NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION

Technology policy programsopen technology institute: the open technology institute strengthens communities through grounded research, technological innovation, and policy reform. New america creates reform to support open-source innovations and foster open technologies and communications networks. Partnering with communities, researchers, industry and public interest groups, new america promotes affordable, universal, and ubiquitous communications networks. In 2024 the program contained one initiative:the wireless futures project develops and advocates policy proposals to promote universal, affordable, and ubiquitous broadband and improve the public's access to critical wireless communication technologies. Public interest technology program: the public interest technology program connects technologists to public interest organizations to improve services to vulnerable communities and strengthen local organizations that serve them. In 2024 the program focused primarily on one initiative:pit university network (pit-un) mission is to help advance the field of public interest technology to bring positive impact to communities around the globe. We focus on the university ecosystem since this is where talent, skills, and ideas are born. Through our network, challenge, and content, we empower pit students, faculty, and practitioners to achieve their goals. Pit-un concluded operations at new america as of december 31, 2024.future tense: future tense is a partnership between new america and arizona state university to explore emerging technologies and their transformative effects on society and public policy. Central to the partnership is a series of events that take in-depth, provocative looks at issues that, while little understood today, will dramatically reshape the policy debates of the coming decade.digital impact and governance initiative: the digital impact and governance initiative (digi) develops technology platforms that transform the way institutions deliver value for citizens. The program works with partners in government and the private sector to create modular, interoperable technology solutions built on open source code that address key challenges facing the public sector. These platforms provide 80 percent solutions, with governments able to customize the last 20 percent of each platform to meet their specific needs.#sharethemicincyber: the #sharethemicincyber fellowship, hosted in partnership between #sharethemicincyber and new america, is focused on providing a platform for under-represented mid-career cybersecurity professionals or those transitioning into the cyber field, and presenting opportunities for professional development to further their careers in the field.