Abstract: With the widespread use of algorithmic tools in the context of public affairs governance, algorithmic governance is gradually becoming a new form of public management or governance. The fundamental goal of algorithmic governance is the realization of public interest or public values. From a techno-political perspective, this paper reveals the political nature of algorithms, which can be applied to achieve specific political intentions. Moreover, their own technical characteristics can also be associated with specific political values and have socio-political implications. Thus, the publicity of the algorithm itself should be an important basis for algorithmic governance. The publicity of algorithms includes the public good, openness and fairness of algorithms, which face the risk of alienation in real governance practices. The realization of algorithm publicity requires a new idea of participatory design, which emphasizes the embedding of overall social values and adjustment of algorithm technology development direction through the extensive participation of multiple subjects in the algorithm design process. This approach will enable the technical properties of algorithms can better fit the public values.
Key Words: Algorithmic governance; Publicity of algorithms; Techno-politics; Participatory design