Citizen Voices in a Networked Age of #BigData

Citizen Voices in a Networked Age of #BigData“Citizen Voices”Global Conference on Citizen Engagement forEnhanced Development ImpactApril 10, 2023Washington, DC

Dr. Stuart ShulmanPhone: +1-413-345-8939Email: stu.shulman@visioncritical.com

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

• I am the founder and CEO Texifter, LLC.• Texifter recently sold the DiscoverText software to Vision Critical.• 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.• I am currently an employee of Vision Critical Inc. and UMass.

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

Simple Clustering Does Help With Many Problems

What is the Future of Citizen Voice Online?

Thank-you for having me!

Dr. Stuart W. ShulmanVice President for Text Analytics, Vision CriticalFounder & CEO, Texifter, LLCAssistant Professor, University of Massachusetts AmherstDirector, Qualitative Data Analysis Program (QDAP)Associate Director, National Center for Digital GovernmentEditor Emeritus, Journal of Information Technology & Politics

Contact Informationstu.shulman@visioncritical.comhttp://people.umass.edu/stu/@stuartwshulman