Tech & So­cie­ty We­bi­nar: Bu­il­ding Di­gi­tal Ca­pa­ci­ty in Go­vern­ment

Through better use of technology, governments – local, state and federal – have the potential to become more efficient, responsive and better able to serve society. Technology can help governments deliver better services to millions of people and even change the way that governments engage with its citizens. However, technology innovation in the public sector also comes with its own unique challenges. Technology is not a panacea for fixing systematic problems that are limiting public services, and meaningful change also requires a high investment – not just in the technology, but also in the people who work in government. Learn from speakers who work at the city and federal level:

Crystal Yan is a Product Manager and UX Designer with the United States Digital Service, a startup within the federal government using design and technology to deliver better government services to the American people. At the USDS, her work focuses on using human-centered design to deliver better policy for healthcare providers and better services for asylum seekers.

Haiyan Sui is the Director of Technology Development at the Mayor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (NYC Opportunity). She leads the infrastructure team that provides robust platform support for data application and digital products NYC Opportunity builds. Haiyan also serves as a liaison between NYC Opportunity and DoITT, which has initiatives in broadband, open data, and telecommunications resilience needs in case of natural disasters.

This webinar is organized by Nicole Chi (Senior Fellow | Paris 2015), a Bertelsmann-Humanity in Action Fellow who works in civic tech. Feel free to reach her at n.chi@humanityinaction.org if you would like to collaborate on a future webinar.