
POLIS: A Civic Tech and Smart Cities Speaker Series
POLIS brings together thought-leaders from Atlanta’s civic tech and smart cities communities to discuss the intersection of technology, government, data, and citizenship.
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Thomas is a research scientist at the Georgia Institute of Technology and is affiliated with GT’s Institute of People and Technology (IPAT) and Center for Urban Innovation (CUI). His work focuses on two domains: (1) smart cities and civic technology and (2) future of work. In these areas, Thomas conducts research on open government data, the professionalization of civic hacking, smart city technical assistance, and flexible work practices. You can find him on Twitter at @thomas_lodato
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