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TIPI Workshop at Mozfest 2023
Surveillance and ethical governance: A contextual approach to privacy in the deployment of smart city technologiesWednesday, March 22nd 12:30-2pmCities worldwide are...
TIPI Team Begins Research on Digital Navigators Program
A team of researchers is working with the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) to conduct research examining digital inclusion programs in ten Texas libraries.
The End of Digital Democracy and What We Can Do About It
Digital technologies were supposed to help strengthen democracies around the world, not threaten them. In this talk, Professor Gina Neff of the Minderoo Centre for...
The Privacy Imperative: Navigating Trust in the Digital Economy
Please join us for a talk from Professor J. Trevor Hughes, Executive Director, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Time: 3:30-5 p.m. Date:...
Mom and Pop Businesses: Reactive, but Resilient
By Andrea Martinez, Class of 2026 My community, Brownsville, Texas, is home to many small businesses and entrepreneurs. The local businesses in the community are...
Uncovering Opportunities for Community Members that Can Help in Disasters
By Jennifer Torres, Class of 2026 During the past few weeks, I have had the opportunity to meet several new people. Each interview has been different and has enabled me...
Learning to Reframe Rejection in Community Interviews
By Daniel Guerra, Class of 2027 Although the send-off was the most difficult part of the process, I am now finding myself safely sailing and enjoying the view. In...
South Texas’s Disaster Recovery
By José Manuel Vazquez, Class of 2026 Disasters strike in all parts of our Earth. On a smaller scale, my community has undergone a few natural disasters. Among the...
Business Success by Overcoming Challenges: Passion Matters
By Mariana Arevalo For the South Texas small business interview portion of the Disaster Strength Research Program, I had a primary source perspective on how...
Four Years of IMLS-Funded Research on Rural Libraries and Disasters: Our Findings and Conclusions
In 2018, IMLS awarded a grant to Dr. Sharon Strover, at the University of Texas at Austin, and Dr. Marcia Mardis, at Florida State University, to study how small and...