Brewer chaired the Select Committee on Technology in Government (now the Committee on Technology) from 2002 to 2009 and remains a member of that committee. In June 2004, in conjunction with a graduate student Digital Opportunities Team at CUNY Hunter College departments of Urban Affairs and Planning supervised by Professor Lisa Tolliver, the committee published a study and recommendations titled "Expanding Digital Opportunity in New York City Public Schools: Profiles of Innovators and Leaders Who Make a Difference". The report was one of numerous initiatives and events implemented by the Select Committee, which included roundtables, conferences, hearings, and collaborative partnerships.