The document outlines the 'Policy Compass' project aimed at enhancing public policy discourse through open data, coordinated by Fraunhofer Fokus in Germany. It emphasizes the need for better engagement, education, and assessment of policies using factual data to measure societal well-being and prosperity. It discusses various tools and methodologies for visualizing and analyzing data to inform policy decisions effectively.

1. Grant Agreement
612133
How To Enhance Public Policy
Discourse using Open Data
The Policy Compass Perspective
Lena Farid
Fraunhofer FOKUS
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http://policycompass.eu

2. • Project start: 1 October 2013
• Duration: 36 months
• Project Coordinator: Fraunhofer FOKUS (Germany)
• Consortium: 7 organizations from 5 different countries
Policy Compass Consortium
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3. Open Data: Re-Use, Potential & Impact
Policy Compass’perspective
• Data Journalists
• Transparency
• Data-driven assessment
• Loop holes
• …
• App Developers/Business
• New revenue models
• Connectivity
• …
• Citizens
• Engagement
• Co-creation/ Collaboration
• Education – learnign from data
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4. Open Data: Re-Use, Potential & Impact (2)
Policy Compass addresses Stakeholder open questions and issues
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• Citizen engagement, inclusion, education in policy Discourse
• What was the effect of a certain policy on society or economy?
• Are we doing better after the current legislative period?
• How is wellbeing and prosperity measured?
• Is GDP an adequate measure?
• What about aspects it doesn't take into account [such as the environment, security and
education]?
• Does it measure my own perceived wellbeing and prosperity?
• A myriad of Open Data exist but the tools to aid in answering these
questions are missing!

5. Policy Compass Solution
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The OpportunityThe Opportunity: learning from data
ONLINE DELIBERATION
AND ARGUMENT MAPPING
BUILDING
CAUSAL MODELS
DEFINING OWN
PROGRESS METRICS
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• Objectively assessing the impact
of government policies
• Public policy discourse about
based on factual data
• Better use of available Open
Data resources on the internet
• Allowing different perception by
people about a suitable metric
for measuring wellbeing and
prosperity

6. Policy Compass Tools
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Metrics
Define own data based metrics
Visualisations
Visualise and compare metrics
Historical events
Annotate metrics visualisations by
policy relevant events
Argumentation
Transforms statements and
opinions into structured argument
maps
Deliberation
Discuss metrics and policy models
Fuzzy Cognitive Maps
Model policy impacts and
interrelations

7. Policy Compass Workflow
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8. Policy Compass Platform
• Demo: Drug policy in Spain
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9. www.PolicyCompass.eu
www.twitter.com/PolicyCompassEU
www.facebook.com/PolicyCompass
PolicyCompass
Thank you!
Grant Agreement
612133
Lena Farid
lena.farid@fokus.fraunhofer.de