Dr. Keegan McBride is an expert on topics such as digital government, digital innovation, the use of AI in the public sector, digital well-being and happiness, and government interoperability and data exchange. He is an active member of the scholarly community, participating in several high-level digital government focused conferences and publishing in leading peer-reviewed digital government focused journals. In his research he aims to develop an understanding about the future trajectory of the state in the digital age by exploring the complex and co-evolutionary relationships between technology, society, and the state.
Outside of these academic interests, Keegan is actively working with NGOs, particularly those that focus on reimagining a better, open, human-centric, and equitable digital future, he can additionally be found consulting and working with governments and private sector organizations on the topic of governmental digitalization. Keegan received an MSc in e-Governance Technologies and Services and completed his doctoral studies in public administration –both at the Tallinn University of Technology in Tallinn, Estonia.
Interoperability, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence in the public sector, digital innovation, open government data, digital government, digital transformation, co-creation of public services, procurement of innovation, digital wellbeing.
This programme supports research on AI, Government and Policy.
12:00 -13:30, Zoom
With Dr Ana Valdivia, Dr Keegan McBride, Mustafa Mahmoud, Lori Roussey, and Yasah MusaThe panelists will evaluate regulatory frameworks, examine the role of digital ID in improving inclusivity & the impact on service delivery
13:00 -14:00, 1 St Giles
With Roman Höfner, and Ann-Katrin MüllerJoin us for a discussion with Ann-Katrin Mueller and Roman Hoefner from Der Spiegel to hear about how new advancements in technology and particularly AI are giving rise to a new set of challenges for journalism.
9:00 -12:30, 41 St Giles
With Roman HöfnerIn this 0.5 day workshop with Roman Hoefner, an investigative journalist at Der Spiegel, participants will learn more about OSINT and the role that it plays in journalistic investigations.
This option course will approach the study of government and politics through the lens of data science.
