Algorithmic Government - Einzelansicht

Please register for the Moodle-course: https://moodle2.uni-potsdam.de/course/view.php?id=26537

Here you'll find the link for our introductory Zoom-meeting on Tuesday, November 3rd.

Welcome to the online-seminar Algorithmic Government. This seminar is organized in four consecutive chapters - and not in weekly sessions. Each chapter consists out of several milestones with deadlines, which serve to fulfill the specific learning objectives of each chapter. This seminar adresses the challenges of the introduction of algorithmic procedures and - even further - of artificial intelligence (AI) in public administration. We'll discuss potential and already existig use cases as well as questions of discrimination, ethics, legitimacy and acceptance.

The seminar will be held completely online and as asychronous as possible. We will have several Zoom-meetings, but the general workflow will be an asynchronous one. All relevant information and weekly updates will be available on Moodle. If you are interested in participating, please visit the first Zoom-meeting (as indicated on Moodle) in the first semester week.

Agarwal, P. K. (2018). Public Administration Challenges in the World of AI and Bots. Public Administration Review, 78(6), 917–921. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12979

Margetts, H., & Dorobantu, C. (2019). Rethink government with AI. Nature, 568(7751), 163–165. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-01099-5

Supplementary exam work

• Contributions to forums and submission of assignments. If you miss more than three single submissions, you cannot register for the term paper.
• Exposé for the term paper (one page).

Module examination

term paper, due date: March 9th, 23:59 (5.000 words max.)

 Expected impact on your...

• ... depth of knowledge: overview and understanding of current challenges of AI-use in the public sector.
• ... development of judgment and analytical skills: use of scientific literature and analytical frameworks to understand the change; awareness of ethical and political risks.
• ... leadership capabilities: delivering well-organized presentations of complex issues on the point as well as to moderate and lead discussions; mediate in interdisciplinary contexts, especially between social science/management on the one side and information systems/IT on the other side