We work on projects that re-imagine roles and institutions by bringing people and knowledge together. We believe in participation, sharing, collaboration, transparency, and experimentation.

Recent Projects

littlesis
digressit
regulationroom

Meet the Team

We work closely with non-profits, educators, universities, libraries, think-tanks, foundations, start-ups, grassroots campaigns, programmers, writers, and designers. We are based in San Francisco and New York. Feel free to write us at info@bitpublic.com

Eddie Tejeda is a coder with an interest in how technology is changing our society. He is a 2012 Code for America Fellow, he has also worked as a researcher at the publishing think-tank Institute for the Future of the Book and was lead developer for the Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative (CeRI) Regulation Room, a project seeking to improve public understanding of, and participation in, the federal rulemaking process. He is also the creator of Digress.it, an online tool aimed at encouraging thoughtful discussions currently used by universities, libraries, and governments around the world.

Matthew Skomarovsky is a writer and hacker with a background in social justice activism. He has written about and organized high-profile campaigns against poverty wages, unjust wars, and corrupt financial practices for over a decade. Before co-founding Public Accountability Initiative and LittleSis, he managed the creative development and online operations of Billionaires for Bush, a media-savvy national street theater campaign, and developed web applications for the Freelancers Union, a cutting-edge advocacy group and cooperative for independent workers.

 

Recognition

A number of our projects have been cited in news publications, academic journals and government documents: