Research paper

Running head: TECHNOLOGIES AND TOOLS FOR POLICY MAKING

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TECHNOLOGIES AND TOOLS FOR POLICY MAKING

Technologies and tools for Policy Making

Potharlanka Venkata Naga Teja

Dr. Jonathan Abramson

11/24/2019

Policymaking is one of the vital functions of leadership in society. The primary objective of this research is to identify and research the essential tools used in policymaking. Policymaking refers to the development plans and ideas that are used by the leadership in governing the society as well as the basis of decision making in the community. In policy-making, several tools and technologies are used to support effective policy and decision making (Kamateri, Panopoulou, Tambouris, Tarabanis, Ojo, Lee & Price, 2015).

1.Visualization tools.

In this study, I will discuss the visualization tools and how it helps in policy, making the process. Visualization tools are efforts that aim to improve the policymakers to understand available data through visual explanation more clearly. Data treads, patterns, and correlation that can be difficult to know through the text format are analyzed through visualization software (Monsivais, Francis, Lovelace, Chang, Strachan & Burgoine, 2018). This software goes beyond standard graphs, texts and excels spreadsheet to explain and compare the data available for effective policymaking. Some of these tools include infographics, geographic maps, dials, detailed bar graphs, and pie charts. These tools bring a view that is more meaningful and easier to understand.

2.Argumentation tools.

Argumentation tools stress more on the use of drogue as the fundamental tool of data analysis. There are several components in the argumentation tools, which include the dialogue structure, argumentation scheme, mapping tools, and formal tools of argumentation. There are also several types of arguments that can utilize in argumentation tools. Some of these types are inductive, critical reasoning, philosophy and deductive, among others (Iandoli, Quinto, Spada, Klein & Calabretta, 2018). These tools help policymakers to visualize the complex data through contentious debates for effective decision making.

3.eParticipant tools.

These are tools that are designed to encourage collaborative analysis among all the stakeholders. A joint analysis involves all the stakeholders that would be affected by the formulation of policies in a particular society in the system. Policymakers get a wide range of required information in decision making on reforms of systems of making new ones. New and informed ideas are also incorporated in decision making thorough participatory tools. Experiences of different people in society are also another essential element brought by participatory tools. eParticipant is an effective way of making policies as it reduces the chances of resistance (Iandoli, Quinto, Spada, Klein & Calabretta, 2018).

4.Simulation tools.

Simulation is based on models of the real situation and determining the best policies that will apply to the situation. It helps in assessing the current situation, which is then used in forecasting the future and formulate strategies that will mitigate the feature results. Policies makers discover new ways of improving the livelihood of the citizens through policymaking. Simulation tools use analytical and statistical methods to analyze simulated data (Giabbanelli & Baniukiewicz, 2018). This helps the policymakers understand the current state of the real-world and the effects of their decision.

5.Opinion mining tools.

Opinion mining is an essential tool that aids in decision and decision making. These tools help in getting and categorizing opinions from the public about the services. They identify the emotional tone of public opinion, which acts as a reference in policymaking. These tools analyses thousands of open views comments, which may be through different channels such as social media and other communication tools. Opinion mining offers an accurate state of affairs and emotions of the public, which is an essential consideration of policy and decision making (Giabbanelli & Baniukiewicz, 2018).

6.Social medial analysis.

Social network analysis is a vital tool used in analyzing public needs and opinions. The majority of modern populations are on social media platforms. These tools are used to analyze online conversations between people, which creates a perfect notion of public opinion. Policymakers use social media examined information to ensure that the policy made represents all the groups in a society. Such tools included social channels and influencer analytics and custom social network filter. Social media information is the most effective to use since it represents a large population size and recent opinions to avoid making backdated policies.

7.Big data analytics tools.

Analysis of big data held by public and private helps policymakers in making decisions that represent the entire society. Policies are made to improve the lives and environment of citizens. Analyzing big data gives a clear image and supports all the other tools used in decision and policymaking. Studying these tools will be essential for the objectives of my study (Giabbanelli & Baniukiewicz, 2018). This will add values in the process of decision making. Data analytics also helps in data visualization and prediction of the feature that also acts as a reference for policymakers.

8.Linked and semantic tools.

Semantic tools help in areas such as topic auto-recognition, concepts, meaning, and information on different sources of data. Semantic software deals with a cantered meaning of varying information that helps the policymakers on making informed and right decisions. These tools enable quickly publishing a large amount of data into a linked external database for more natural extraction and analysis.

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