# The Tech That Comes Next

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/the-tech-that-comes-next/
- Published: 2021-12-16T07:35:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

H**ow changemakers, technologists, and philanthropists can build an equitable world.**

What is technology’s role in our work to create an equitable world? Who is part 
of technology development? Who funds that development and how we put technology 
to use? All these influence the outcomes that are possible.

To change those outcomes, we must – all of us – shift our relationship to technology,
how we use it, build it, fund it, and more. In _The Tech That Comes Next_, **Amy
Sample Ward** and **Afua Bruce** – two leaders in equitable design and use of new
technologies – invite you to join them in asking big questions and making change
from wherever you are today. 

From culture change within tech organisations to software development paradigms 
and even the shifting policy and legal landscape, this book offers a deep dive into
the questions that arise when we bring tech and justice to the same table.

This book connects ideas and conversations across sectors from artificial intelligence
to data collection, community centred design to collaborative funding, and social
media to digital divides. Technology and equity are inextricably connected, and 
_The Tech That Comes Next_ helps you accelerate change for the better.

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The Tech That Comes Next

## More

Find more including resources at [thetechthatcomesnext.com](https://thetechthatcomesnext.com/).

> So thrilled to share [@afua_bruce](https://twitter.com/afua_bruce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)&
> I really did write a book about technology's role in our work to create an equitable
> world. AND YOU CAN ORDER IT NOW! [https://t.co/gqmd6g43wu](https://t.co/gqmd6g43wu)
> is a book for everyone using, building, funding, and creating policy around tech.
> [#NPTech](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NPTech?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#Equity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Equity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> — Amy Sample Ward (@amyrsward) [December 13, 2021](https://twitter.com/amyrsward/status/1470463124507545603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## About the authors

**Amy Sample Ward** is driven by a belief that the nonprofit technology community
can be a movement-based force for positive change. They are the CEO of NTEN, a nonprofit
creating a world where missions and movements are more successful through the skilful
and equitable use of technology. Amy’s second book, _Social Change Anytime Everywhere_,
was a Terry McAdam Book Award finalist.

**Afua Bruce** is a leading public interest technologist who has spent her career
working at the intersection of technology, policy, and society. Her career has spanned
the government, non-profit, private, and academic sectors, as she has held senior
science and technology positions at DataKind, the White House, the FBI, and IBM.
Afua has a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, as well as an MBA.

## Reviews

“Rather than oversimplifying with how-tos, Bruce and Sample Ward create a framework
for discussions within and between critical groups who work in this space (communities,
technologists, social impact organizations, funders, and policymakers) to examine
what building this future will require of us today.”
**Danielle Robinson**, Executive
Director, Code for Science and Society