Technoprogressive Initiative News
Podcast/Vlog, Summer Course, London Conference
I’ve been lax in getting out our newsletter, but it was for a good reason. The IEET’s Technoprogressive Initiative is cooking with solar. We have launched a podcast/vlog, we’ll be teaching a course on technoprogressivism this summer, and we’re organizing a technoprogressive movement building conference in London September 19-20.
The latest contribution to the Technoprogressive Policy Project is Scott Santens’ recent, Universal Basic Income: The Dividend We Should Have Started in 1975.
Technoprogressive Hub Podcast
Eli, Matteo and J have launched the Technoprogressive Hub podcast and vlog. We are recording interviews about technoprogressive topics, and weekly conversations about technopolitics.
You can subscribe here: Substack – Spotify – Youtube – Podcast RSS
Shows we’ve shared so far:
ProWorker AI? – Matteo, Eli and J
The Pro-Human AI Declaration - Matteo McDermant
Post-Labor Economics - David Shapiro
Toward a Technoprogressive Future - David Wood.
From The End of History to the Age of AI - George Dvorsky.
From Enshittification to Technofascism - Matteo McDermant.
RJ Eskow on Reclaiming Technology for the People
Mark Walker: Philosopher for the Future
Launching the Technoprogressive Hub Podcast
Technoprogressive Summer Course
This summer Matteo and J. will be leading a ten week course discussing the historical roots of technoprogressivism, and its application to today’s tech policy debates.
An Introduction to Technoprogressive Worldbuilding
Instructors: Matteo MacDermant and James Hughes
Dates: June 20 to August 20 (Times TBD)
Format: Weekly 90–120 minute seminar + 60 minute cohort studio
Cost: Free
Technologies do not emerge in a vacuum. They are shaped by political values, economic interests, cultural imaginaries, labor relations, and design choices—and in turn, they shape society at every level. This course introduces technoprogressivism as a framework for understanding and actively shaping technological change in democratic, inclusive, and future-oriented ways.
Rather than treating technology as neutral or inevitable, the course emphasizes praxis, feedback loops, and collective agency. We function as an organizing tool: a space to develop collective capacity and expand technoprogressivism across domains of social life to address pressing challenges like authoritarianism and crises in housing, healthcare, and governance.
Technoprogressive Conference - London – Sept 19-20
We are also organizing an international conference on technoprogressivism, to be held in London.
Stay tuned for details. For more information contact director@ieet.org or David Wood davidw at deltawisdom.com
So much here. Much to contemplate.
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