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J. Ignacio Criado

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👨‍🎓Prof. Political Science & Public Administration, @uam.es 🔬Dir. Lab @itgespub.bsky.social 📚Researcher/speaker/developer Public Management #AI #Innovation #GovTech #SocialMedia #oGov 🔍 https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Criado EN/ES .. more

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J. Ignacio Criado @jicriado.bsky.social · Dec 2

[New article] [open access]

"Artificial intelligence and public administration: Understanding actors, governance, and policy from micro, meso, and macro perspectives"

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#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #PublicAdministration #PA #Micro #Meso #Micro

J. Ignacio Criado @jicriado.bsky.social · 4d

Building Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Frameworks, Applications, and Self-Assessment for Readiness

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J. Ignacio Criado @jicriado.bsky.social · 4d

Virtual Museum of Public Service
www.publicservicemuseum.org
Discovering the impact of public servants

The Virtual Museum of Public Service

www.publicservicemuseum.org

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Julián Villodre @villodrejulian.bsky.social · Aug 27

#EGPA2025 Conference opening ceremony at @uofglasgow.bsky.social cc @jicriado.bsky.social @lauraugr.bsky.social

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Aug 26

A holistic safety by design governance approach is necessary to address the wide range of AI-enabled online safety harms through establishing interventions at different stages of the harm lifecycle, write Kelly Forbes, David Hua, and Peter Brimble of the AI Asia Pacific Institute.

A Safety by Design Governance Approach to Addressing AI-Facilitated Online Harms | TechPolicy.Press

Kelly Forbes, David Hua, and Peter Brimble propose a safety-by-design approach to addressing AI-driven deepfakes and other online harms.

Reposted by J. Ignacio Criado

The GovLab @thegovlab.org · Aug 26

🗳️ New @innovateus.bsky.social Series: Reboot Democracy: Designing Democratic Engagement for the AI Era
Learn to design AI-powered participatory processes & turn community voices into policy.
📅 Starts Sept 11

With @bethnoveck.bsky.social, @harvardash.bsky.social

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J. Ignacio Criado @jicriado.bsky.social · Aug 24

"The peer-review crisis: how to fix an overloaded system"

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This is very a very important approach to one of the critical challenges for integrity (and bottle-neck) of academic and scientific work, nowadays.

via @nature.com

The peer-review crisis: how to fix an overloaded system

Journals and funders are trying to boost the speed and effectiveness of review processes that are under strain.

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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · Aug 19

🛠️ Ensuring Successful AI Adoption: How can we make government vendors accountable and trustworthy?

Learn about the recent workshop led by Thomas Gilbert, Founder and CEO of Hortus AI, on the @innovateus.bsky.social blog innovate-us.org/blog/ensurin...

Ensuring Successful AI Adoption: Making Vendors Accountable and Trustworthy - InnovateUS Blog

Ensuring Successful AI Adoption: Making Vendors Accountable and Trustworthy

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Reposted by Hilde Van den Bulck, J. Ignacio Criado

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Aug 19

Top Republicans and US tech leaders are ramping up a pressure campaign against the EU’s platform regulations, calling it foreign “censorship.” Tech Policy Press unpacks how Washington and Silicon Valley are working to sway Brussels on softening enforcement.

How US Officials Are Pressuring Europe Over Its Platform Regulations | TechPolicy.Press

Republicans are using trade talks, immigration threats and diplomatic messaging to counter Europe's platform regulations, Cristiano Lima-Strong writes.

