Stefaan Verhulst

New York University (NYU)

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Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

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http://www.vub.ac.be/

Brussels, 1050

Belgium

The Data Tank

Brussels

Belgium

http://datatank.org

The GovLab

New York, New York

United States

http://Thegovlab.org

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

45

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5,746

TOTAL CITATIONS

56

Scholarly Papers (45)

1.

The Potential of Social Media — Intelligence to Improve People’s Lives: Social Media Data for Good

The GovLab Report, September 2017
Number of pages: 120 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew Young
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
Downloads 308 (210,950)

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AI Localism in Practice: Examining How Cities Govern AI

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 14 Dec 2022
Sara Marcucci, Uma Kalkar and Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, Sciences Po and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 303 (214,602)

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AI localism, AI governance, data governance, data ethics, smart cities, smart urbanism

3.

Innovations in Global Governance: Toward a Distributed Internet Governance Ecosystem

Global Commission on Internet Governance Working Paper No. 5
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2018
New York University (NYU), New York Law School (NYLS) - Democracy Design Workshop, New York Law School and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 299 (217,706)
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Internet Governance, Innovation

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Moving Toward the FAIR-R principles: Advancing AI-Ready Data

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 19 Mar 2025
Stefaan Verhulst, Andrew J. Zahuranec and Hannah Chafetz
New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
Downloads 288 (227,325)

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data, artificial intelligence, data governance, FAIR, open science, open data

5.

Reimagining the Policy Cycle in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 19 Feb 2025
Sara Marcucci and Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU) - The GovLab and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 259 (252,520)

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policy lifecycle, artificial intelligence, evicende-informed policy making, ethics of AI

6.

People-Led Innovation: Toward a Methodology for Solving Urban Problems in the 21st Century

The GovLab and Bertelsmann Foundation Report, January 2018
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Andrew Young, Jeffrey Brown, Hannah Pierce and Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, Bertelsmann Stiftung, New York University (NYU) - The GovLab and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 249 (262,723)
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Innovation, People-Led Innovation, Methodology

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The Emergence of a Third Wave of Open Data: How To Accelerate the Re-Use of Data for Public Interest Purposes While Ensuring Data Rights and Community Flourishing

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 11 Oct 2021
New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU), affiliation not provided to SSRN, BrightHive, Inc. and George Washington University - Elliott School of International Affairs
Downloads 243 (269,149)
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open data, data collaboration, data, data openness, data sharing

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Where is Everyone? The Importance of Population Density Data: A Data Artefact Study of the Facebook Population Density Map

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 11 Oct 2021
New York University (NYU), affiliation not provided to SSRN, New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 236 (276,884)
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Data, population density, data collaboratives, satellite imagery, data stewardship, data collaboratives

9.

Emerging Uses of Technology for Development: A New Intelligence Paradigm

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 11 Oct 2021
New York University (NYU), Agence Française de Développement (AFD)Labex ReFi, New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) - The GovLab and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
Downloads 207 (318,474)
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governance, digital innovation, data

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Questions as a Device for Data Responsibility: Toward a New Science of Questions to Steer and Complement the Use of Data Science for the Public Good in a Polycentric Way

in: Aguerre, C., Campbell-Verduyn, M., & Scholte, J. A., Global Digital Data Governance: Polycentric Perspectives, Properties and Controversies. Routledge, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 10 Jul 2023
Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU)
Downloads 201 (322,758)

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Data Governance, Questions, Participation, Accountability

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Open Data: A Twenty-First-Century Asset for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Stefaan Verhulst, Robyn Caplan and Robyn Caplan
New York University (NYU) and Data & Society Research InstituteRutgers University, New Brunswick/Piscataway, School of Communication and Information, Students
Downloads 198 (327,327)
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The Open Data Era in Health and Social Care

NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2563788
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
New York University (NYU), New York Law School (NYLS) - Democracy Design Workshop, Data & Society Research InstituteRutgers University, New Brunswick/Piscataway, School of Communication and Information, Students, New York University (NYU) - Governance Lab and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
Downloads 198 (327,327)
Citation 6

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Open Data, Metrics, Impact

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Re-Imagining 'Action Research' as a Tool for Social Innovation and Public Entrepreneurship

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 08 Mar 2020
Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU)
Downloads 190 (340,078)

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Action Research, Pasteur Quadrant, Practical Knowledge, Data, Data Science, R-Search methodology

14.

