Opening of the Public Interest Technology- University Network 2020

Pre-Recorded on 12 November 2020. This is the copyrighted property of New America's Public Interested Technology - University Network. The original source playlist can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zCkzDvtkR8&list=PLNoVefpaPtVOrEHhJLnEE-KJ1Gx3ddTlz&index=22&t=14s Please contact Andreen Soley, the Director of PIT-UN at New America for more information on how to become an academic member institution. Abstract: Andreen Soley (New America) and Katina Michael (ASU) discuss the importance of Public Interest Technology in the world today. They cover a broad spectrum of topics, and run through the schedule for the public facing PIT-UN Conference. Andreen talks about the mission of PIT, and Katina supports the joint endeavor through the importance of the Society on the Social Implications of Technology within IEEE (a 400K+ member institution of engineers and affiliates). SSIT has been around since 1972 with an emphasis on bridging the social and technical. Andreen discusses how she would like to support faculty and students within academia, how to join the PIT-UN network and how the network will go international in the future, and more.