iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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BetaNYC, a partner project of the Fund for the City of New York @beta.nyc · 04/08/2026

AI can help with writing, summaries, translation, and research, but it can also get things wrong. Learn how to use AI tools more carefully at AI 101. 📅 Tuesday, August 4, at 12 pm ET 🔗 RSVP: www.beta.nyc/event/e260804

Blue event flyer for "AI 101 with Council District 10 & BetaNYC." The free virtual workshop takes place Tuesday, August 4, from 12:00 to 1:30 pm via Zoom. It will cover how to ask better questions, get useful AI results, identify privacy risks, and explore civic AI tools. Registration: beta.nyc/e260804-rsvp. Logos for Council Member Carmen De La Rosa's office and BetaNYC appear at the bottom, alongside an illustration of a person using a laptop while seated on stacked servers.

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Kayla Schwoerer, Ph.D. @schwoererskayla.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Okay. I decided it's time to actually give Bluesky a real shot so here it goes: Hi 👋🏼 I'm Kayla, a public administration professor studying how digital technologies including algorithms, AI, social media, and platforms are reshaping public institutions.

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Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.) @eiui.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

When scientific information informs #policy decisions, how do citizens respond to communication about #evidence supporting policies. @schwoererskayla.bsky.social tested 2 communication strategies re climate action policy & found context & desired communication outcomes matter doi.org/10.1177/0275...

Title, author’s name, abstract, and keywords from a paper about transparency in communicating evidence about climate action policy to citizens

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Florian Keppeler @flokeppeler.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

A recent @jpart1991.bsky.social study by @saaralonbarkat.bsky.social, @mbusuioc.bsky.social, @schwoererskayla.bsky.social & @ksweissmueller.bsky.social investigated this through a survey experiment with Dutch citizens. Some key insights: 2/🧵

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Cullen C. Merritt @cullenmerritt.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

The Institute for Public Leadership (IPL) at the @univofmaryland.bsky.social School of Public Policy (SPP) recently organized and convened the inaugural Public Leadership Research Summit. (1/6)

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Kayla Schwoerer, Ph.D. @schwoererskayla.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

For over a decade, 18F brought modern, user-centered tech to government. Now, it’s just...gone. In a new article in @us.theconversation.com I discuss why 18F mattered, what its shutdown means, and the broader implications for government technology and digital service delivery. tinyurl.com/4rhm93j9

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How 18F transformed government technology − and why its elimination matters

18F was the US government’s in-house technology consultancy, lauded for saving taxpayer money and improving services. Here’s what it did − and what’s now lost.

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Bex is WEAK on crime @bextraordinary.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

A thing that's fun to do is whenever you think a nice thought about someone, just tell them. Try it! It feels great.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

"If it feels like an insurmountable amount of garbage is being dumped on us, that's by design. It’s creating such an avalanche of disappointment that we're left feeling disheartened, disillusioned, and discouraged. He wants us to become so numb to injustice that it becomes our new normal."

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Trump's intentional avalanche of garbage

Just because we knew the deluge was coming...doesn't make it any less alarming to behold

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Kayla Schwoerer, Ph.D. @schwoererskayla.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Me: ugh. Why do I feel so depressed and anxious all the time? My literal newsfeed:

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Kayla Schwoerer, Ph.D. @schwoererskayla.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Okay, so maybe I went a little crazy on Thrift Books. But when you're really excited about a project, it's kind of hard not to.

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Kayla Schwoerer, Ph.D. @schwoererskayla.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

"'Cute winter boots'" is just the latest example of algospeak, coded phrases and words aimed at subverting algorithmic filters. As the U.S. government seeks to enact stricter controls over speech online,TikTok users are adopting more coded language specifically aimed at criticizing the government.."

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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

It's a tough day for those of us who study misinformation, media literacy, and fact-checking. In our rapidly evolving digital landscape, it’s clear that science communicators must work collectively to engage audiences.

