The Review of the"AI for Social Science Research and the Construction of a New Paradigm of Public Governance"High-End Academic Forum
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China outlined the development of artificial intelligence(Al)technology and industry as essential to modernizing the nation's governance system and gov-ernance capability.In the meantime,Al is leading a methodological revolution in social science research.To foster interdisciplinary communication and collaboration,promote the paradigm shift in social science research,and facilitate knowledge integration,professional upgrading,thematic expansion,and methodological innovation,the Faculty of Social Science at Xiamen University,along with its affiliated institutions,the School of Public Affairs and the School of Public Policy,cohosted the High-end Academic Forum"AI for Social Sciences Re-search and the Construction of a New Paradigm of Public Governance"with the Editing Board of the Journal of Public Administration from October 13th to 15th,2023.The forum,which took place at Xiamen University,brought together domestic and international scholars to exchange ideas on the theoretical and practical issues related to AI-driven social science research,AI and discipline development,AI and public governance,and the challenges AI poses to the social science enterprise.The forum also released the"Xiamen Initiative for the A-cademic Community of AI+Public Governance Research"as a main achievement of the event.
AI-DrivenSocial Science ResearchPublic GovernanceNew Paradigm Construction