Practical Applications for Social Network Analysis in Public Sector Marketing...Mike Kujawski
Over the past decade there has been a growing public fascination with the complex connectedness of modern society. This has been driven in large part by the wide availability of public digital data produced through our daily interactions on the modern social web. This data can now easily be mined and analyzed to produce valuable and actionable business insights leading to better decision making in nearly every field of practice, especially marketing and communications. In this presentation, Joshua Gillmore and Mike Kujawski introduce the basics of social network analysis and some of the privacy related challenges that this rapidly growing space brings with it. Focus of this deck is on public sector organizations.
By: @mikekujawski and @joshuagillmore
The CIPR's Artificial Intelligence (AI) panel has published new research revealing the impact of technology, and specifically AI, on public relations practice. It predicts the impact on skills in the profession in the next five years.
"Understanding Broadband from the Outside" - ARNIC Seminar April1 08ARNIC
"Understanding Broadband from the Outside"
Ricardo Ramírez
Freelance researcher and consultant, adjunct professor at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
http://arnic.info/ramirezseminar.php
Web 2.0 Technology Building Situational Awareness: Free and Open Source Too...Connie White
covers ways to use web apps, smart phones and free disaster management software like Sahana Eden, which offer agencies free and open source tools to customize and build situational awareness for their own agency or organizational needs.
This report was prepared for the City of Syracuse by a Masters of Public Administration class at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. The team consisted of Jinsol Park, Dan Petrick, Krishna Kesari, Sarah Baumunk, and was overseen by Jesse Lecy.
FoME Symposium 2015 | Workshop 8: Current Evaluation Practices and Perspectiv...FOME2015
This presentation was held at the FoME Symposium, Oct. 1-2, 2015 at DW Akademie Bonn. FoME stands for "Forum Medien und Entwicklung". It's the German Forum "Media and Development", a network of institutions and individuals active in the field of media development cooperation.
Find the Symposium’s documentation here: http://fome.info/2015
Libraries, telecenters, and cybercafés play a critical role in extending the benefits of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to a diverse range of people worldwide. However, their ability to contribute to development agendas has come into question in recent times. The Global Impact Study was designed to address this debate by generating evidence about the scale, character, and impacts of public access ICTs in eight countries: Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Ghana, Lithuania, the Philippines, and South Africa. This PowerPoint slidedeck provides an overview of the Global Impact Study, research design and methodology, and the study's key findings. The results show that a central impact of public access is the promotion of digital inclusion through technology access, information access, and development of ICT skills. Both users and non-users report positive impacts in various social and economic areas of their lives. This PowerPoint is available for others to use, adapt, and remix through a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license.
Selecting efficient and reliable preservation strategiesMicah Altman
This article addresses the problem of formulating efficient and reliable operational preservation policies that ensure bit-level information integrity over long periods, and in the presence of a diverse range of real-world technical, legal, organizational, and economic threats. We develop a systematic, quantitative prediction framework that combines formal modeling, discrete-event-based simulation, hierarchical modeling, and then use empirically calibrated sensitivity analysis to identify effective strategies.
This discussion, covened by the Dubai Future Foundation, focusses on identifying the significance of the concept of well-being for social-science and policy; and the opportunities to measure it at scale.
Practical Applications for Social Network Analysis in Public Sector Marketing...Mike Kujawski
Over the past decade there has been a growing public fascination with the complex connectedness of modern society. This has been driven in large part by the wide availability of public digital data produced through our daily interactions on the modern social web. This data can now easily be mined and analyzed to produce valuable and actionable business insights leading to better decision making in nearly every field of practice, especially marketing and communications. In this presentation, Joshua Gillmore and Mike Kujawski introduce the basics of social network analysis and some of the privacy related challenges that this rapidly growing space brings with it. Focus of this deck is on public sector organizations.
By: @mikekujawski and @joshuagillmore
The CIPR's Artificial Intelligence (AI) panel has published new research revealing the impact of technology, and specifically AI, on public relations practice. It predicts the impact on skills in the profession in the next five years.
"Understanding Broadband from the Outside" - ARNIC Seminar April1 08ARNIC
"Understanding Broadband from the Outside"
Ricardo Ramírez
Freelance researcher and consultant, adjunct professor at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
http://arnic.info/ramirezseminar.php
Web 2.0 Technology Building Situational Awareness: Free and Open Source Too...Connie White
covers ways to use web apps, smart phones and free disaster management software like Sahana Eden, which offer agencies free and open source tools to customize and build situational awareness for their own agency or organizational needs.
This report was prepared for the City of Syracuse by a Masters of Public Administration class at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. The team consisted of Jinsol Park, Dan Petrick, Krishna Kesari, Sarah Baumunk, and was overseen by Jesse Lecy.
