Charlotte van Oirsouw
Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on how administrative authorities adapt their decision-making processes to address complex challenges in our ever-changing world. We'll explore the concept of networked algorithmic administrative decision-making (NAADM), where administrative authorities collaborate with various stakeholders using informal modes of governance. This collaboration involves the use of algorithms to automate parts of the decision-making process, reducing administrative burden and increasing efficiency.
However, NAADM presents challenges to transparency and accountability due to its technical and social complexities. Transparency and accountability are crucial for the legitimacy and acceptance of public authority. This discussion will delve into the legal responses needed to uphold transparency and accountability in the context of NAADM. To inform these responses, we'll examine how existing laws safeguard transparency and accountability through a conceptualization of NAADM. Additionally, we'll present initial findings from two case studies: the Red Button and the Emmen Energy Wallet.
This hybrid talk is proudly brought to you by UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation and the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law.
LOCATION
This event will take place in-person at the UNSW Law & Justice Building in the Level 2 Boardroom and online via Teams. Please indicate your attendance preference on checkout.
CONTACT
For any further details regarding this event, please contact the UNSW Allens Hub Administrator via allenshub@unsw.edu.au.
Charlotte van Oirsouw is a PhD candidate at Utrecht University and a PhD visiting scholar at the Allens Hub during June and July 2023. Her research focuses on the regulation of networked algorithmic administrative decision-making, or NAADM for short, and the challenges that NAADM poses for transparency and accountability. She examines this development through a combination of legal doctrinal research and empirical legal research. In this regard, she is conducting two qualitative case studies on the development and use of blockchain technology by networks of Dutch administrative authorities, private organizations, NGOs and citizens. Charlotte’s research is part of the NWO-funded interdisciplinary CHAIN-project. Charlotte’s supervisors are Prof. Dr. Jurgen Goossens, Prof. Dr. Jurgen de Poorter and Prof. Dr. Esther Keymolen.
Prior to her PhD, Charlotte obtained an LL.M. degree in Law & Technology from Tilburg University and an LL.M. degree in Law & Economics from Utrecht University. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) at Utrecht University and went on an Erasmus exchange to the Ludwig Maximilians-Universität in Munich. During her studies she worked as an intern at a Dutch law firm located in Brussels and as a research assistant at TNO and Utrecht University.
