Parsons The New School for Design and its parent institution The New School have long been dedicated to development aid, democracy, and design. Within Parsons, the MFA Design and Technology (DT) program, focuses on humanitarian design by creating digital products for the public good. Work in DT strives to embody the value of freedom of information and knowledge as a human right. For three years to date Parsons DT has collaborated with the Open Society Foundationson The Fellowships in Information Design to further these goals.

The Parsons MFA DT program comprises over 300 students and faculty. Their work ranges from interactive applications (including new media fine art, game design, information visualization, broadcast design, web design, and mobile media)

to robotics and narrative animation. DT students come from over 30 countries to study with the most accomplished designers in New York City and participate on the cutting edge of design through partnerships and collaborative projects. As well as working with OSF, the program has conducted design research and projects with companies and organizations including Time Warner, Microsoft, Apple, Sony, Electronic Arts, Advanced Micro Devices, Nokia, the UN, the MacArthur Foundation, Human Rights Watch, and the International Red Cross. The Parsons and Open Society Foundations relationship dates back to 2001 when the organizations began to collaborate on building interactive tools for advocacy and open communication.

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