{"id":234474,"date":"2026-04-22T17:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/not-another-panel-but-a-chance-to-build-civic-technology\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T17:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:46:34","slug":"not-another-panel-but-a-chance-to-build-civic-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/not-another-panel-but-a-chance-to-build-civic-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Another Panel, but a Chance to Build Civic Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not Another Panel, but a Chance to Build Civic Technology<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.govtech.com\/artificial-intelligence\/not-another-panel-but-a-chance-to-build-civic-technology<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-04-22 17:41:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.govtech.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The inaugural 1776 Labs event from gov tech company OnGov brought together government, students and builders for a hands-on exercise in developing AI-powered solutions to solve real-world public-sector challenges.<\/p>\n

AI has been gaining ground in government, but readiness varies; so, while governments want to take advantage of the technology, adoption is lagging.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost governments don\u2019t need just another panel on the future of AI,\u201d OnGov founder and CEO Silas Deane said. Instead, they need practical models to use AI to solve actual problems, he said \u2014 within the constraints of public trust, legal requirements and procurement. University students want to work on government technology to support their communities, Deane said, so he established an environment in which students and government could work together to do that.<\/p>\n


The gathering April 17, held at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), had state participation that included Pennsylvania CIO Bry Pardoe and multisector coalition HEAL PA, and the nonprofit Team Pennsylvania (Team PA). Private-sector partners included Amazon Web Services and OpenAI; UPenn sponsors included the Wharton School, Fels Institute of Government and Penn Venture Lab.<\/p>\n

It provided an opportunity to \u201cdemocratize the build\u201d for government solutions, according to Pardoe, and to include college students, stoking their interest in the public sector early in their careers. Pennsylvania government has longstanding collaborative relationships with state universities to advance AI.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need you \u2014 everyone who can come to the table and bring lived experience, your talent, and the ability to move faster and more iteratively,\u201d Pardoe said during the event.<\/p>\n

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REAL SOLUTIONS FOR REAL PROBLEMS<\/h3>\n

During 1776 Labs, the group working with HEAL PA Director Jesse Kohler was able to create a \u201clegitimate prototype\u201d to support Adverse Childhood Experience scoring and communications,…<\/p>\n

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