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Mirko Tobias Schäfer 🇪🇺 @mtschaefer.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Just out our paper on realities, politics & economics of so-called digital twins, and how the imaginary of "digital twins" is stifling dissemination & implementation. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Mirko Tobias Schäfer 🇪🇺 @mtschaefer.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

"Cop, Code and Conduct" by Isabelle Donatz-Fest is a deep-dive into the discourses and practices of technological change at the Dutch National Police, and a sharp analysis of an institution grappling with ethics, capacities and governance. #AI #Policing research-portal.uu.nl/en/publicati...

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Mirko Tobias Schäfer 🇪🇺 @mtschaefer.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Helaas lopen onze talkshows jaren achter op de discoursen van experts en pas als een thema ineens urgent blijkt wordt er op een sensatiegerichte maar vrij ongeïnformeerde manier aandacht aan besteedt.

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Mirko Tobias Schäfer 🇪🇺 @mtschaefer.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

First amendment seems only valid for far-right hate speech.

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Mirko Tobias Schäfer 🇪🇺 @mtschaefer.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Universities & researchers want to create impact with their research. Our book presents examples & during the book launch we discuss challenges & opportunities. Join us on 22 January, at 15:30 in Utrecht (NL). Info & registration here: cdh.uu.nl/events/book-...

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Mirko Tobias Schäfer 🇪🇺 @mtschaefer.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Article by M. Ruckenstein about the necessity & practice of engaging collaboratively w. technology & data in ways that create space for critical inquiry, anticipation & revision. Our Data Ethics Decision Aid is featured as an exemplary practice doi-org.utrechtuniversity.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/2976...

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Mirko Tobias Schäfer 🇪🇺 @mtschaefer.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

"This book shows how collaboration between researchers & civil society partners can be not only necessary, but revolutionary." So happy & proud that our uni newspaper @dubnieuws.bsky.social included our book in their recommened winter readings. Get it here for free: www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...

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Mirko Tobias Schäfer 🇪🇺 @mtschaefer.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

If you are in NL, don't miss our book launch of "Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society" with a great programme & speakers. 22 January, 15:30, Utrecht. It is also an opportunity to get one of these nice copies; and there will be drinks. Register here: cdh.uu.nl/events/book-...

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Mirko Tobias Schäfer 🇪🇺 @mtschaefer.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

We traced 33 cases through sifting through TenderNed (a procurement platform), open council information, and interviews. It is a first exploratory researc on procurment practices of Dutch government organisations. Read more about our research here: www.uu.nl/en/research/...

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Mirko Tobias Schäfer 🇪🇺 @mtschaefer.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

This wonderfully designed & highly informative book was in the mail this week: Petter Falk's dissertation inquires the datafication of care. An invaluable resource that goes way further than the local context (Sweden). It is open access here: kau.diva-portal.org/smash/record...

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Mirko Tobias Schäfer 🇪🇺 @mtschaefer.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Looking forward to speaking about AI in public management in my keynote at @binnenlandsbestuur.bsky.social congress. At @dataschool.bsky.social we are happy about opportunities to meet civil servants, practitioners & policy makers to discuss the necessary checks & balances for our digital society.

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Mirko Tobias Schäfer 🇪🇺 @mtschaefer.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

This term I am co-teaching the Data Ethics course in our Applied Data Science programme at Utrecht University. We combine readings on critical data & AI w. hands-on application. We started w. a critical inspection of datasets using the questions from Datasheets for Datasets (Gebru et al 2021).

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Mirko Tobias Schäfer 🇪🇺 @mtschaefer.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Open access & just published: Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society. Methods and Practices for Investigation and Intervention (Amsterdam University Press 2024) www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...

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