Socio-technical design for public interest technology

R Abbas, J Pitt, K Michael - IEEE Transactions on Technology …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
French political and social scientist, Ellul explained that in prehistoric times, invention was a
necessity, a movement to ensure humans could survive the elements. By the beginning of …

Child-centered design in the digital world: investigating the implications of the Age-Appropriate design code for interactive digital media

TD Grace, C Abel, K Salen - Proceedings of the 22nd Annual ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we conduct a content analysis to investigate the implications of the" Age-
Appropriate Design Code" for the design of interactive digital media children are likely to …

Co-designing the future with public interest technology

R Abbas, S Hamdoun, J Abu-Ghazaleh… - IEEE Technology …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This special issue is dedicated to the theme of public interest technology (PIT). PIT
acknowledges that technological potential can be harnessed to satisfy the needs of civil …

Public interest technology, citizen assemblies, and performative governance

J Pitt, K Michael, R Abbas - IEEE Technology and Society …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There are many domains of human endeavor which invoke the “public interest,” for example,
environmental sustainability, law, journalism, and, perhaps most pointedly in 2020–2021 …

The digital transformation and modern indentured servitude

J Pitt - IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It has become increasingly conventional to open a workshop or conference with an
acknowledgment of the country, as an appropriate gesture of recognition for the traditional …

" Why is Everything in the Cloud?": Co-Designing Visual Cues Representing Data Processes with Children

K Sun, R Kanchi, FMT Ello, LN Co, M Wu… - Proceedings of the 23rd …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Children struggle to understand hidden data processes (eg, inferences) and related privacy
implications (eg, profiling). Children use visual cues to reason about technical processes in …

Mitigating Risk and Ensuring Human Flourishing Using Design Standards: IEEE 2089-2021 an Age Appropriate Digital Services Framework for Children

K Michael - IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Online digital services have changed the way that people interact. Companies provide apps
for download allowing users of any age to experience them through smartphones and …

Futural appropriation

J Pitt - IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Technology is driving society toward the end-point of neocolonialism, the process by which
a privileged elite extracts resources from their same country and its citizens. However, once …

Online age verification: government legislation; supplier responsibilization; public perceptions

C Jarvie, K Renaud - Children, 2024 - strathprints.strath.ac.uk
There are widespread concerns about the online harms to children operating online. As
such, governments have enacted laws to require online service providers to deploy age …

The intelligence factor: Technology and the missing link

J Robbins - IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… By design, machines are our obedient and able slaves. But intelligent machines, however
benevolent, could threaten our existence because they will be alternative inhabitants of our …