FoME Symposium 2015 | Workshop 8: Current Evaluation Practices and Perspectiv...FOME2015
This presentation was held at the FoME Symposium, Oct. 1-2, 2015 at DW Akademie Bonn. FoME stands for "Forum Medien und Entwicklung". It's the German Forum "Media and Development", a network of institutions and individuals active in the field of media development cooperation.
Find the Symposium’s documentation here: http://fome.info/2015
Libraries, telecenters, and cybercafés play a critical role in extending the benefits of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to a diverse range of people worldwide. However, their ability to contribute to development agendas has come into question in recent times. The Global Impact Study was designed to address this debate by generating evidence about the scale, character, and impacts of public access ICTs in eight countries: Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Ghana, Lithuania, the Philippines, and South Africa. This PowerPoint slidedeck provides an overview of the Global Impact Study, research design and methodology, and the study's key findings. The results show that a central impact of public access is the promotion of digital inclusion through technology access, information access, and development of ICT skills. Both users and non-users report positive impacts in various social and economic areas of their lives. This PowerPoint is available for others to use, adapt, and remix through a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license.
Selecting efficient and reliable preservation strategiesMicah Altman
This article addresses the problem of formulating efficient and reliable operational preservation policies that ensure bit-level information integrity over long periods, and in the presence of a diverse range of real-world technical, legal, organizational, and economic threats. We develop a systematic, quantitative prediction framework that combines formal modeling, discrete-event-based simulation, hierarchical modeling, and then use empirically calibrated sensitivity analysis to identify effective strategies.
This discussion, covened by the Dubai Future Foundation, focusses on identifying the significance of the concept of well-being for social-science and policy; and the opportunities to measure it at scale.
Matching Uses and Protections for Government Data Releases: Presentation at t...Micah Altman
In the work included below, and presented at the Simons Institute, we describe work-in progress that aims to align emerging methods of data protections with research uses.
Privacy Gaps in Mediated Library Services: Presentation at NERCOMP2019Micah Altman
Libraries enable patrons to access a wide range of information, but much of the access to this information is now directly managedy publishers. This has lead to a significant gap across library values, patrons perception of privacy, and effective privacy protection for access to digital resources.
In the work included below, and presented at NERCOMP 2019, we review privacy principles based on ALA, IFLA, and NISO policies. We then organizing and comparing high level privacy protections required by ALA checklist, NISO, and GDPR. This framework of principles and controls is then used to score the privacy policies and practices of major vendors of research library content. We evaluate each element of the vendors privacy policy, and use instrumented browsers to identify the types of tracking mechanisms used by different vendors. We use this set of privacy scores to support analyses of change over time, and of potential gaps between patron expectations and privacy policies and practices.
Presentation by Philip Cohen on collaborative work with Micah Altman as part of the MIT CREOS research talk series. Presented in fall 2018, in Cambridge, MA.
Contemporary journal peer review is beset by a range of problems. These include (a) long delay times to publication, during which time research is inaccessible; (b) weak incentives to conduct reviews, resulting in high refusal rates as the pace of journal publication increases; (c) quality control problems that produce both errors of commission (accepting erroneous work) and omission (passing over important work, especially null findings); (d) unknown levels of bias, affecting both who is asked to perform peer review and how reviewers treat authors, and; (e) opacity in the process that impedes error correction and more systematic learning, and enables conflicts of interest to pass undetected. Proposed alternative practices attempt to address these concerns -- especially open peer review, and post-publication peer review. However, systemic solutions will require revisiting the functions of peer review in its institutional context.
Presentation by Philip Cohen and Micah Altman on developing an exchange system for peer review in support for open science. Prepared for presentation at the ACRL-SSRC meeting on Open scholarship in the social sciences. Washington DC, Dec 2018
Redistricting in the US -- An OverviewMicah Altman
This presentation was prepared for the International Seminar on Electoral Districting, National Electoral Institute El Colegio de México. http://www.ine.mx/seminario-internacional-distritacion-electoral/
This presentation was prepared for the International Seminar on Electoral Districting, National Electoral Institute El Colegio de México. http://www.ine.mx/seminario-internacional-distritacion-electoral/
A History of the Internet :Scott Bradner’s Program on Information Science Talk Micah Altman
Scott Bradner is a Berkman Center affiliate who worked for 50 at Harvard in the areas of computer programming, system management, networking, IT security, and identity management. Scott Bradner was involved in the design, operation and use of data networks at Harvard University since the early days of the ARPANET and served in many leadership roles in the IETF. He presented the talk recorded below, entitled, A History of the Internet -- as part of Program on Information Science Brown Bag Series:
Bradner abstracted his talk as follows:
In a way the Russians caused the Internet. This talk will describe how that happened (hint it was not actually the Bomb) and follow the path that has led to the current Internet of (unpatchable) Things (the IoT) and the Surveillance Economy.
