Week 9 Assignment

This is your Week 9 Assignment.  Please complete this soon.  You would not want to have this assignment combined with our Residency Weekend Assignments.

Select one of these 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

Research these topics and display notable sources.  Prepare a paper with a minimum of 2000 words discussing the selected case.  Discuss points found in Slide 7 in this week’s discussion.  Remember to include your views on the Stakeholder Engagement as shown on Slide 5.

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ITS 832
Chapter 9

Stakeholder Engagement in Policy Development: Observations and Lessons from International Experience

Information Technology in a Global Economy

Professor Michael Solomon

1

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
Success starts with care in stakeholder identification
Engagement helps build consensus
Tools include
Technology
Legacy
Experience helps to select the right tools for current stakeholders