-2025 Session B1 – Panel: What is Public Interest Technology? the Midwest Answers

Abstract

The objective of this panel session is to bring together leaders in Public Interest Technology (PIT) from across the Midwest to discuss how they are approaching this work and how it fits into the larger regional and national landscape. In particular, we will address the specific challenges and opportunities posed by the Midwest region. This will support efforts to build momentum within the PIT-Midwest regional hub as well as engage with additional universities and organizations who would like to get involved in the hub. This session emphasized that technology development and deployment does not happen in a vacuum. There are real communities that are impacted, and they should be part of the solution. By diversifying the PIT workforce, we will be able to leverage the experiential knowledge of communities traditionally left out of technology and move towards PIT that meets the needs of the Midwest.

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Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

community; education; ethics; Midwest; public interest technology

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Article - Conference proceedings

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English

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© 2025 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2025

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