@svirkar.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, WU (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien) Austria. A political scientist working at the intersection of digital technologies, government and society. Passionate about the creation and exchange of knowledge.
Bought this book quicker than you could say " #PrinceAndrew". This #ValentinesDay, let's remember the #survivors of #trafficking, #exploitation, and #abuse across the world, and stand with them as they rebuild their lives. #EpsteinFiles #GrokAI #GiselePelicot #Weinstein #MohdAlFayed
14.02.2026 13:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#ThatsMe Last November,I had the honour of being featured as part of the @idealdemocracy.bsky.social Project’s Women in ICT series.It has been three years since I joined the team at @pubgovman.bsky.social,and I have grown both as a person and a professional.Grateful always for life's many blessings.
09.02.2026 20:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0An outright #ban on #socialmedia is less the act of a confident #government, and more a scramble to regain #control over a #technology and an #industry in the wake of a #failure of traditional top-down #policymaking. Effective #regulation involves rather #stakeholderconsensus and #digitalliteracy.
23.01.2026 16:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0📢The #IFIP #EGOV2026 CfP is out! Delighted to be chairing the #SmartCities track (tinyurl.com/egov-conft) with
@mprguezbolivar.bsky.social and Joep Crompvoets.
📅 Deadline: 16 March 2026
🔗 Submission: tinyurl.com/egov-subm
✍ 30 Aug-3 Sept 2026
🌐 Conference website: tinyurl.com/egov-26
Join us!
How does #language shape the way we #perceive and interpret the world? What are the #consequences for the life-changing choices that we make? And how can we take back the use of language to protect the most #vulnerable and at-risk in #society? Today's #WUMattersWUTalks event made me stop and think.
21.01.2026 19:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#Deliverable writing on a wintry afternoon in an empty office for the @idealdemocracy.bsky.social project. This, the second #report of WP1, focuses on #politicalparticipation from the perspective of experts and beneficiaries. So satisfying to see raw data turn into text! #researcher #worklife
17.01.2026 15:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Now is the time to examine how students engage with #ArtificialIntelligence tools in both academic and non-academic settings, explore the cross-over of competencies, and to harness this deeper understanding to support traditional teaching methods and foster critical thinking.
16.01.2026 14:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#HotOffThePress The first IDEAL Project newsletter is out! Read further to find out what our diverse and multi-talented team has been upto for the last 12 months. Subscribe to keep abreast of the very latest project developments as we continue to build a truly inclusive deliberative space in Europe.
13.01.2026 13:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Hello World! Starting something new ✨ This space is for sharing ideas, exchanging news, reviewing books, challenging accepted wisdom - and having a bit of an intellectual adventure along the way. Glad you are here. ❤️
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