Book Release, hosted by The Public Interest Tech Initiative (PiTech) at Cornell Tech

Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology

As governments and nonprofits around the world faced the dual crises of the Covid-19 epidemic and the economic fallout of the disease, many found themselves overwhelmed and unable to rapidly meet the needs of their citizens and members. In Power to the Public: the Promise of Public Interest Technology, Hana Schank and Tara McGuinness share how governments and nonprofits around the world are solving hard problems through a new practice of problem-solving using approaches like data, design, delivery to help governments become faster and more connected to those citizens they serve.

About the Authors

Hana Schank was one of the early members of the US Digital Service, and a founding member of the Public Interest Technology program at New America. Tara McGuinness was part of the Healthcare.gov team in the White House, she recently ran the domestic policy team for the Biden Transition, she founded the New Practice Lab.

Their new book, Power to the Public, is a blueprint for how governments and nonprofits can harness the power of digital technology to solve public problems.