The Web Science Institute is delighted to announce that they will be holding a Distinguished Lecture with Tom Steinberg on Friday, 8 July from 18:15 – 19:15 in Building 52, Room 4007, Highfield Campus (please note change of room). Pizza and drink will be available from 17:30.
Staff and students can book their ticket here.
The talk, entitled: ‘Digital Technologies in the Public Interest – where are we in 2016?’, will explore the progress and development of digital projects created with public interest goals in mind.
Tom Steinberg was the founder and director of the international social enterprise mySociety. In this role he helped to launch a variety of civic technology websites and apps that focused on holding power to account, and improving the experience of service delivery.
Outside of mySociety, Tom has been frequently asked by governments to help formulate policy advice relating to digital issues. He was the lead author of the ‘Power of Information Review’, a report by the UK government that helped kick-off the contemporary wave of interest in government data in all forms.
He is now a consultant and writer on tech and social impact issues, being Senior Contributing Editor at Civicist, a publication focused on the Civic Technology sector.