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Kayla Schwoerer, Ph.D. @schwoererskayla.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

New year, same civic-tech-loving me! I love BetaNYC because they are building a more equitable NYC through civic tech and public interest technology. Join me in supporting BetaNYC and the great work they do empowering communities with tools, skills, and data by donating here: beta.nyc/donate

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 18/12/2024

It's that time of year... #grading

Boyfriend meme, where the boyfriend is with "The things I'm supposed to be grading" but looking at "All the other things."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/12/2024

spent this afternoon reading some early US history (as one does) and was reminded of the important fact that these people were almost constantly drunk as hell

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Anand Giridharadas @anandwrites.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

He died as he lived, clicking “Forgot password,” then checking his inbox for a code, then putting in that code, then setting up two-step verification, and then waiting for the text message that doesn’t come, and then calling the 800 number, and then downloading an authenticator app, and dying.

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Huafang Li @lihuafang.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Let's get more people into this field :)

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Kayla Schwoerer, Ph.D. @schwoererskayla.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Big thanks to all the scholars who joined us today! Can't wait to see how everyone's work continues to develop and to see the symposium published 🤩

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Kayla Schwoerer, Ph.D. @schwoererskayla.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Home, slowly recovering from #ARNOVA2024! As always, I wish I’d taken more photos. So this is where I promise myself I’ll remember to take more photos next time…just like I’ll remember to order business cards before the conference next time too instead of relying on a piece of ripped notebook paper🥴

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Kayla Schwoerer, Ph.D. @schwoererskayla.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Happy first day of #ARNOVA2024 to all who celebrate! I'm bummed to miss the first day due to teaching but can't wait to join in all of the ARNOVA festivities in Washington, D.C. tomorrow.

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 19/11/2024

Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉 We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:

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Kayla Schwoerer, Ph.D. @schwoererskayla.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Keeping with the whole “I post about Gov Tech and all the concerts I got to” theme, here’s a glimpse of my Sunday evening with one of my all-time favorite bands, especially to listen to while I’m writing, Plini, and a classic in the progressive-metal scene, Animals as Leaders 😍

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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

New to Bluesky? Looking for public policy and administration journals? Try this starter pack - and let me know if there's any missing! go.bsky.app/4oLYcoG

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Florian Keppeler @flokeppeler.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

#Wilmasreview of the week Wilma 🐶 had a visit from Sandra Groeneveld last week, and the two of them have been working together to advance research on public leadership. You can see from Wilma's face how focused they were. The study by van Osch, Kuipers and Sandra was also part of the discussion. 🧵

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Kayla Schwoerer, Ph.D. @schwoererskayla.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Spent my Friday night with the one and only Kacey Musgraves in all her technicolor glory 🌈💕💖💗

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Jordan Weissmann @jhweissmann.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

This is the sort of useful thing government does that almost no voters will ever know about or remember, from an agency many people in Washington want to eliminate.

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Kayla Schwoerer, Ph.D. @schwoererskayla.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Out: “I know you from Twitter!” In: “I know you from Bluesky!” A new era begins 💙🩵💙🩵

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Kayla Schwoerer, Ph.D. @schwoererskayla.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

What a privilege it was to get to speak to a room full of folks truly leading the world in intelligent communities at the #ICFSummit today I had so much fun talking about citizen-centered technologies and learning about all of the truly amazing things these cities are doing!

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kim yi dionne (she/her) @dadakim.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

We at @goodauth.bsky.social are excited to share this call for the Good Authority fellows program. Deadline is January 15. Application is brief. Please share! (And yes, in my mind, I'm calling it goodfellas.) goodauthority.org/news/good-au...

goodauthority.org

Announcing the Good Authority fellows program

Apply by Jan. 15, 2024 for the Good Authority fellowship and be a regular contributor to our blog on politics and political science.

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Kayla Schwoerer, Ph.D. @schwoererskayla.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

Super cool way to kick off UAlbany's Research & Entrepreneurship Week today with the SUNY AI Symposium! It was exciting to hear about all of the different AI-related projects across SUNY campuses and represent for Rockefeller College and the Dept of Public Admin & Policy. Big things ahead!

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