The mission of the CUNY Office of Research is to promote and support the research, scholarly, and creative pursuits of the CUNY community, to provide assurance to funding agencies and to the public that research at the University is conducted in accordance with the highest ethical standards, and to enhance technology commercialization, entrepreneurship, and economic development activities.
The goal of PIT @ CUNY is clear: To inspire the next generation of young technologists – including Engineers, Designers, Computer and Data Scientists, and others with an interest in leveraging technological knowledge – to pursue work in service of the public good.
BetaNYC is a civic organization dedicated to improving lives in New York through civic design, technology, and data. We believe that all New Yorkers should be able to access information and use technology as tools for public good. When communities are empowered with modern civic tools, residents can hold their government accountable while expanding their economic opportunities. We also partner with government agencies, local nonprofits, and civic actors — helping them adopt more transparent, equitable, and human-centered systems for the digital era.
BetaNYC collaborated with the CUNY PIT Lab on on the Civic Innovation Fellows and the NYC PIT Pop-Up, working on curation, mapping support, and civic tech engagement. We helped design interactive exhibits, supported hands-on data & mapping demos, and connected local technologists and community partners to the project.
The Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) fosters collaboration among universities and colleges to build the field of public interest technology and nurture a new generation of civic-minded technologists. PIT-UN is a fiscally sponsored project of the New Venture Fund (NVF), a 501(c)(3) public charity that supports innovative and effective public interest projects.