ITS 832 Chapter 7 • ComparativeAnalysis ofTools and Technologies forPolicyMaking • Information Technology in a Global Economy Introduction • Policy making • Assessment methodology • Tools summary • Conclusion Policy Making • 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 stakeholderengagement • Respond within tighter timeframes • Provide higherquality deliverables Assessment Methodology • 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 Categories • Visualization • Argumentation • eParticipation • Opinion mining • Simulation • Serious games • Tools specifically designed for policy makers • Persuasive • Social network analysis (SNA) • Big dataanalytics • 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 ...