The 2021 Digital Services Convening
In June 2021, the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the digital transformation consultancy Public Digital hosted the fourth annual Digital Services Convening.
Research
Knowledge for a just climate
First, science generated without regard to questions about whose purposes it serves is not likely to persuade those who feel that their needs and interests were not heeded by the knowledge-makers.
Transnational families and technology: trends, impacts and futures
The digital age presents a complex array of opportunities and threats for transnational families.
Probability Paths and the Structure of Predictions over Time
In settings ranging from weather forecasts to political prognostications to financial projections, probability estimates of future binary outcomes often evolve over time.
New urban challenges: Shared spaces in smart places – Overview and positioning
Modern cities face many new challenges as a result of the ‘digital age’, in particular the uncertain promise of high urban benefits from the widespread use of communication technology in a smart city
The Great Tech Rivalry: China vs the U.S.
To mark the arrival of the 21st century, in 1999 the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine offered an Olympian preview of the decades ahead.
Confronting Cyber Risk: An Embedded Endurance Strategy for Cybersecurity
An adaptive cyber risk management guide from MIT scientist and Johns Hopkins professor Gregory Falco and "Cyber Czar" Eric Rosenbach Cyberattacks continue to grow in number, intensity, and sophistica
Mythmakers in the Market for Perfection
Henry Kissinger, Benjamin Franklin, Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci: Giants in their fields and times, these men also have the distinction of having received full biographical treatment
Breaking Taboos in Fair Machine Learning: An Experimental Study
Many scholars, engineers, and policymakers believe that algorithmic fairness requires disregarding information about certain characteristics of individuals, such as their race or gender.
Using Behavioral Insights to Improve School Administrative Communications: The Case of Truancy Notifications
Many states mandate districts or schools notify parents when students have missed multiple unexcused days of school.
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