The New York City Business Atlas: Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses with Open Data

Smarter New York City:How City Agencies Innovate. Edited by André Corrêa d'Almeida, Columbia University Press, August 2018
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 15 Oct 2018
Andrew Young and Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU) - The GovLab and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 190 (340,078)

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Open Data in Developing Economies: Toward Building an Evidence Base on What Works and How

Open Data in Developing Economies: Toward Building an Evidence Base on What Works and How, 2017, ISBN: 978-1-928331-59-9
Number of pages: 283 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew Young
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
Downloads 177 (362,541)

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Access to New Data Sources for Statistics: Business Models and Incentives for the Corporate Sector

PARIS21, Discussion Paper No. 10, March 2017
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Thilo Klein and Stefaan Verhulst
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 168 (379,607)
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Big data, official statistics, data ecosystem, business model, public-private partnership (PPP)

17.

Data Stewardship Decoded: Mapping Its Diverse Manifestations and Emerging Relevance at a time of AI

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 19 Mar 2025
Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU)
Downloads 137 (449,491)

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data, data stewardship, data governance, artificial intelligence, FAIR

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Identifying Citizens’ Needs by Combining Artificial Intelligence (Ai) and Collective Intelligence (Ci)

Number of pages: 92 Posted: 02 Apr 2020
Andrew J. Zahuranec, Andrew Young and Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 137 (449,491)

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Artificial Intelligence, AI, Collective Intelligence, Public Policy, Citizen Engagement

19.

The #Data4COVID19 Review: Assessing the Use of Non-Traditional Data During A Pandemic Crisis

Number of pages: 153 Posted: 05 Dec 2022
New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 136 (452,164)

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COVID-19, pandemic, Data Stewardship, New York City, Data Responsibility, Data Collaboratives, Non-Traditional Data, Data

20.

Mapping and Comparing Responsible Data Approaches

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Jos Berens, Ulrich Mans and Stefaan Verhulst
Leiden University - Centre for Innovation, Leiden University - Centre for Innovation and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 125 (483,612)
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Data Commons: Under Threat by or The Solution for a Generative AI Era? Rethinking data access and re-use

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 23 May 2024
Stefaan Verhulst, Hannah Chafetz and Andrew J. Zahuranec
New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) - The GovLab and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 123 (489,819)

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data, artificial intelligence, open data, commons, governance

Operationalizing Data Collaboratives for Migration

HARNESSING DATA INNOVATION FOR MIGRATION POLICY. A HANDBOOK FOR PRACTITIONERS. IOM, April 2023
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 22 May 2023
Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew Young
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 71 (712,506)

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Data, Data Collaboratives, Migration, Policy Making

Operationalizing Data Collaboratives For Migration

Harnessing Data Innovation For Migration Policy. A Handbook for Practitioners. IOM Global Data Institute, 2023
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 05 Jun 2023
Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew Young
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 42 (935,608)

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Data, Migration, Data Collaboratives, Innovation, Policy

23.

Re-Imagining Governance in Practice: Benchmarking British Columbia's Citizen Engagement Efforts

Number of pages: 113 Posted: 13 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2018
New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, Independent, Cornell Law School and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 112 (525,945)

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24.

Governing the Environment-Related Data Space

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 07 Nov 2022
Democratic Society (Demsoc), Democratic Society (Demsoc), Democratic Society (Demsoc), New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) - The GovLab and Democratic Society (Demsoc)
Downloads 108 (540,324)

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data, data governance, data stewardship, environmental data, environment, environmental justice

25.

Beyond Answers Presented by AI: Unlocking Innovation and Problem Solving Through A New Science of Questions

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 19 Mar 2025
Stefaan Verhulst and Hannah Chafetz
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
Downloads 102 (563,513)

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data, data science, questions, artificial intelligence

26.

The Periodic Table of Open Data

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 02 Dec 2022
Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew J. Zahuranec
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 98 (579,161)

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open data, data governance, data collaboration, data stewardship

27.

Inquiry as Infrastructure: Defining Good Questions in the Age of Data and AI

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 25 Apr 2025
Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU)
Downloads 92 (615,516)

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data, artificial intelligence, questions, inquiry, infrastructure, data science, decision science, research, policy making, democracy

28.

