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Kira MATUS
穆綺蘭

PhD in Public Policy
Harvard University, 2009

Associate Dean of Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (Taught Postgraduate Studies)

Professor
Division of Public Policy
Division of Environment and Sustainability
Program Director of Master of Public Management

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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ORCID: 0000-0001-8477-0691

Scopus ID: 6504554071

Recent Publications

  • Döme, V., Cycak, W., Matus, K.J., 2025. Variations in innovation strategies for sustainable development: Sustainable innovation policy instrument mixes of ten small OECD countries across five sectors. Research Policy 54, 105234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2025.105234
  • Bimir, M.N., Matus, K.J.M., 2025. From silos to joined-up government? Examining national climate policy integration in Ethiopia. Climate Policy 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2025.2479809
  • Luo, G.W., Döme, V., Cycak, W., Matus, K.J., 2024. Innovation policy for sustainability transitions in small economies: Energy technology innovation in Hong Kong. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 51, 100841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2024.100841
  • Sivarudran Pillai, V., Matus, K., 2024. Regulatory solutions to alleviate the risks of generative AI models in qualitative research. Journal of Asian Public Policy 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/17516234.2024.2399098
  • Cruz, C.J.P., Matus, K., Gietel-Basten, S., 2023. The extent of use of surveys in policymaking: the case of Hong Kong. Evidence & Policy 1, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1332/17442648Y2023D000000010
  • Doran, E., Golden, J., Matus, K., Lebel, L., Timmer, V., Van ‘T Zelfde, M., De Koning, A., 2023. The emerging role of mega-urban regions in the sustainability of global production-consumption systems. npj Urban Sustainability 3, 23. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-023-00098-w
  • Veale, M., Matus, K., Gorwa, R., 2023. AI and Global Governance: Modalities, Rationales, Tensions. Annu. Rev. Law. Soc. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-020223-040749
  • Wang, R., Hertwich, E.G., Fishman, T., Deetman, S., Behrens, P., Chen, W., De Koning, A., Xu, M., Matus, K., Ward, H., Tukker, A., Zimmerman, J.B., 2023. The legacy environmental footprints of manufactured capital. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 120, e2218828120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2218828120
  • Matus, K., Sharif, N., Li, A., Cai, Z., Lee, W.H., Song, M., 2023. From SARS to COVID-19: the role of experience and experts in Hong Kong’s initial policy response to an emerging pandemic. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 10, 9. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01467-z
  • Wang, X., Delina, L.L., Matus, K., 2023. Living with energy poverty: Uncovering older people’s fuel choices in urban China. Energy Research & Social Science 104, 103247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103247
  • Matus, K.J.M., Veale, M., 2021. Certification systems for machine learning: Lessons from sustainability. Regulation & Governance https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.12417
  • Matus, K.J.M., Bernal, M.N., 2020. Media attention and policy response: 21st century chemical regulation in the USA. Science and Public Policy. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scaa034
  • Pillai, V.S., Matus, K.J.M., 2021. Towards a responsible integration of artificial intelligence technology in the construction sector. Science and Public Policy 47, 689–704. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scaa073