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Slides from a talk at a Technology Innovation in Government workshop delivered April 5, 2014 at UMass Boston.
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Technology for Citizen VoicesApril 11, 2023Boston, MA
Dr. Stuart ShulmanPhone: +1-413-345-8939Email: [email protected]
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
• I am the founder, CEO, and sole manager of Texifter, LLC.• Texifter sold DiscoverText to Vision Critical in 2012.• I profited from the asset sale, as did UMass.• I stand to profit further from sales of DiscoverText licenses.• A UMass panel has managed the case from cradle to grave.• Vision Critical recently sold DiscoverText back to Texifter.
My Current Area of Research
How Did I Get Here? May 2001
Seeking Deliberative Democracy November 2002
eRulemaking Research May 2003
Mass Email Campaigns December 2004
Misleading Members for Data June 2005
Membership & Resources April 2006
The Dam Breaks January 2007
Early Prototype Solutions April 2008
The “Notice and Spam Era” April 2009
Reading Inspirational Books November 2010
10 Years of Coding Text October 2011
Innovation Happens in Groups June 2012
Interactive Machine Classifiers March 2013
Where Does This Leave Us?
The First Draft of History is Now Often a Tweet
Be Wary of Too Much Automation
What is the Future of Citizen Voice Online?
Thank-you for having me!
Dr. Stuart W. ShulmanFounder & CEO, Texifter, LLCResearch Associate Professor, UMass AmherstDirector, Qualitative Data Analysis Program (QDAP)Editor Emeritus, Journal of Information Technology & Politics
Contact [email protected]://people.umass.edu/stu/@stuartwshulman
