Why we need

data for public good

Data 4 Public Good is not an event, but the milestone of a movement: a movement that defines shared leadership, vision, and responsibility for the good outcomes we want our data to drive. Join us to chart the next chapter together. During D4PG, digital justice and public interest leaders will give context to the meaning of public good when it comes to our data and our tech ecosystem, starting by expanding the notion of what is possible through workshops, discussions and informal connections. At the heart of this milestone is a belief that good data and the stories we tell about it shape and shift the way we address everything from climate change, education, race, policy, and governance.

**Register Today for D4PG**!

Join us for this year’s D4PG conference Thursday, July 18th-Friday, July 19th from 9am-5pm CT. D4PG will be held in-person at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN. Together, we’ll share insights, learnings, and have conversations on topics including; Digital justice, Afrofuturism, Data and data privacy, AI and much more. We hope to see you there!

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D4PG 2023

D4pG 2023 Was HELD NOVEMBER 2-3, 2023

D4PG 2023 Keynote Speakers

DR. STEVIE CHANCELLOR

Dr. Stevie Chancellor is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Her award-winning research focuses on interdisciplinary work between AI, human-centered computing, and mental health, where she and her lab build and ethically evaluate human-centered AI for high-risk mental health behaviors in online communities. She often collaborates with external partners like Google, Amazon, the US CDC, and Northwell Health. Her work and opinions has been covered in international outlets, such as the United Nations ITU, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Ars Technica, and The Atlantic.

DR. TANYA CLARK

Dr. Tanya Clark is a senior assistant professor in the English Department at Morehouse College. She is also a faculty member of Morehouse’s Humanities, Social Sciences, Media, And Arts Division. Tanya got her BA in English from Clark Atlanta University, one of six distinguished HBCU’s in the Atlanta University Center, including Morehouse College, where she’s been teaching in the English Department since 2017. She received her Ph.D. in English with a Certification in Women’s Studies from Temple University. She specializes in African American and American literature, African American literary criticism, Afrofuturism, and Women’s and Gender Studies. She teaches a variety of courses at Morehouse, including Creative Nonfiction, American Literature, African American Literature, and Composition. Her most popular course, titled Blacks in Wonderland, is taught using virtual reality, and focuses on Black speculative fiction and film in genres such as sci-fi, horror, fantasy, and Afrofuturism.

Featured Sessions

Day 1, November 2nd, 2023

Keynote Address: Dr. Stevie Chancellor

AI & Mental Health: AI for mental health and how we can envision a future of AI that is useful and compassionate of peoples' needs in these vulnerable situations.

Co-Powering Communities of the Future: Comics, Data, and Future Narratives

Join us for an interactive and empowering session at this year's conference, where we delve into the captivating intersection of comics, storytelling, and reshaping public narratives.

The In-Justice System Writ Large

Police surveillance tools such as gunshot detection, social media surveillance, facial recognition technology, predictive policing software, and camera networks have proliferated, and have drawn criticism for unreliability, bias, and privacy infringement.

Day 2, November 3rd, 2023

Keynote Address: Dr. Tanya Clark

Aspirations of an Afrofuturist Educator: Creating and Imagining Black Futures though Literature

Miles Morales’ journey: How ecosystems give us power and move with us

Reinterrogating as its basis, the “educator” or “mentor” in the Hero’s Journey as well as explicating the operation of the phrase “people closest to the problem are closest to the solution.”