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ITS 832 Chapter 7

Comparative Analysis of Tools and Technologies for Policy Making

Information Technology in a Global Economy

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Introduction

Policy making

Assessment methodology

Tools summary

Conclusion

Policy Making

Political visions  programs and actions

Purpose is to change the real world

Multidisciplinary field

ICT offers opportunities to modernize policy making

Goals

Better understand reality

Increase stakeholder engagement

Respond within tighter timeframes

Provide higher quality deliverables

Assessment Methodology

Identification

Initial search - targeted

Expanded search - general

Select and read scholarly papers

Follow references from scholarly papers

Categorization

11 logical groups

Comparative analysis

Conceptualization

Tools Categories

Visualization

Argumentation

eParticipation

Opinion mining

Simulation

Serious games

Tools specifically designed for policy makers

Persuasive

Social network analysis (SNA)

Big data analytics

Semantics and linked data

Summary

Examined 75 tools grouped into 11 categories

Focus on 3 main areas of policy making

Main activities

Stage of the policy cycle

Stakeholder types

Appendix

Links to many tools discussed in the paper

Takeaway

Research methods employed