SAFETY NETS: RESCUE AND REVIVAL FOR ENDANGERED BORN-DIGITAL RECORDS- Program ...Micah Altman
The web is now firmly established as the primary communication and publication platform for sharing and accessing social and cultural materials. This networked world has created both opportunities and pitfalls for libraries and archives in their mission to preserve and provide ongoing access to knowledge. How can the affordances of the web be leveraged to drastically extend the plurality of representation in the archive? What challenges are imposed by the intrinsic ephemerality and mutability of online information? What methodological reorientations are demanded by the scale and dynamism of machine-generated cultural artifacts? This talk will explore the interplay of the web, contemporary historical records, and the programs, technologies, and approaches by which libraries and archives are working to extend their mission to preserve and provide access to the evidence of human activity in a world distinguished by the ubiquity of born-digital materials.
Information Science Brown Bag talks, hosted by the Program on Information Science, consists of regular discussions and brainstorming sessions on all aspects of information science and uses of information science and technology to assess and solve institutional, social and research problems. These are informal talks. Discussions are often inspired by real-world problems being faced by the lead discussant.
Labor And Reward In Science: Commentary on Cassidy Sugimoto’s Program on Info...Micah Altman
Cassidy Sugimoto is Associate Professor in the School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University Bloomington, who researches within the domain of scholarly communication and scientometrics, examining the formal and informal ways in which knowledge producers consume and disseminate scholarship. She presented this talk, entitled Labor And Reward In Science: Do Women Have An Equal Voice In Scholarly Communication? A Brown Bag With Cassidy Sugimoto, as part of the Program on Information Science Brown Bag Series.
Despite progress, gender disparities in science persist. Women remain underrepresented in the scientific workforce and under rewarded for their contributions. This talk will examine multiple layers of gender disparities in science, triangulating data from scientometrics, surveys, and social media to provide a broader perspective on the gendered nature of scientific communication. The extent of gender disparities and the ways in which new media are changing these patterns will be discussed. The talk will end with a discussion of interventions, with a particular focus on the roles of libraries, publishers, and other actors in the scholarly ecosystem..
Utilizing VR and AR in the Library Space:Micah Altman
Matt Bernhardt is a web developer in the MIT libraries and a collaborator in our program. He presented this talk, entitled Reality Bytes - Utilizing VR and AR in The Library Space, as part of Program on Information Science Brown Bag Series.
Terms like "virtual reality" and "augmented reality" have existed for a long time. In recent years, thanks to products like Google Cardboard and games like Pokemon Go, an increasing number of people have gained first-hand experience with these once-exotic technologies. The MIT Libraries are no exception to this trend. The Program on Information Science has conducted enough experimentation that we would like to share what we have learned, and solicit ideas for further investigation.
For slides and comments see: http://informatics.mit.edu/blog
Creative Data Literacy: Bridging the Gap Between Data-Haves and Have-NotsMicah Altman
Catherine D'Ignazio is an Assistant Professor of Civic Media and Data Visualization at Emerson College, a principal investigator at the Engagement Lab, and a research affiliate at the MIT Media Lab/Center for Civic Media. She presented this talk, entitled, Creative Data Literacy: Bridging the Gap Between Data-Haves and Have-Nots as part of Program on Information Science Brown Bag Series.
Communities, governments, libraries and organizations are swimming in data—demographic data, participation data, government data, social media data—but very few understand what to do with it. Though governments and foundations are creating open data portals and corporations are creating APIs, these rarely focus on use, usability, building community or creating impact. So although there is an explosion of data, there is a significant lag in data literacy at the scale of communities and citizens. This creates a situation of data-haves and have-nots which is troubling for an open data movement that seeks to empower people with data. But there are emerging technocultural practices that combine participation, creativity, and context to connect data to everyday life. These include data journalism, citizen science, emerging forms for documenting and publishing metadata, novel public engagement in government processes, and participatory data art. This talk surveys these practices both lovingly and critically, including their aspirations and the challenges they face in creating citizens that are truly empowered with data.
SOLARSPELL: THE SOLAR POWERED EDUCATIONAL LEARNING LIBRARY - EXPERIENTIAL LEA...Micah Altman
Access to high-quality, relevant information is absolutely foundational for a quality education. Yet, so many schools across the developing world lack fundamental resources, like textbooks, libraries, electricity and Internet connectivity. The SolarSPELL (Solar Powered Educational Learning Library) is designed specifically to address these infrastructural challenges, by bringing relevant, digital educational content to offline, off-grid locations. SolarSPELL is a portable, ruggedized, solar-powered digital library that broadcasts a webpage with open-access educational content over an offline WiFi hotspot, content that is curated for a particular audience in a specified locality—in this case, for schoolchildren and teachers in remote locations. It is a hands-on, iteratively developed project that has involved undergraduate students in all facets and at every stage of development. This talk will examine the design, development, and deployment of a for-the-field technology that looks simple but has a quite complex background.
