Using the latest Python libraries, what can machine learning predictions tell us about the future of Norwegian energy?
I am Dr. Jason Deegan
And I recently completed my PhD in the University of Stavanger focused on how it is that regions transform.
About Me
Areas of Expertise
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Data Science
I have considerable experience in using popular data science languages and methods, in particular I have extensive experience with R, Python, SQL and Azure Data Studio.
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Research
A researcher with a broad based research focus over the course of my career, both within the private sector alongside my recently completed PhD.which focused on processes of Regional transformation.
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Communications
I have organised and led marketing and communications campaigns in a number of markets around the world.
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Project Management
I have Led projects with responsibility for preparing budgets, tracking progress, and keeping stakeholders updated.
about me
A researcher focused on leveraging advanced methods to identify transformative potential
- Academic
- Industry
I defended my PhD thesis on March 17th, 2023 at the University of Stavanger, where I focused on Regional Transformation. My supervisors were Tom Broekel, Silje Haus-Reve and Rune Dahl Fitjar.
I have a Master’s of Public Policy from University College Dublin, and a Bachelor in Marketing from Technological University of Dublin.
Recent experience:
I have a number of years of professional experience spanning across several industries, where I had the responsiblity of managing diverse teams to deliver on projects across several international markets.
I recently worked in Marketing Operations in Easee.
Recent experience:
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Published Academic Research
Published: 2023 
Regional transformation; between policy intervention and knowledge dynamics?
Ph.D. Thesis
In my Ph.D. thesis I unravel how it is that processes of regional transformation can produce economic growth
Published: 2023
Translating in Practice
Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography
The article examines a key component of regional smart specialisation strategy, namely the entrepreneurial discovery process (EDP) and how it unfolds in three regions in Norway.
Published:2022
One Coast, Two Systems
Growth and Change
This paper introduces an analytical framework for understanding how specialized and diversified regional innovation system (RIS) differ in the way an entrepreneurial discovery processes function in different regions. We analyze the regional industry structure of the city regions of Bergen and Stavanger.
Published: 2021
Searching through the Haystack
Economic Geography
This article examines which economic domains regional policy makers aim to develop in regional innovation strategies, focusing in particular on the complexity of those economic domains and their relatedness to other economic domains in the region.
Published: 2019
Corrupting Perceptions
Journal of Anti-Corruption Law
This paper examines the impact early ratification of the United Nations Convention against Corruption has on a country’s Corruption Perceptions Index score. I find that early ratification of UNCAC does have an impact on a country’s CPI score.
Published: 2018
The self and the other
Irish Communications Review
Based on my bachelor thesis - we examined the tweets of an Israeli and Palestinian semi-offical Twitter account between late 2015 and early 2016. Using textual analysis, we gain an insight into how these Twitter accounts, defined by the conflict, are used in portraying the self and the other.
News & Media
Trending Articles
Below you can find an example of some of my more popular blogs and articles – these pieces are a mix of coverage of my research or pieces which I wrote due to general interest/curiosity.
Property prices have risen dramatically in recent years in Ireland, but what can different Spatial regression approaches tell us?
What can we learn about the functioning of the European Parliament through visualising some of it's key policy data? In this article I use R to visualise and understand this data.
Stavanger har hatt stor nytte av sin nærhet til olje- og gassindustrien. Hva som kommer videre, avhenger veldig av hva som starter nå.
This article examines which economic domains regional policy makers aim to develop in regional innovation strategies, focusing in particular on the complexity of those economic domains and their relatedness to other economic domains in the region.
With corruption we should worry less on how we fare against the neighbours and focus instead on how to ensure the necessary infrastructure by way of institutions is put in place to actually investigate incidents of corruption.
What exactly are Rational & Incremental policy-making? What makes them different and how do they function in practice, this article provides answers to these questions.
Demand for energy is on the rise, but how can applied analytics through R help us address this demand in the energy market?
Kenya is one of Africa's largest states, and is predicted to grow to be a considerable regional player, but how has public administration changed over the years in this often fraught democracy?
Twitter in recent years has been an important tool for many researchers in taking the pulse of society on a number of issues, but what ethical issues present themself when a researcher aims to use twitter data?
Europe's largest energy market has been making rapid changes in recent years, but what have these changes meant for the main players in the market?
Many European countries differ considerably in their approach to innovation policy, but how can we best understand these differences?
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