rmdigi

Department of Digitalization

Rony
Medaglia
Professor with special responsibilities
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ph.d


Room: HOW/60-2.01b
E-mail: rm.digi@cbs.dk
Presentation

Rony's research focuses on the digitalization in the public sector, from the perspectives of public policy, digital service provision, and citizen engagement. He is interested in the transformative impacts of digital technologies - such as Artificial Intelligence - in government and in public-private partnerships, with an international perspective.

Primary research areas
  • Artificial Intelligence in Government
  • Digitalization and the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
  • Public sector digitalization in the European Union
  • Digital Government in China
Social media
Links
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www.cbs.dk/en/staff/rmdigi
Courses
  • Digitalization (CBS Executive MBA and CBS Full-Time MBA, DSEB Education Prize 2019)
  • Getting ready for the Generative AI revolution (CBS MBA Masterclass)
  • Enabling Sustainability Through Technology and AI (CBS Executive ‘Sustainable Leadership and Transformation’ Program – CELST)
  • Digitalization and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (MSc in Economics and Business Administration)
  • Strategic and Tactical Tools for Digital Business (MSc in Business Administation and Digital Business)
  • Digital Technologies and Data-Driven Business (BSc in Business Administration and Digital Management)
Supervision
  • Digitalization of the public sector
  • New technologies (AI, IoT, blockchain) in government
  • Digitalization and public-private partnerships
Selected publications
  • Medaglia, R., Rukanova, B., & Zhang, Z. (2024). Digital government and the circular economy transition: An analytical framework and a research agenda. Government Information Quarterly, 41(1), 10194.
  • Medaglia, R., Mikalef, P. & Tangi, L. (2024). Competences and governance practices for artificial intelligence in the public sector, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
  • Medaglia, R., Eaton, B., Hedman, J. & Whitley, E. (2022). Mechanisms of Power Inscription into IT Governance: Lessons from Two National Digital Identity Systems. Information Systems Journal, 32(2), 242–277.
  • Manzoni, M., Medaglia, R., Tangi, L., van Noordt, C., Vaccari, L., & Gattwinkel, D. (2022). AI Watch, road to the adoption of artificial intelligence by the public sector : a handbook for policymakers, public administrations and relevant stakeholders, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
  • Charalabidis, Y., Medaglia, R., & van Noordt, C. (eds.) (2024). Research Handbook on Public Management and Artificial Intelligence, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Sun, T. Q., & Medaglia, R. (2019). Mapping the challenges of Artificial Intelligence in the public sector: Evidence from public healthcare. Government Information Quarterly, 36(2), 368–383.
Publications sorted by:
2024
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana; ; Rony Medaglia / Asia-Pacific Digital Transformation Report 2024 : Digital Innovation for Smarter Climate Action.
Bangkok : United Nations Publications 2024, 65 p. (Asia-Pacific Digital Transformation Report, Vol. 2)
Report
Rony Medaglia; Patrick Mikalef; Luca Tangi / Competences and Governance Practices for Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector
Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union 2024, 96 p. (JCR Science for Policy Report)
Report > peer review
Rony Medaglia; Boriana Rukanova; Ziyan Zhang / Digital Government and the Circular Economy Transition : An Analytical Framework and a Research Agenda.
In: Government Information Quarterly, Vol. 41, No. 1, 3.2024
Journal article > peer review
Yannis Charalabidis; Rony Medaglia; Colin van Noordt / Introduction to the Research Handbook on Public Management and Artificial Intelligence
In: Research Handbook on Public Management and Artificial Intelligence . ed. /Yannis Charalabidis; Rony Medaglia; Colin van Noordt. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2024, p. 1-6
Book chapter > peer review
Rony Medaglia; Gianluca Misuraca / Introduction to the Special Section on Digital Government and Sustainable Development Goals : SDGs as a Key Challenge for Digital Government Research.
In: Information Polity, Vol. 29, No. 1, 2024, 6 p., p. 7-12
Editorial > peer review
Rony Medaglia / Measuring the Impacts of Digital Transformation on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Bangkok : United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 2024, 23 p. (ESCAP Working Paper Series)
Working paper
Yannis Charalabidis (Editor) ; Rony Medaglia (Editor) ; Colin van Noordt (Editor) / Research Handbook on Public Management and Artificial Intelligence
Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2024, 302 p.
Anthology > peer review
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana; ; Rony Medaglia / Seizing the Opportunity : Digital Innovation for a Sustainable Future.
Bangkok : United Nations Publications 2024, 86 p. (ESCAP Theme Study)
Report
2023
Rony Medaglia; J. Ramon Gil-Garcia; Theresa A. Pardo / Artificial Intelligence in Government : Taking Stock and Moving Forward.
In: Social Science Computer Review, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2.2023, p. 123-140
Journal article > peer review
Colin van Noordt; Rony Medaglia; Luca Tangi / Policy Initiatives for Artificial Intelligence-enabled Government : An Analysis of National Strategies in Europe.
In: Public Policy and Administration, 30.8.2023
Journal article > peer review
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Research Projects
Outside activities

2023-2025:

  • Contract Expert for the Tech4Gov Watch initiative of the European Commission’s Joint Research Center on monitoring the development, uptake and impact of Artificial Intelligence for Europe.
     

2024:

  • Consultant for the United Nations’ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) on “Measuring impacts of digital transformation on climate change mitigation and adaptation”.
     

2022-2024:

  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the AI4GOV Master on AI for public services, a training programme co-funded by the European Union (EU) under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
  • Consultant for the United Nations’ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) on “Sustainable Development Goals and developing an analytical framework of digitally-driven innovation in the Asia-Pacific region”.
  • Contract Expert for the AI4GOV Master on AI for public services, a training programme co-funded by the European Union (EU) under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
     

2019-2022:

  • Contract Expert for the “AI Watch” initiative of the European Commission’s Joint Research Center on monitoring the development, uptake and impact of Artificial Intelligence for Europe.