Data School at Utrecht University
Mirko Tobias Schäfer is Associate Professor of AI, Data & Society at Utrecht University (NL). As Science Lead of the Data School, he investigates the impact of datafication and algorithmisation on public management and media industries. His work bridges academic research, policy development, and public debate on responsible and democratic technology. With the Data School, he builds applicable processes for responsible AI and its governance. The Data School works with government organisations and media companies in the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland and Austria and supports them in aligning the implementation of AI with public values. Mirko also serves on the Advisory Committee Analytics at the Netherlands Ministry of Finance.