Emily, A specific and current case that might fit under data science is the surprising imminent decision by the US Department of the Interior on US National Monuments: https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/8/24/16199048/interior-depar... This case fits more broadly under the class of interactions known as "notice and comment" in regulatory rulemaking. Dr. Cornelius Kerwin wrote that the administrative rulemaking process is one of the most democratic features of the American political system. Though it is not always the case that public voice carries the day, it remains true that substantive comments submitted on proposed rule must be directly addressed under the law. You may be able to locate specific regulatory actions with data science at the heart, or at least clear implications, for example, at the EPA. Perhaps have a look at Regulations.Gov to identify current cases that fit your criteria. ~Stu On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 7:41 AM, Emily Rempel <E.S.Rempel@bath.ac.uk> wrote:
Hi All,
I've been following this list since early 2017, so not sure if this has been asked before...but...do you know of any examples of public involvement/engagement in government data science processes or data science policy-making? Ideally, it would be good to have examples that are (a) not single events such as workshops and (b) that do not require the participants to be highly technically literate.
I've done quite a bit of google and academic database searching but have only come across, maybe, five or six examples. Any links you have would be much appreciated! Thanks!
Best,
Emily Emily S. Rempel Department of Psychology University of Bath
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