Shefali Virkar (@s_virkar) 's Twitter Profile
Shefali Virkar

@s_virkar

Assistant Professor, WU (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien) Austria. A political scientist working at the interface of digital technologies and government.

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To #redress current #power #imbalances and #exploit #data for #societal #benefit, we need to #rethink the current #data #ecosystem - how data is #used and #regulated. An interesting project is in the works at the Ada Lovelace Institute.

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It happened! The fourth plenary meeting of the inGOV took place in Krems this week. Two days of intense review and exciting forward planning punctuated by delightful social interactions. Project partners also got to meet and mingle with the Dep. E-Governance team over lunch!

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The fourth inGOV plenary meeting was held in Krems on 20-21 Sept 2022. Project partners came together to assess progress, identify risks, issues, and challenges, and to plan ahead. Follow the link to discover what transpired, and to share in my opinions and insights!

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📢 First Call for Papers: 24th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (#dgo2023) - "Building safe and secure cross-border public services" - in Tartu, Estonia. For more information: dgsociety.org/dgo-2023/call-…

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Engaging with the inGOV just became easier! Sign up to the YouTube channel to stay abreast of the very latest news from the project.

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👩🏻‍🏫Delighted to share that I am now an Assistant Professor at Public Management & Governance, WU Vienna! I am very excited about this opportunity, and look forward to developing an interesting programme of research and teaching with new colleagues and old collaborators!

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📢The #IFIP #EGOV2023 CfP is out! Excited to be chairing the #SmartCities track with M. Pedro Rguez and Joep Crompvoets. Be sure to submit your research on time to join us and the Digital Government Society community in #Budapest at Corvinus University of Budapest later this year!

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I said to someone only a few days ago that the next big #disruptive application of #GenerativeAI models will be their integration with #searchengines. #Microsoft and #Google have now announced plans to do just that. What this means for the #future of the #web remains to be seen.

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My lovely Public Management & Governance colleague Lisa Schmidthuber has just published a fascinating study looking at the impact of the Covid-19 on digital transformation in the Austrian public sector. Follow the link below to learn more!

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📢The launch of the #PMGSpotlight series is less than a month away! Join Lisa Schmidthuber, Jurgen Willems and the rest of the Public Management & Governance team for an evening of insightful interactions with our distinguished Guest Speakers. Register with the QR code provided in the attached flyer.

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The IDEAL Democracy project has officially begun! This time last week, I was in Athens with Selin Oner for the kick off meeting. Our team from Public Management & Governance, WU Vienna will play a pivotal role in all aspects of the project over the next three years, and we are delighted to be involved!

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A thought-provoking and timely reflection on how generative AI has brought academia to an inflection point, forcing us to reconsider traditional approaches to scholarship and learning.

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As British artists push back against legislation that could see their work being used to train Generative AI models, now is the time to assess the extent to which these technologies pose an existential threat to cultural and creative industries worldwide. How can we #MakeItFair?