Public Interest Technology
UC Berkeley is a charter member of the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN), a partnership of 48 colleges and universities dedicated to building the nascent field of public interest technology and fostering a new generation of civic-minded technologists who will design, build, and govern new technologies in ways that advance the public interest. The Ford, New America, and Hewlett Foundations, among others, have supported the PIT-UN initiative.
To promote greater understanding of core ethical, political and societal dimensions of technological and social change requires collaborations among researchers and educators in a wide range of fields, including computing and data science, humanities, social sciences, public policy, and law. Greater integration of these intellectual communities is essential if society is to effectively develop and harness technological advances to support core social values, and minimize the risks posed by anticipated and unforeseen consequences.
Many campus departments and centers support public interest technology research and teaching, as part of their broader mission and in focused ways:
College of Computing, Data Science, and Society initiatives
The following initiatives are part of the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society:

Effective Programming, Interaction, and Computation with Data (EPIC Data) Lab
Effective Programming, Interaction, and Computation with Data (EPIC Data) Lab is a project to improve the usability of big datasets and create new computing tools that will help defense attorneys, criminal justice workers, and others more easily engage in data-intensive research into police misconduct, judicial decision-making, and related issues.

Berkeley Computational Social Science Training Program
Berkeley Computational Social Science Training Program is a two-year multi-disciplinary training program in advanced data analytics for predoctoral students in the social and behavioral sciences.
Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and Banatao Institute
Berkeley is one of four campuses that hosts the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS). CITRIS leverages the research strengths of University of California campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Merced, and Santa Cruz to facilitate interdisciplinary work among hundreds of UC faculty members, students, corporate partners, and international institutions.
The Berkeley Law School is home to the following public interest technology activities:
Goldman School of Public Policy
The Center for Security in Politics supports research, curriculum, and convenings that bring students, academics, and leading political practitioners together to address critical global risks, to translate research and analysis into actionable solutions for policymakers, thought leaders and elected officials, and to train a diverse generation of security professionals for careers in public service.

Professors Susan L. Graham (Computer Science) and Pamela Samuelson (Law) are the UC Berkeley representatives for PIT-UN.