Government / Community

Disruptive Technologists Lauren Keyson sat down with Greg King, the Chief Development Officer of the startup nonprofit organization called Changing Our Perspective to talk about it and their new app, "Creator". “Our app is a centralized incubator of curated information and resources. It’s about getting information to communities that don’t have ready access. We live in a day where there is a lot of information and technology out there, but a lot of times in the communities

Minerva Tantoco is currently the Chief Operating Officer of The Common's Project Foundation and was the first-ever Chief Technology Officer of New York City . She has been paving a path of innovation since the beginning of her career working on artificial intelligence in the '80s. As CTO of NYC, Minerva played a pivotal role in bringing technological innovation to the City. She discusses some of her favorite innovations such as the LinkNYC kiosks. Additionally, she talks ab

Richard Hill created his organization VoteOurVoice to help solve his own problem as a voter. He thinks it’s hard for voters to really know anything about the people who are running for office by reading a ballot. In this interview, Hill shares his research on which U.S. Senators' voting histories align best with their constituents — and which ones don't. “You need to innovate, to figure out how much money is necessary, to spend the least amount of money as possible, and then

FIRESIDE CHAT: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 6pm to 7pm Watch to the Q&A from our original Democracy and Technology Webinar with our great panel of disrupters. Make sure to catch the conversation with our panelists prior to the discussion. THE PANELISTS Richard Hill, Founder & CEO , VoteOurVoic e (See the Disruptive Technologists Interview with Richard Hill ) Micah Sifry, Co-founder & President , Civic Hall Jess Riegel, Founder , Motivote & Social Innovation Fellow, StartingBl

Meet Brooklyn Borough Eric Adams, Civic Hall Chairman Andrew Rasiej, Tara Phan, Sree Sreenivasan & Jordan Gitterman as they discuss tech disruption in your community at Microsoft in Times Square. WATCH THE EVENT December 16, 2019 Smart cities stay safe and operate efficiently. Discover the smart technologies that keep your community connected. By incorporating information and communication technologies, smart cities can enhance the quality and performance of urban services.

One of the top stories in information security recently is the Russian hacking of the U.S. infrastructure . Critical parts of North American cyber systems are vulnerable to foreign hackers according to NPR (National Public Radio) . This is all part of recent accusations coming from the White House. The Trump administration accused Russia of targeting the U.S. power grid. The NPR reports “Since at least March 2016, Russian hackers attempted to infiltrate numerous sectors of Am

It's fairly common for employees to sign a non-disclosure agreement while being onboarded to a new job. Companies often have proprietary tech, practices, or private internal communications that must stay within the company for it to maintain a competitive edge. The top-secret clearance required for the recent opening of a flight attendant on the government's route from Las Vegas to Area 51 is on another level, though, as it will afford whoever takes the role intimate access t

We’re just a few days away from our panel on Artificial Intelligence and The Internet of Things, “ Disruptive Technologists Upends IoT Using AI: Smart Homes, Cities & Governments ”. Ahead of Monday’s big event, we wanted to give you a taste of some of the topics we’ll be discussing with our panelists. If the term IoT doesn't bring up an instant reflex of what it means, you are already missing out on the biggest tech wave. Being a buzzword as heated as AI, the Internet of Thin

Disruptive Technologists' Event on Jan 29, 2018 6:15 PM at Microsoft Offices Times Square Presented By McCARTER & ENGLISH ATTORNEYS AT LAW ABOUT THE EVENT From smart homes to smart cities to smart government, artificial intelligence is upending the definition of the Internet of Things. The grandiose long-term vision of smart places is of course full-on interconnectivity. Vehicles will not only talk to each other but will also be connected to traffic lights, parking meters, po

I believe that, in the future, emotional and social engagement is going to adapt to new platforms; however, the basic principles will remain the same. For example, In the olden days, you had a crowded marketplace with people coming to the market from all over the place. Suppose you had a fruit stand, where you sold apples. If you wanted to sell your products at a good price, you would make sure that the apples (at least the ones that are on the top of the pile) are nice and s

By Devin Klos Elon Musk is nothing if not a dreamer . His thinking is always geared toward the future—whether it's electric cars or solar roofs . However, a new project has taken Musk's ambitions and pointed them in a strange direction: underground. Musk has begun doing test digs with new boring machines to showcase what he thinks could be a new solution to the USA's infrastructure issues. Though Musk has been fairly cryptic about exactly why he has become so obsessed wit

By Lauren Keyson and Sarah Grieco Two NYC tech organizations joined forces and are now one giant 60,000-member legally merged non-profit. This means that the NY Tech Council and NY Tech Meetup are now one. The name of this new organization is the NY Tech Alliance: Jessica Lawrence Quinn is the new CEO and Erik Grimmelman is the new president and it has a new set of bylaws. They felt that coming together was obviously the right thing to do. But it was complex. One of the

By Zak Niazi The annual Pivot conference was held on October 15th, 2013 in a converted warehouse downtown in the Flatiron District. In attendance were some 400 people representing over 300 companies, gathered to discuss the social revolution happening online and exchange business cards over Merlot and Chicken Caesar wraps. Amidst the speakers were two women from MTV : Leslie Mallek and Jillian Curran , who came on stage to discuss the challenges 13-17-year-olds today face

by Lauren Keyson Andrew Rasie j , founder of Personal Democracy Forum brought hundreds of people to New York University’s Skirball Center to discuss how the spread of technology is lowering the barrier of entry into participating in political conversations. The theme running throughout the conference was that global society is currently at an inflection point juxtaposing the past (using the Internet to enable one’s own causes) and the future (defending the cause of a free an

by Lauren Keyson Andrew Rasiej , chairman of NY Tech Meetup 's board of directors, spoke out to the 1000's in the crowd protesting SOPA and PIPA . The future of the NY tech community is in jeopardy. An Emergency NY Tech Meetup is being called in New York on January 18, 2012, so that the tech community can publicly demonstrate their collective dismay at the unprecedented attack currently being made on the Internet and our industry. Over 1,000 people will gather at 12:30 pm out

By Lauren Keyson I sat down with Mike LaValle co - sponsor of the 2011 FarmBill Hackathon and CEO and founder of Gojee . We discussed his beautifully rendered recipe app that showcases 10,000 handpicked recipes by 160 food writers. To use Gojee, people simply enter what they have in their kitchen and curated recipes pop up in seconds. The site will even deliver personalized recipes based on what users crave and dislike. Along with his partner Tian He and his designer, Adam