Subject 2Week 4 Discussion & Journal Reflection, APA format - 3 Pages
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Lesson4Slides.pptxITS 832: Information technology in a global economy
Chapter 7
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Introduction
Policy making
Assessment methodology
Tools summary
Conclusion
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Policy making
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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
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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 categorized
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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
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ITS 832: Information technology in a global economy
Chapter 8
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Introduction
Complex Technology
Smart Meters in the Netherlands
Smart Meters as Complex Products
Values in the Design of Technical Artifacts
Conclusion
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Complex technology
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Common in today’s society
Many basic service infrastructures
Collection of many smaller systems
Technology is more than hardware and software
Implementing technology always has impact
To the surrounding environment
Many stakeholders
Tech development driven by stakeholder needs
Value sensitive design (VSD)
Incorporates impact on stakeholders
Smart Meters in the Netherlands
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Smart meters in the Netherlands [cont’d]
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Early smart meters were developed in the 1980s and 1990s
The Netherlands identified benefits
Energy savings
Lower utility bills
Consumers were not included in research
Consumer concerns were not taken into account
Public resistance led to a long delay
Required modification and marketing
Smart meters as complex products
Complex system characteristics
Systematic
Multiple interactions
Nondecomposable
Competing standards
Actor or Stakeholder analysis
Networks of stakeholders
Standards organizations
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Values in the Design of Technical Artifacts
Smart meters and Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS)
Overlapping technologies
Some shared development milestones
Value drives development and acceptance
Value sensitive design (VSD)
Focus is moral and political implications
VSD in Smart meter design
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summary
Complex systems
Implementation impacts society
Stakeholders are often unable to appreciate full impact
Ignoring all stakeholders can delay implementation
Smart meters in the Netherlands is a classic example
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