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Research Professor and Former Census Official Examines Bureau’s Noncitizen Voting Report
Amy O’Hara, research professor and director of the Massive Data Institute at the McCourt School, explains why a recent Census Bureau report on non-citizen voting raises methodological and transparency concerns.
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Closing the Tech Gap on Capitol Hill
A new Tech & Public Policy Center fellowship helps congressional staffers reframe technology’s role in policymaking.
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Is Your State Ready for AI? Most Don’t Know Yet, New Report Finds
New research from McCourt’s Massive Data Institute and Evidence for Justice Lab gives states a way to assess AI readiness.
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Over 1,000 Children In State Custody Were Buried in Forgotten Graves. McCourt Researchers Are Leading the Investigation to Find More
The Forgotten Children Initiative by McCourt’s Center for Youth Justice is leading research to discover other abandoned burial sites at defunct correctional facilities and find living relatives of the buried children.
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Digital Governance and Agentic AI
“The E4J Lab’s mission is about using evidence, informed by data and lived experience, to inform policy and practice in criminal justice and promote community safety.” Digital Governance Research Explore how public institutions can deploy AI and digital tools responsibly, transparently, and equitably without compromising public trust. Explore our research
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Technology and AI Regulation
Actionable Legal & Technical Briefs Rather than analyzing theory, student research teams examine platform behaviors in real time. They deliver actionable technical memos, forensic briefs, datasets, and live dashboards during key regulatory windows to support state investigations and public enforcement. 2026 Research Focus Areas Tech and AI Regulation Research Delivering actionable, ground-truth technical evidence to…
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Social Media, Platforms and Chatbots
Building Prosocial Algorithms Most social platforms serve content through proprietary “black box” algorithms optimized for engagement rather than healthy dialogue. Built on ATProto (the open protocol powering Bluesky), MySky is developing an open-source, prosocial AI “bridging feed” designed to surface content that bridges divides rather than deepens them. Two-Pronged Approach Social Platforms Research Discover our…
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Research Priorities
Our Strengths Our Research The Tech & Public Policy Center supports research, convening and policy engagement across some of the most pressing issues in technology governance. Discover our three research priorities and the projects that have been developed through them. Digital Governance & Agentic AI Governments increasingly rely on digital systems and AI tools to…
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Congressional Technology & Policy Fellowship
About the fellowship The Congressional Tech & Policy Fellowship is a pilot program of the Tech and Public Policy Program at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy, and was made possible by the support of the Hewlett Foundation and the Packard Foundation. Designed to be practical and directly relevant to legislative professionals, the program emphasizes…