Pixelated face, as part of CDT's Equity in Civic Technology Project. Original image by Joanna Nix-Walkup on Unsplash.

Equity in Civic Technology

Public agencies and civic institutions increasingly rely on data and technology to carry out their responsibilities, from designing educational programs and providing healthcare options for uninsured families, to allocating unemployment benefits and addressing food and housing instability. As governments expand their use of technology and data, it is critical that they do so in ways that affirm individual privacy, respect civil rights, foster inclusive participatory systems, promote transparent and accountable oversight, and advance just social structures within the broader community.

CDT furthers these goals by providing balanced advocacy that promotes the responsible use of data and technology while protecting the privacy and civil rights of individuals. We engage with these issues from both technical and policy-minded perspectives, creating solutions-oriented policy resources and actionable technical guidance.

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CDT Joined by AJL, Fellow Researchers in NIST Comments Furthering Equity and Privacy in Digital Identity Guidelines. White document on a grey background.

CDT Joined by AJL, Researchers in NIST Comments Furthering Equity and Privacy in Digital Identity Guidelines

CDT brief, entitled "Policies, People, and Protective Measures: Legal Requirements for K-12 Cybersecurity." White document on a grey background.

Policies, People, and Protective Measures: Legal Requirements for K-12 Cybersecurity

The CDT logo. A white "cdt" alongside "Center for Democracy & Technology" on a light blue background.

Low Visibility Ahead: Mobile State IDs May Prevent Fraud in Digital Identity Verification, but Pose Threats to Privacy

Graphic for CDT report, entitled "The Promise and Peril of Data & Technology Use by Public Housing Agencies." Illustration of blue and green buildings (which also resemble data servers), with a multicolor texture demonstrating the prevalence of data.

Report – The Promise and Peril of Data & Technology Use By Public Housing Agencies

Image of a CDT brief, entitled "Generative AI Systems in Education – Uses and Misuses." White document on a grey background.

Generative AI Systems in Education – Uses and Misuses

CDT Joins Comments Urging FCC to Support to Support Robust Cybersecurity for K-12 Institutions. White document on a grey background.

CDT Joins Comments Urging FCC to Support Robust Cybersecurity for K-12 Institutions

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