• ComparativeAnalysisofToolsand Technologies
forPolicyMaking
• InformationTechnology in aGlobal Economy
• Policy making
Introduction
• Assessment methodology
• Tools summary
• Conclusion
PolicyMaking
• Politicalvisions → programs and actions
• Purpose is to change the realworld
• Multidisciplinary field
• ICT offers opportunities to modernize policy making
• Goals
• Better understandreality
• Increase stakeholderengagement
• Respond withintighter timeframes
• Provide higherquality deliverables
Assessment Methodology
• Identification
• Initialsearch- targeted
• Expanded search - general
• Selectand read scholarlypapers
• Followreferences from scholarlypapers
• Categorization
• 11logicalgroups
• Comparative analysis
• Conceptualization
ToolsCategories
• Visualization
• Argumentation
• eParticipation
• Opinionmining
• Simulation
• Serious games
• Tools specificallydesigned for policymakers
• Persuasive
• Socialnetworkanalysis (SNA)
• Big dataanalytics
• Semantics and linkeddata
Summary
• Examined 75tools grouped into 11categories
• Focus on 3main areas of policy making
• Main activities
• Stage of thepolicycycle
• Stakeholder types
• Appendix
• Links to many tools discussed inthepaper
• Takeaway
• Research methodsemployed