Open Data in Action: Initiatives during the Initial Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 07 Oct 2021
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), affiliation not provided to SSRN, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 90 (611,206)
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open data, COVID, coronavirus, data, data collaboration, data stewardship, pandemic

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Computational Social Science for the Public Good: Towards a Taxonomy of Governance and Policy Challenges

Handbook of Computational Social Science for Policy; Editors: Eleonora Bertoni, Matteo Fontana, Lorenzo Gabrielli, Serena Signorelli, Michele Vespe, 2023 DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16624-2
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 26 Jan 2023
Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU)
Downloads 84 (637,703)

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Social Science, Data, Governance, Computational, Data Science, AI

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Toward Metrics for Re(Imagining) Governance: The Promise and Challenge of Evaluating Innovations in How We Govern

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 13 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2018
Aleise Barnett, David Dembo and Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 84 (637,703)
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Open Governance, Metrics, Impact Assessment

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Trust but Verify: A Guide to Conduct Due Diligence When Leveraging Non-Traditional Data in the Public Interest

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 19 Feb 2025
Sara Marcucci, Andrew J. Zahuranec and Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 80 (660,856)

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Due Diligence, Non-Traditional Data, Data Ethics, Risk Assessment, Responsible Data Use

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Situating Digital Self-Determination (DSD): A Comparison with Existing and Emerging Digital and Data Governance Approaches

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 01 Apr 2025
Stefaan Verhulst and Sara Marcucci
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
Downloads 74 (685,458)

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Data Governance, Digital Self-Determination (DSD), Consent-Based Governance, Ownership-Based Governance, Data Sovereignty, Group Privacy, Trusted Data Spaces, Risk-Based Governance, Compliance-Based Governance, Principles-Based Governance, Data Justice, Data Feminism, Digital Solidarity, Ethics-Centered Governance, Data, Digital

33.

The Data Assembly Synthesis Report and Responsible Re-Use Framework

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 67 (723,517)
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Covid-19, pandemic, Data Stewardship, New York City, Data Responsibility, Citizens Assembly

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The Practice and Craft of Multi-Stakeholder Governance

The Practice and Craft of Multi-Stakeholder Governance, Global Partners Digital, Sep 2016
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 Feb 2019
Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU)
Downloads 57 (785,890)

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Smarter State: Smarter Health - Boosting Analytical Capacity at NHS

The GovLab, February 2017, NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper No. 3141448
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
New York Law School (NYLS) - Democracy Design Workshop, New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, New York University (NYU) - The GovLab, New York University (NYU) - The GovLab and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
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Encouraging and Sustaining Innovation in Government: Technology and Innovation in the Next Administration

IBM Center for The Business of Government and the Partnership for Public Service Report, August 2016
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Beth Simone Noveck and Stefaan Verhulst
New York Law School (NYLS) - Democracy Design Workshop and New York University (NYU)
Downloads 55 (799,876)

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R-Search Rapid Re-Search Enabling the Design of Agile and Creative Responses to Problems (Presentation Slides)

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 22 Mar 2018
Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew Young
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
Downloads 49 (844,788)
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Building a Policy Compass: Navigating Future Migration with Anticipatory Methods

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Jan 2025
Stefaan Verhulst and Sara Marcucci
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab
Downloads 28 (1,047,853)

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migration, forecasting, foresight, data, anticipation, evidence, policymaking, refugees, expertise, scenario

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Unlocking the Potential: The Call for an International Decade of Data

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 28 Dec 2023
Stefaan Verhulst
New York University (NYU)
Downloads 25 (1,083,422)
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data, artificial intelligence, digital, data stewardship, self-determination, UN, SDG

40.

The AI Localism Canvas

Verhulst, Stefaan, Andrew Young, and Mona Sloane. "The AI Localism Canvas." Informationen zur Raumentwicklung 48, no. 3 (2021): 86-89.
Posted: 29 Nov 2021
Stefaan Verhulst, Andrew Young and Mona Sloane
New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) and University of Virginia

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AI, localism, governance, urban, cities, technology

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The Use of Mobility Data for Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted: 07 Oct 2021
New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab

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mobility data, data, data collaborative, COVID-19, pandemic response

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Open Data Impact When Demand and Supply Meet Key Findings of the Open Data Impact Case Studies

Posted: 26 Apr 2018
Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew Young
New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - The GovLab

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Building Data Responsibility into Humanitarian Action

OCHA Policy and Studies Series, May 2016
Posted: 25 Apr 2018
University of Oslo, Independent, New York University (NYU), Leiden University - Centre for Innovation, Independent and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

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Data Responsibility

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artificial intelligence, collective intelligence, open governance, innovation, policy, data

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The Social Dynamics of Open Data

The Social Dynamics of Open Data, 2017, ISBN: 978-1-928331-56-8
Posted: 18 Apr 2018
Stellenbosch University, New York University (NYU), University of Texas at Austin, Independent and Independent

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