Chapter 9 discussed the importance of stakeholder engagement in policy making. The author presented several benefits and an analysis of five cases in which stakeholder engagement added value to the policy making process. If you were leading a project to develop a comprehensive policy for managing pedestrian traffic flow in a popular downtown metropolitan district, what measures would you take to engage stakeholders in that project? Your answer should outline your suggestions and clearly explain why each one would add value. To complete this assignment, you must do the following: A) you will assume the role of project manager of a project to develop a comprehensive policy for managing pedestrian traffic flow in a popular downtown metropolitan district, what measures would you take to engage stakeholders in that project? Your answer should identify the project stakeholders, outline your suggestions and clearly explain why each one would add value. Chapter 9: Attached Deliverable: 325 words APA format No plagiarism 2 References 1 scholarly reference ITS 832 CHAPTER 9 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IN POLICY DEVELOPMENT: OBSERVATIONS AND LESSONS FROM INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY DR. JORDON SHAW INTRODUCTION • Methodology • Useful engagement tools • Factors that support effective tool use • Foundations of Stakeholder Engagement • Cases • Case comparison • Discussion • Conclusion METHODOLOGY • Policy making increasingly involves stakeholders • Not just decision makers • Technology provides many benefits • Supports advanced complex modeling • Allows more stakeholders to participate (engage) • Stakeholder engagement • Improves acceptance • Increases policy quality • Reduces iterations for re-work • Two primary questions regarding technology tool use • What types of engagement tools are useful? • What factors support effective tool use? STAGES OF THE POLICY PROCESS FOUNDATIONS OF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT • Stakeholder engagement enhances • Accountability • Efficiency in making decisions • Good governance • Stakeholder • “Any group or individual who can affect or is affected by the achievement of an organization’s objectives.” • First phase • Stakeholder identification and analysis • Stakeholder engagement • Informing • Consulting • Involving • Collaborating • Empowering CASES • E-Government Strategic Planning in Afghanistan • Renewable Energy Policy for Kosice, Slovakia • Redesigning the European Union’s Inspection Capability for International Trade • Understanding Child Health Outcomes in New Zealand • Transportation and Urban Planning Indicator Development in the USA CASE COMPARISON • Points of comparison • Situation and approach • Types of stakeholders and participation • Methods for stakeholder identification • Methods for stakeholder engagement • Tools and technologies used • Results SUMMARY • Stakeholder engagement is worth the effort • Succe ...