The Digital Governance Puzzle: Towards integrative theory of humans, machines, and organizations in public management

A seminar at the NRU-HSE Moscow, (December 2022)

International Workshop: 

The Power of AI Tools in Social Science Research: Will Machines Lead Our Scientific Future?

February 7 2025, 14:00 - 15:35

Vytautas Kavolis Transdisciplinary Research Institute invites researchers to a methodological workshop on AI tools in social science research.

Content of the training

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising our life, and its impact on research and development in the social sciences cannot be underestimated. This training will introduce students and researchers in the social sciences to the potential contribution of AI ideas and practical platforms. The first part will delve into AI’s meaning, recent developments, various tools that maximize its impact (textual, visual, video, data-related, survey, and experiment implications), its major platforms, and the benefits of using AI in SS research. We will also mention ethical considerations, challenges and limitations, and future directions of progress in this field. The second part will demonstrate how AI is currently used in one study relating digital governance and citizens’ emotions across cultures. Finally, a short Q&A session will allow participants to comment, suggest self-experience and highlight concrete issues worthy of consideration in the future progress of the field. The training will be moderated by dr. Gintarė Pocė, Head of project activities of the V. Kavolis Transdisciplinary Research Institute.  

This workshop is one of the activities of the project “Strengthening of R&D activities of the Vytautas Kavolis Transdisciplinary Institute of Social and Humanities Sciences (SOCMTEP)”. The project is financed by the Lithuanian Science Council and the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania, contract no. S-A-UEI-23-13 (12/27/2023). Funding program – “University Excellence Initiative” (No. V-940).

WEBINAR:  

Getting Published: Some Insights and Advice for International Scholars

• • Dr. Gregg G. Van Ryzin, Rutgers University–Newark, the USA; 

  • Dr. Eran Vigoda-Gadot, the University of Haifa, Israel.

Upcoming; April 29th, 2025 15:00