A Comparative Analysis of Tools and Technologies for Policy Making Information technology has become a dependable and efficient tool for improving policymaking in different countries. Policymakers are slowly adapting to the technological changes that are occurring in various disciplines to enhance their tactics towards national programs. The article provides a distinct approach towards policymaking, arguing that information communication technology has enabled growth and competence in the area. Firstly, the authors identify that ICT tools include software programs developed by people and organizations (Kamateri et al. 126). They also delve into a literature analysis using identification, categorization, and comparative analysis. Results of the review reveal 11 categories of tools and technologies that people can use to design policy. These tools include visualization, argumentation, eParticipation, opinion mining, simulation, serious games, persuasive, social network analysis, big data analytics, and semantics.            The authors apply such tools and technology using three concepts in policymaking that include core activities, the stage of the policy cycle, and the type of stakeholder. The application of each tool is vital in the realization of different outcomes. For instance, one tool provides user-friendly information, while another promotes deliberation (Head 79). Additionally, eParticipation enables the public to engage in the policymaking process. Conversely, researchers use opinion mining to evaluate the sentiments and preferences of the people regarding certain policies. They also use social network analysis to derive key actors relevant to distinct policy areas (Kamateri et al. 150). It is also possible to use big data analytics to evaluate large volumes of information for general policy formulation. Stakeholder identification is important because it determines methods for achieving effective policies. Policymakers should consider target activities and the policymaking stage while selecting ICT tools and technologies. Evidently, these approaches provide significant insight regarding the approach that policymakers can use to obtain and implement certain policies. Question: Which is the best tool for creating policies on the attainment and distribution of water within the community? Works Cited Head, Brian W. “Reconsidering Evidence-Based Policy: Key Issues and Challenges.” Taylor & Francis, 2010, pp. 77-94. Kamateri, Eleni, et al. “A Comparative Analysis of Tools and Technologies for Policy Making.”  Policy Practice and Digital Science: Integrating Complex Systems, Social Simulation and Public Administration in Policy Research , edited by Marijn Janssen, Maria A. Wimmer, and Ameneh Deljoo, Springer, 2015, pp. 125-156. ...

1. A Comparative Analysis of Tools and Technologies for Policy
Making
Information technology has become a dependable and efficient
tool for improving policymaking in different countries.
Policymakers are slowly adapting to the technological changes
that are occurring in various disciplines to enhance their tactics
towards national programs. The article provides a distinct
approach towards policymaking, arguing that information
communication technology has enabled growth and competence
in the area. Firstly, the authors identify that ICT tools include
software programs developed by people and organizations
(Kamateri et al. 126). They also delve into a literature analysis
using identification, categorization, and comparative analysis.
Results of the review reveal 11 categories of tools and
technologies that people can use to design policy. These tools
include visualization, argumentation, eParticipation, opinion
mining, simulation, serious games, persuasive, social network
analysis, big data analytics, and semantics.
The authors apply such tools and technology using three
concepts in policymaking that include core activities, the stage
of the policy cycle, and the type of stakeholder. The application
of each tool is vital in the realization of different outcomes. For
instance, one tool provides user-friendly information, while
another promotes deliberation (Head 79). Additionally,
eParticipation enables the public to engage in the policymaking
process. Conversely, researchers use opinion mining to evaluate
the sentiments and preferences of the people regarding certain
policies. They also use social network analysis to derive key
actors relevant to distinct policy areas (Kamateri et al. 150). It
is also possible to use big data analytics to evaluate large
volumes of information for general policy formulation.
Stakeholder identification is important because it determines

2. methods for achieving effective policies. Policymakers should
consider target activities and the policymaking stage while
selecting ICT tools and technologies. Evidently, these
approaches provide significant insight regarding the approach
that policymakers can use to obtain and implement certain
policies.
Question:
Which is the best tool for creating policies on the attainment
and distribution of water within the community?
Works Cited
Head, Brian W. “Reconsidering Evidence-Based Policy: Key
Issues and Challenges.” Taylor & Francis, 2010, pp. 77-94.
Kamateri, Eleni, et al. “A Comparative Analysis of Tools and
Technologies for Policy Making.”
Policy Practice and Digital Science: Integrating Complex
Systems, Social Simulation and Public Administration in Policy
Research
, edited by Marijn Janssen, Maria A. Wimmer, and Ameneh
Deljoo, Springer, 2015, pp. 125-156.