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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.