What’s New in Civic Tech: CfA Summit Tackles Equitable Design Plus, an internal federal government innovation program picks 22 ideas to receive phased support funding, a new data warehouse aims to consolidate California’s statewide data on homelessness, and more. May 06, 2021 • (Courtesy Code for America via Facebook) The Code for America (CfA) Summit — one of the country’s pre-eminent annual civic tech events — this year will focus on designing equitable government, the organization announced. The two-day event is slated to happen online starting May 12, and within its broader uniting theme will be four tracks: design and delivery; civic innovation and data; operations and management; and technology and policy. Featured speakers at the event include Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and former Stockton, Calif., Mayor Michael Tubbs, among others. In a press release announcing the theme, officials noted that new leadership in Washington “has created an unprecedented opportunity to finally address systemic racism and economic injustice that’s been centuries in the making.”