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The Burnes Center for Social Change
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Accelerating the path from idea to implementation through social change education, research, and activation. https://burnes.northeastern.edu
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · Jun 16
What’s new at @burnescenter.bsky.social ?

📚 “Rethinking Reading” helps educators use AI in classrooms.
🎓 AI for Impact turns student ideas into real-world solutions.
⚡ @innovateus.bsky.social is training 80,000+ in government on responsible AI.

Read the Impact Insider: bit.ly/3HX9sCO
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 1d
New on Reboot Democracy's Research Radar: The AIMES Lab at @northeasternu.bsky.social is pioneering methods in “Silicon Sampling” using AI to simulate public opinion in early-stage survey design.

📖 Read the full piece: rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/silicon...

#ResearchRadar #RebootDemocracy
https://rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/silicon-sampling-when-communications-practitioners-should-and-shouldnt-use-ai-in-the-survey-pipeline
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 2d
AI is ravenous, and public datasets feed its growth. In Spain with @opengovpartnership.org this week, we ask: what do we get in return?

If public data fuels private innovation, it’s time to demand civic licenses, open benchmarks & public returns.

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Feeding the Beast: Powering Democratic AI with Open Data
AI’s biggest breakthroughs were built on public datasets; the next wave should be, too. If governments make data AI-ready and keep access open, we can power tools that explain laws, improve services,…
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 4d
The Burnes Center, @northeasternu.bsky.social, and the @massdot.bsky.social, hosted Department of Transportation representatives from several states for a two-day peer exchange about unlocking the benefits of AI. Thank you to everyone who participated in this event! Photo credit Edgar Domínguez.
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 5d
A special thank you to Governor Maura Healey, Jason Snyder, and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Operational Services Division (OSD)!
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 5d
Yesterday, NASPO awarded The Burnes Center and @thegovlab.org's AI for Impact Program and its students the 2025 Cronin Prize for Procurement Excellence and the inaugural Academic Collaboration Award for our work with the @massgov.bsky.social.
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 5d
💡This week on Private Innovation in the Public Interest: Anita speaks with Professors F. Christopher Eaglin and Jillian Chown about the resilience of South Africa’s minibus drivers and what’s going on in your doctor’s mind as you make care decisions.

Listen here open.spotify.com/show/3eQJntT...
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 6d
This week's news in AI + democracy:

🔹 California passes first U.S. AI safety law
🔹 Experts weigh in on Spain’s landmark ruling on algorithmic transparency
🔹 New frameworks for peace tech + civic procurement

More in our weekly roundup 👇
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#NewsThatCaughtOurEye
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 7d
📣 Spain’s Supreme Court just made algorithmic transparency a constitutional right. A huge step forward for democracy.

@jlmarti.bsky.social breaks down the significance of the Bosco ruling and why it matters beyond Spain.

🧵 Read: rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/the-jud...

#GlobalAIWatch #DigitalDemocracy
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 8d
A new post by Sofía Bosch Gómez of @burnescenter.bsky.social spotlights AIEP, an AI tool co-designed with parents to navigate IEPs and build civic power.

🤝 Trained parent leaders
📱 WhatsApp-based AI literacy
🏫 Schools now adopting

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#AIandEducation
When Communities Lead, Appropriate Tech and Change Follow
Co-designed with parents, the AIEP tool is both a technical solution and a catalyst for civic power for families of children with diverse abilities. By building AI literacy through in-person training…
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 9d
Today on Reboot Democracy: A close review of friend.com, the AI “wearable” marketed across NYC subways as a cure for loneliness.

It listens, responds, and records, without consent. What should we do about it?

📖 rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/friend-...
#ResponsibleAI #TechEthics #RebootDemocracy
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 12d
Congress adopts Copilot. Spain backs algorithmic transparency. Trump-linked firms profit from AI chip diplomacy. And a new guide reframes participation platforms as governance choices.

📖 Read this week’s News That Caught Our Eye: rebootdemocracy.ai/newsthatcaug...
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 13d
💡 In this week’s Private Innovation in the Public Interest episodes, Anita McGahan speaks with

🏥 Carlos Inoue on how rotating people across orgs unlocks new problem-solving.
🔬 Keyvan Vakili on creativity, AI’s persuasiveness, & scientific truth.
🔗 Listen:
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Podcast · Anita McGahan · Tune in with Professor Anita McGahan as she speaks with leading thinkers to understand and reinvent corporate social responsibility in service of the public good. Presented…
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 14d
Participation only works when tools match purpose.

Dane Gambrell reflects on @peoplepowered.org 's new platform guide + how to design engagement that works. Read the post rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/choosin...

Then join us tomorrow at 3pm ET for a workshop: innovate-us.org/different-ai...
Choosing Wisely: A New Resource for Picking the Right Participation Platform
Choosing a digital participation platform is a governance choice. Dane Gambrell's latest post explores what the new Guide to Digital Participation Platforms gets right, the idea that participation onl...
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 15d
Governing with AI: Why Albania’s “Chatbot Minister” isn’t a stunt. History shows digital tools can fight corruption & build trust, if they deliver visibility, accountability & recourse.

