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Dr. Alexis Wichowski (elle)

Professeure de pratique professionnelle et directrice du programme, Master en technologie, Université de Columbia

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Dr. Alexis Wichowski works, teaches, and writes on technology, government, and power. She currently serves as Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University's School of Professional Studies as well as Program Director for the MS and Executive MS Technology management and affiliate faculty with Columbia's School of International & Public Affairs, where she's been teaching as an adjunct for over a decade. Her public service work focuses on technology in government, agency communications, and technology policy.

Recent roles include Deputy Chief Technology Officer for the City of New York, Associate Commissioner for NYC's Department of Veterans' Services, and various roles within the US Department of State and the US Mission to the United Nations. Past life work includes disaster relief, literary translation, media impact research, indexing, coding, theater production, and pretzel vending. Alexis Wichowski holds a Ph.D. in Information Science from SUNY Albany and a BA in Chinese from Connecticut College, completed in three years.

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Inspiration et discussion

Humains dans la salle: comment concevoir des technologies qui ne nous tueront pas

Lors de cette conférence, Alexis Wichowski, ancienne directrice adjointe de la technologie de la ville de New York, fonctionnaire de longue date, professeure et autrice du livre The Information Trade : How Big Tech Conquers Countries, Challenges Our Rights and Transforms Our World (HarperCollins), s'interroge sur les raisons pour lesquelles nous continuons à construire des technologies qui nous nuisent et sur les moyens de rectifier le tir pour concevoir des technologies plus humaines qui servent la totalité de l'expérience humaine. En savoir plus.