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J. Ignacio Criado @jicriado.bsky.social · Aug 19

[Book review] Comparative public administration, public sector reforms, administrative traditions and cultures

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J. Ignacio Criado @jicriado.bsky.social · Aug 19

Secretos de usuarios de ChatGPT al descubierto en Google

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Este hombre encontró miles de secretos de usuarios de ChatGPT. Solo tuvo que buscar en Google

Una función mal diseñada ha volcado miles de conversaciones en internet. Henk Van Ess las ha investigado y ha encontrado información sensible que recuerda lo peligroso que es contar ciertas cosas a la IA de moda

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J. Ignacio Criado @jicriado.bsky.social · Aug 18

"The Silicon Illusion: Why AI Cannot Substitute for Scientific Understanding"

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by #WilliamBurns via @techpolicypress.bsky.social

The Silicon Illusion: Why AI Cannot Substitute for Scientific Understanding | TechPolicy.Press

William Burns examines AI’s role in science, questioning its impact on knowledge and scientific progress.

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J. Ignacio Criado @jicriado.bsky.social · Aug 18

"DeepSeek arrasa en China"
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Usada por juzgados, funcionarios de tráfico, hospitales y policía...

El fenómeno de DeepSeek arrasa en China seis meses después de romper el mercado: de reconocimiento facial a redactar sentencias

La policía de Shenzhen, el mega centro tecnológico de China, utiliza DeepSeek para analizar millones de vídeos de videovigilancia con el propósito de encontrar a fugitivos y...

Reposted by J. Ignacio Criado

The GovLab @thegovlab.org · Jul 31

🔆In this weeks News That Caught Our Eye: China releases its AI action plan, the White House moves forward with further deregulating the AI industry, a survey shows that Americans & people worldwide support robust guardrails to guide AI development, and more!

📖Read the full edition: buff.ly/9Jh8j4E

rebootdemocracy.ai

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Nature @nature.com · Jul 28

How do we keep astronauts well nourished, and what can these programmes teach us about Earth-bound nutrition?

go.nature.com/471L1i4

Why space foods aren’t just for space

Space agencies looking to set up long-term bases on the Moon need sustainable ways to feed astronauts. The approaches they are testing could also help to tackle challenges on Earth.

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Julián Villodre @villodrejulian.bsky.social · Jul 28

😎Muy feliz de anunciar que próximamente me incorporaré como Profesor Ayudante Doctor en el Área de Ciencia Política y de la Administración, Departamento de Derecho Público, en la @pablodeolavide.upo.es en Sevilla.

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jul 28

🚀 How can #Europe lead global scientific discovery?

Join the ERC's session at #RiDaysEU:

"Securing Europe’s place at the forefront of scientific discovery" with Conny Aerts, Jan Lagerwall & Dirk Inzé.

📅Sept 17, 10:00-10:30

🎟️Registration: europa.eu/!q9prQK

@uni.lu @viblifesciences.bsky.social

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The GovLab @thegovlab.org · Jul 24

💫 In this week's News That Caught Our Eye: The White House unveils its “AI Action Plan”, Ohio lawmakers propose an AI regulation framework, California co-creates a recovery action plan with communities impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires & more!

📖Read the full edition: buff.ly/VTBQ4db

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · Jul 24

U.S. State Department is running a months-long propaganda campaign pushing back on the landmark EU Digital Service Act, one of the few laws in the world designed to rein in the power of #BigTech. www.politico.eu/article/us-e...

US, Europe clash over free speech as trade talk finale looms

U.S. State Department is running a months-long campaign pushing back on the landmark EU social media law.

www.politico.eu

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ITGesPub @itgespub.bsky.social · Jul 10

🚨 Hoy lanzamos en el #BlogITGesPub una noticia muy especial 📬

🎓 Nuestra compañera @ireneliarte.bsky.social ha puesto el broche de oro a su tesis doctoral sobre #innovaciónpública en la #administraciónlocal 💡 con una defensa y un tribunal inmejorables 🙋‍♂️

👉 Enlace: itgespub.net/defensa-de-t...

Defensa de tesis doctoral sobre innovación pública en las administraciones locales de España – IT_GesPub

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Nature @nature.com · Jul 10

o3, an AI model developed by the creators of ChatGPT, has been ranked the best AI tool for answering science questions in multiple fields

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OpenAI's o3 tops new AI league table for answering scientific questions

SciArena uses votes by researchers to evaluate large language models’ responses on technical topics.

