Lack of broadband access is a greater threat to the well-being of young people than too much access. CITRIS Executive Director Camille Crittenden knocks down the conventional […]
CITRIS Policy Lab
Tech for refugees and immigrants
With 70.8 million people displaced globally this year, ensuring the safety of these populations is a critical issue. CITRIS and the Banatao Institute have launched technological and policy innovations to help protect refugees and immigrants. Projects range from mapping refugee services and transparency technologies to a digital propaganda study on immigration hate speech on Twitter in the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election.
Health, Wildfires & Climate Change in California
In Spring 2019, the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute collaborated with the California Institute for […]
How the ‘California effect’ could shape a global approach to ethical AI
World Economic Forum: Amid growing concern over the threat of AI-enabled systems to perpetuate discrimination and bias and infringe upon privacy, California has introduced several bills intended to […]
CITRIS Policy Lab releases two new white papers on digital identification and facial recognition
The CITRIS Policy Lab published two white papers, outlining civil and political rights protections for digital ID and facial recognition systems, to two leading organizations in these fields — ID2020 and GoodID.
Bolinas to be case study in evacuation
Point Reyes Light: CITRIS visiting scholar Louise Comfort will join a yearlong study in Bolinas, CA along with other UC Berkeley researchers to develop the […]
CITRIS E.D. Camille Crittenden named Chair of California Blockchain Working Group
Camille Crittenden to lead 20 blockchain tech and policy experts under Assembly Bill 2658.
Big tech firms racing to track climate refugees
“Everybody deserves to have formal identification that they can use to exert their rights,” says Brandie Nonnecke, director of the CITRIS Policy Lab, as to […]
Fifty years of surveillance law in America
Cyrus Farivar, investigative tech reporter at NBC News and Habeas Data author, discusses 10 legal cases that have had an outsized impact on surveillance and […]
Misinformation Spreading About Abortion Ban
Buzzfeed: Recent abortion bans have spurred a rash of misleading claims online consistent with research from the CITRIS Policy Lab on the role of bots […]
AI that’s fair, reliable, safe: California can lead the way
Today, automated decision systems influence who receives health insurance, parole, and job offers. The California legislature is leading the nation in establishing standards for accountability, […]
CITRIS 2019 Seed Funding Awards Announced
Competitive teams from the campuses of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Merced, Davis, and Davis Health submitted proposals for collaborative […]
CITRIS to U.S. Capitol to help inform tech policy
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute are ramping up efforts to bring technology expertise to national policymakers in Washington DC. Director Costas Spanos and CITRIS Policy […]
Berkeley City Councilmembers Tour CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Berkeley
Berkeley City Councilmembers Tour CITRIS and learn about ways CITRIS is advancing information technology in the interest of society. Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin and City […]
Announcing new directors for expanded programs
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute are pleased to introduce new directors coming on board to support an expanded set of programs for the multicampus institute, […]
Indonesia tsunami’s power surprises scientists
“It’s heartbreaking when you know the technology is there,” says CITRIS Policy Lab affiliate scholar Louise Comfort, who has been working to bring new tsunami sensors […]
Job Opportunity: CITRIS Policy Lab Director
Job Title: CITRIS Policy Lab Director (0378U) Job #25789 – CITRISLocation: Main Campus-BerkeleyPart-Time or Full-Time: Full-TimeRegular/Temporary: Regular Tip: Search for “25789” in job portal keyword […]
Tech Pride: Celebrations and Challenges for LGBT Members of the Tech Community
“Despite widely adopted non-discrimination protections and benefit coverage for same-sex couples, LGBT employees as a cohort may still be under-recognized,” says Camille Crittenden, Deputy Director […]
Nonnecke and Crittenden discuss IoT & Sustainability w/ World Smart City
In 2016, over half the world’s population live in cities. Each year these cities account for nearly 70% of greenhouse gas emissions, waste 250 to […]
Creating a National Innovation Ecosystem with Dr. Don Millard from NSF
Dr. Don Millard will speak at 2:15 pm on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 in Room 250 Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley This talk is sponsored […]
In Honor of Tax Day, Celebrate the Internet
The fabric of the Internet is woven with public-private partnerships. From its origin in the early 1960s, pioneers in network infrastructure and early demonstrations of […]
Vote Your Mind
A CITRIS Data and Democracy Initiative project helps injured veterans navigate the cognitive obstacle course back to the voting booth.
CITRIS @ Davis Supported Social Media Tool Garners Attention
A group of UC Davis students are using it as a new way of voicing concerns about one’s workplace.
Experts Weigh Opportunities and Challenges of Public Open Data
Civic engagement. International politics. Data transparency. These were some of the key themes emerging from the September 12 conference, “Can Open Data Improve Democratic Governance?”