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Investigating Ways to Better Communicate Flood Risk
There are very few current flood maps designed to actually help people understand their flood risk…
Case Study Vignettes: Surveillance, Privacy, and Ethical Governance
This case studies series is part of the research project Being Watched: Embedding Ethics in Public Cameras supported by Good Systems: A UT Grand Challenge…
TIPI Research Talk Hosted by EFF-Austin
On June 13, 2023, Dr. Sharon Strover presented a research talk titled “City Surveillance, Trust, and Public Engagement.” Organized by EFF-Austin, the local chapter of...
How Residents in Texas Seek Flood Risk Information
A shared sense of duty around seeking flood information is the most important factor behind Texas residents’ motivations to search for flood information.
TIPI Workshop at Mozfest 2023
Cities worldwide are increasingly turning to AI-based surveillance technologies to achieve various public benefits, but they also raise important questions regarding privacy, accountability, and ethical governance…
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.
Bridging The Data Gaps For Rural Texas
We don’t know what we don’t know. I’ve been reminded of this phrase so many times this summer while doing fieldwork for the Digital Risk Infrastructure Program (DRIP)...
Harvey Reminded Us of the Power of the Colorado River
Walking around La Grange, Texas and visiting communities in Fayette County, we were struck by the huge oak trees, including many of them in the middle of a paved road!...
Small But Mighty
Leaders from the cities of Premont and Orange Grove committed to addressing flooding issues who met with Sam and Keri. Driving down Highway 281 about and hour west of...
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...