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JFK Jr. Forum — Building a Digital Democracy

September 26 @ 5:30 pm 7:00 pm

Panelists:
Audrey Tang, Former Minister of Digital Affairs, Taiwan 
Megan Smith, Former Chief Technology Officer of the United States
Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor and Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, Harvard University
Mathias Riss, Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy and Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard University

Around the world, innovative developments in digital civic infrastructure are being created to advance the public good and build thriving democratic societies. Drawing from global, U.S., and municipal examples, panelists will explore how technology is being used to transform political institutions, civil society, and political culture to support more representative, transparent, responsive, and participatory democracy, and how these infrastructures can be designed to protect individual human rights and democratic systems.

Please register with a valid Harvard email address to attend in-person. All JFK Jr. Forums are publicly livestreamed on their YouTube channel.

Details

Date:
September 26
Time:
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Event Category:
Website:
https://hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/iop-forum-register?c=701Pp00000e3N4IIAU

Organizers

Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
Institute of Politics, Harvard Kennedy School

Venue

JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard Kennedy School

79 John F. Kennedy St.
Cambridge, MA 02138 United States

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