The legacy of ‘cash for ash’ in Northern Ireland: instrumental, cultural, and myth perspectives This article examines the progress made in reforming the Northern Ireland Civil Service in the wake of the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal and resulting inquiry. It uses Northern Ireland Audit Off...

Delighted to see my new article, co-authored with @eoghanly.bsky.social and @muirismac.bsky.social, published today!

Title: 'The legacy of ‘cash for ash’ in Northern Ireland: instrumental, cultural, and myth perspectives'

Read it open access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New article in #JPART (@jpart1991.bsky.social): what if government leaves you stuck in administrative limbo for years on end? We find evidence of extensive strain, prolonged uncertainty and loss of perspective. @muirismac.bsky.social @woutervdooren.bsky.social

Link: academic.oup.com/jpart/advanc...

Evolving Generative AI: Entangling the Accountability Relationship | Digital Government: Research and Practice Since ChatGPT's debut, generative AI technologies have surged in popularity within the AI community. Recognized for their cutting-edge language processing capabilities, these excel in generating human-like conversations, enabling open-ended dialogues with ...

And the second considers the accountability challenges that the use of Generative AI in government bring, and what can be done to address them. dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.... 2/2 @psaexecpolitics.bsky.social

Accountability and AI: Redundancy, Overlaps and Blind-Spots Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly reshapes public sector activities, raising critical questions about its impact on traditional democratic accountability. Despite recent achievements in unp...

Couple of new papers on AI and public sector accountability with my @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social colleagues @deepakp7.bsky.social and @marc-tj-elliott.bsky.social The first looks at accountability issues arising from real-world AI-based problems: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... …1/2

Why ChatGPT is a uniquely terrible tool for government ministers Generative AI tools look backwards, where governments are supposed to look forwards.

Why #ChatGPT is a uniquely terrible tool for government ministers.

Our experts are here with an explainer ➡️ ow.ly/jpwf50VuG9u

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New report uncovers popularity of Politics and International Relations degrees, with graduates outearning national averages A new British Academy report on Politics and International Relations (PIR) provision in UK higher education shows a 20 per cent increase in first degree enrolments and a 41 per cent rise in postgradua...

A new British Academy report on Politics and International Relations provision in UK higher education has found that it remains a popular subject, with graduates out-earning national averages. Read the report in full:
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/new-rep...

Interested in long-term perspectives on policy-making? Join our Royal Irish Academy online event next Thursday 16th with @thomasnhale.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social Rhiannon Hardiman @futuregencymru.bsky.social Laurie Smith @nestauk.bsky.social & Klaus Goetz. Details 👇