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ITGesPub @itgespub.bsky.social · Jul 3

🚨 Today we're participating in the @ununiversity.bsky.social workshop 🌐 on "Co-creation for #PublicAdministration: Engaging #Citizens in the #AI Lifecycle" 👥🔁🤖

🗣️ Our director @jicriado.bsky.social will address this emergent relationship from a macro 📘, meso 🏛️ and micro 👤 perspective 👁️‍🗨️⏭️

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ITGesPub @itgespub.bsky.social · Jun 30

💥 Ya está disponible el post de junio del #BlogITGesPub 📬

🤖 Te interesa el potencial de los #chatbots en el ámbito del #sectorpúblico ⁉️

✍️ Nuestra compañera @arianaguevaragomez.bsky.social aborda el caso de #AinoAid contra la #ViolenciaDeGénero ♀️

🔗 Enlace: itgespub.net/algoritmos-e...

Reposted by Alasdair Roberts, J. Ignacio Criado, Guillermo M. Cejudo

Fabiola Perales @fabiolaperales.bsky.social · Jun 30

🎉 Exciting news! My latest paper has just been published in #JPART @jpart1991.bsky.social.

Titled “Exploring the Influence of Administrative Capacities on Administrative Burdens”

Click here to learn more: academic.oup.com/jpart/articl...

Exploring the influence of administrative capacities on administrative burdens

Abstract. This research explores administrative capacities to explain the variation in the public’s experience of administrative burdens. Through a qualita

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J. Ignacio Criado @jicriado.bsky.social · Jun 29

G7 launches AI innovation challenge | Public attitudes to public sector use of AI

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G7 launches AI innovation challenge | Public attitudes to public sector use of AI

In the June edition of the AI Monitor, we break down the latest developments in AI – from the G7's intention to launch an AI innovation challenge, to the UK government’s latest One Big Thing campaign,...

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J. Ignacio Criado @jicriado.bsky.social · Jun 29

¿Para cuándo un debate en profundidad sobre las administraciones públicas en España?

"Burocracia: la asesina silenciosa de la economía"

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Burocracia: la asesina silenciosa de la economía

El exceso de papeleo ralentiza el crecimiento, dispara los costes y desincentiva la inversión de las empresas

J. Ignacio Criado @jicriado.bsky.social · Jun 15

[Report ]Generative AI outlook.
Exploring the intersection of technology, society, and policy

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@ec.europa.eu

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIPublicGov

J. Ignacio Criado @jicriado.bsky.social · Jun 13

[Open access article] [final version]

"Artificial intelligence and public administration: Understanding actors, governance, and policy from micro, meso, and macro perspectives"

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #PublicAdministration #PA #Micro #Meso #Micro

J. Ignacio Criado @jicriado.bsky.social · Jun 13

¿A Byung-Chul Han no le gusta la IA? Pues a la IA tampoco le gusta Byung-Chul Han

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¿A Byung-Chul Han no le gusta la IA? Pues a la IA tampoco le gusta Byung-Chul Han

Si hay un filósofo que ha sido crítico con la IA, ese ha sido Byung-Chul Han. ¿No sería justo, entonces, darle a la IA un mínimo derecho de réplica?

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · Jun 13

Why do #startups use animal metaphors like unicorns?

Robyn Vidra and George Iliev say now is the time to retire the unicorn and emphasise the agility and resilience of other animals in the global entrepreneurial zoo.

@lsebr.bsky.social‬

The geopolitics of the entrepreneurial zoo - LSE Business Review

Animal metaphors have long been used in the startup ecosystem, but these figures of speech represent more than linguistic quirks to describe techno-industrial capabilities. Robyn Klingler-Vidra and…

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J. Ignacio Criado @jicriado.bsky.social · Jun 12

Congrats!