Rating the rankings: Assessing international rankings of public service performance by Hood, C, Dixon, R, Beeston, C

“…This paper documents the growth of international rankings of governance and public services and seeks to contribute to a second-generation approach to the analysis of this phenomenon. …”

Rating the rankings: assessing international rankings of public service performance by Hood, C, Dixon, R, Beeston, C

“…This paper documents the growth of international rankings of governance and public services and seeks to contribute to a second-generation approach to the analysis of this phenomenon. …”

Public service media and news in a digital media environment: a study of six countries by Sehl, A, Cornia, A, Nielsen, R

“…In this paper, we examine how the public service media (PSM) in six European coun-tries (Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom) are delivering news in an increasingly digital media environment. …”

Promoting the good life and preventing the bad: what impact does the language used in legislation have on the provision of life-changing public services? a natural experiment of homelessness provision in England and Wales by Williams, M

Fairness and accountability design needs for algorithmic support in high-stakes public sector decision-making by Veale, M, Van Kleek, M, Binns, R

“…We see design opportunities in this disconnect, such as in supporting the tracking of concept drift in secondary data sources, and in building usable transparency tools to identify risks and incorporate domain knowledge, aimed both at managers and at the ‘street-level bureaucrats’ on the frontlines of public service. We conclude by outlining ethical challenges and future directions for collaboration in these high-stakes applications.…”

Vote me up if you like my ideas! Experiences of learning in a MOOC by Eynon, R, Hjorth, I, Gillani, N, Yasseri, T

“…In a Europe facing the financial downturn, universities struggle to retain their public service ethos when budgets are under huge pressure. …”

Designing data science software for social care organisations by Reinmund, TJ

“…Within the last few decades, data science has risen towards the top of agendas in public services such as adult social care. Concomitant with this ever-increasing appetite for data science is an expanding catalogue of challenges associated with developing, deploying, and maintaining data science software: choosing the appropriate, if any, analytical technique to use; balancing competing conceptions of success; and sustaining user adoption. …”

BROKENWIRE: wireless disruption of CCS electric vehicle charging by Köhler, S, Baker, R, Strohmeier, M, Martinovic, I

“…<br > Brokenwire has immediate implications for a substantial proportion of the around 12 million battery EVs on the roads worldwide — and profound effects on the new wave of electrification for vehicle fleets, both for private enterprise and crucial public services, as well as electric buses, trucks, and small ships. …”