Laura Hosman is Assistant Professor at Arizona State University, holding a joint appointment in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and in The Polytechnic School. Her work is action-oriented and focuses on the role for information and communications technology (ICT) in developing countries. Presently, she focuses on ICT-in-education projects, and brings her passion for experiential learning to the classroom by leading real-world-focused, project-based courses that have seen student-built technology deployed in schools in Haiti, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Samoa, and Tonga.
Information Science Brown Bag talks, hosted by the Program on Information Science, consists of regular discussions and brainstorming sessions on all aspects of information science and uses of information science and technology to assess and solve institutional, social and research problems. These are informal talks. Discussions are often inspired by real-world problems being faced by the lead discussant.
Making Decisions in a World Awash in Data: We’re going to need a different bo...Micah Altman
In his abstract, Scriffignano summarizes as follows:
l explore some of the ways in which the massive availability of data is changing and the types of questions we must ask in the context of making business decisions. Truth be told, nearly all organizations struggle to make sense out of the mounting data already within the enterprise. At the same time, businesses, individuals, and governments continue to try to outpace one another, often in ways that are informed by newly-available data and technology, but just as often using that data and technology in alarmingly inappropriate or incomplete ways. Multiple “solutions” exist to take data that is poorly understood, promising to derive meaning that is often transient at best. A tremendous amount of “dark” innovation continues in the space of fraud and other bad behavior (e.g. cyber crime, cyber terrorism), highlighting that there are very real risks to taking a fast-follower strategy in making sense out of the ever-increasing amount of data available. Tools and technologies can be very helpful or, as Scriffignano puts it, “they can accelerate the speed with which we hit the wall.” Drawing on unstructured, highly dynamic sources of data, fascinating inference can be derived if we ask the right questions (and maybe use a bit of different math!). This session will cover three main themes: The new normal (how the data around us continues to change), how are we reacting (bringing data science into the room), and the path ahead (creating a mindset in the organization that evolves). Ultimately, what we learn is governed as much by the data available as by the questions we ask. This talk, both relevant and occasionally irreverent, will explore some of the new ways data is being used to expose risk and opportunity and the skills we need to take advantage of a world awash in data.
The Open Access Network: Rebecca Kennison’s Talk for the MIT Prorgam on Infor...Micah Altman
Rebecca Kennison, who is the Principal of K|N Consultants, the co-founder of the Open Access Network; and was was the founding director of the Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, gave this talk on Come Together Right Now: An Introduction To The Open Access Network as part of the Program on Information Science Brown Bag Series.
Gary Price, MIT Program on Information ScienceMicah Altman
Gary Price, who is chief editor of InfoDocket, contributing editor of Search Engine Land, co-founder of Full Text Reports and who has worked with internet search firms and library systems developers alike, gave this talk on Issues in Curating the Open Web at Scale as part of the Program on Information Science Brown Bag Series.
1. Prepared for
International Seminar on Electoral Boundaries Delimitation
Instituto Federal Electoral
Mexico City, November 2012
PPR-México
Plataforma Pública de Redistritación México
Por
Micah Altman, MIT, Brookings Institución
Michael McDonald, GMU, Brookings Institución
Alejandro Trelles, Universito of Pittsburgh
Eric Magar, ITAM
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2. Where has DistrictBuilder been used?
Used in 10 states
More than 1000
legal plans
created by the
public
Thousands of
public participants
Millions of
viewers
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3. How has DistrictBuilder been used?
For Transparency:
Dissemination
Public understanding
Evaluation/comparison
For Education:
Staff training
Classroom teaching
Student competitions
For Participation:
Integrated into official decision process
Non-partisan public organizations
For Election Administration:
Internal collaboration/analysis sharing
Support for commission
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4. What principles govern the project?
All redistricting plans should include
sufficient information such that the public
can verify, reproduce, and evaluate a plan.
Open Source
Open Data
Open Algorithms
See: Principles for Transparency and Public Participation in
Redistricting
PPR-México
http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2010/0617_redistricting_statement.a
6. (Also Award Winning)
Named one of the top ten political
innovations of 2011
by Politico
Winner of 2012 data innovation
award, for data used for social
impact,
by Strata
Winner of 2012 award for outstanding
software development,
by American Political Science
Association
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7. Thanks to Our Sponsors
Funded in part by
The Sloan Foundation
Joyce Foundation
Amazon Corporation
Judy Ford Watson Center at Christopher Newport Univ.
Engineering and implementation services by:
Azavea
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This work. “The Public Mapping Project”, by Micah Altman (http://redistricting.info) is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.