A bold plan to transform access to the US social safety net | Amanda Renteria

A bold plan to transform access to the US soc...

Up next

How to pull the emergency brake on global warming | Mohamed A. Sultan

Landfills across African cities are catching fire and releasing methane, an invisible greenhouse gas with more short-term warming potential than CO2. Sustainable strategist Mohamed A. Sultan reveals how local communities are turning this crisis into opportunity, diverting hundred ...  Show more

Inside India's astonishing solar revolution | Kanika Chawla

In 2014, the world’s second largest coal consumer made a bold promise: to increase its solar capacity from three gigawatts to 100 gigawatts in just eight years. Many people called it overly ambitious, but energy expert Kanika Chawla saw the opportunity of a lifetime. She tells th ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

A bold plan for transforming access to the US social safety net | Amanda Renteria
TED Talks Daily

Digital public servant Amanda Renteria has seen that the millions of people who rely on government welfare services are often discouraged from seeking them out, frustrated and discouraged by long lines and unnecessarily complicated processes. At Code for America, Renteria is help ...  Show more

Transforming the US social safety net | Amanda Renteria | TED Tech
TED Health

Digital public servant Amanda Renteria has seen that the millions of people who rely on government welfare services are often discouraged from seeking them out, frustrated by long lines and unnecessarily complicated processes. At Code for America, a project supported by The Audac ...  Show more

Technology That Serves America’s Heroes
IT Visionaries

How did one of the world’s biggest bureaucracies successfully develop a sleek, efficient, and user-friendly online benefits experience for veterans? Today’s guest, Charles Worthington, CTO of the <a href="https://ww ...

  Show more

In Machines We Trust: No Face... No Service
MIT Technology Review Narrated

Facial recognition technology is being deployed in housing projects, homeless shelters, schools, even across entire cities—usually without much fanfare or discussion. To some, this represents a critical technology for helping vulnerable communities gain access to social services. ...  Show more