📖 Read @bethnoveck.bsky.social on Reboot Democracy: buff.ly/mcXex09
Governing with AI: Why Albania’s Chatbot Minister Makes More Sense Than You Think
The Washington Post dismisses Albania’s chatbot minister as a gimmick. Yet Seoul proved 25 years ago that well-designed digital systems can curb corruption by limiting discretion and increasing…
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 20d
💡 In this week’s Private Innovation in the Public Interest episodes, Anita McGahan speaks with:

🌍 James Orbinski on humanitarianism, dialogue & dignity.

📈 Leandro Nardi on why CSR often fails & how great firms thrive socially + financially.

Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/3eQJntT...
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 21d
🎙️ TOMORROW at 2PM ET: Join Senior Fellow Dr. @alisterfmartin.bsky.social for a free InnovateUS workshop on how AI is cutting through red tape to unlock access to SNAP, WIC, Lifeline, and more.

💻 Register here: innovate-us.org/leveraging-a...
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 22d
This year, the state of New Jersey moved from exploration of AI to institution-building with a second-generation policy: required training, stricter rules for resident-facing systems, and more to ensure adoption at scale happens responsibly.

Read more: rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/nj-resp...
From Interim to Institution: New Jersey’s Three-Pillar Strategy for Responsible AI
With its new 2025 AI policy, New Jersey has advanced from interim guidance that encouraged experimentation to a framework that enables safe, large-scale use. Building on two years of training and adop...
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Link Health @linkhealth.bsky.social · 26d
Millions miss out on food, housing & health benefits, not because they don’t qualify, but due to complex enrollment. Join our CEO Dr. @alisterfmartin.bsky.social +
@burnescenter.bsky.social for a free @innovateus.bsky.social workshop on how AI expands access. Sept 17, 2 p.m. ET 💻 buff.ly/lREl7Wr
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 26d
💡 How can AI help people enroll in federal benefits?

Join Dr. @alisterfmartin.bsky.social for an @innovateus.bsky.social workshop on how improve equity in benefit enrollment using AI.

@linkhealth.bsky.social, @ahdemocracy.bsky.social

📅 Sept 17, 2pm ET
💻 Register: innovate-us.org/leveraging-a...
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 27d
💡 In this week’s Private Innovation in the Public Sector, Anita McGahan speaks with Donal Crilly & Jim Lavery about why shared visions of the future drive better negotiations & solutions, and why fair access to medicines depends on more than new drugs.

🎧 Listen now:
Private Innovation in the Public Interest
Podcast · Anita McGahan · Tune in with Professor Anita McGahan as she speaks with leading thinkers to understand and reinvent corporate social responsibility in service of the public good. Presented…
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 27d
At the Academy of Public Administration and Governance in Vietnam, civil servants are building AI literacy and shifting to adaptive, tech-savvy governance, notes Giulio Quaggiotto.

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Work with what you have: how Vietnam is using AI as a way to encourage a learning culture among public servants
While the West races toward artificial general intelligence, Vietnam is charting a different path with “Applied AI,” using tools like ChatGPT to overcome language barriers, limited budgets, and instit...
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 28d
Research Radar 🔍

For Reboot Democracy, Dane Gambrell analyzes recent report on @rand.org, @stimsoncenter.bsky.social exploring AI and policymaking.

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Research Radar: RAND on AI-Enabled Policymaking: Opportunities, Obstacles, and the Road Ahead
A report on a recent workshop cohosted by RAND, the Stimson Center, and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change explores how AI can support more effective policymaking. AI shows promise for automat...
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The Burnes Center for Social Change @burnescenter.bsky.social · 29d
🚀 Join our Reboot Democracy Workshops this fall, an @innovateus.bsky.social series led by @bethnoveck.bsky.social, @thegovlab.org and Danielle Allen, @harvardash.bsky.social

Real practitioners, real tools starts Sept 11! Learn more and register for workshops: rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/reboot2...
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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · Sep 5
@poweratwork.bsky.social's 8th ep of Power Half-Hour is out! Joining @burnescenter.bsky.social's @mrsethharris.bsky.social is In These Times Mag reporter, @kimkelly.bsky.social, My Labor Radio podcast host, Mark Gevaart, & @ucincinnatilaw.bsky.social prof, Anne Lofaso: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...
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Beth Simone Noveck @bethnoveck.bsky.social · Sep 4
I'll join Danielle Allen of @harvardash.bsky.social on Sept 11 for the first workshop of the @innovateus.bsky.social series Reboot Democracy: Designing Democratic Engagement for the AI Era.

Why Public Engagement❓

Register! innovate-us.org/workshop-ser...

@thegovlab.org, @burnescenter.bsky.social
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