Title
Understanding the value and limits of government information in policy informatics: a preliminary exploration
Abstract
Policy informatics is an emergent area of study that explores how information and communication technology can support policy making and governance. Policy informatics recognizes that more kinds, sources and volumes of information, coupled with evolving analytical and computational tools, present important opportunities to address increasingly complex social, political, and management problems. However, while new types and sources of information hold much promise for policy analysis, the specific characteristics of any particular government information resource strongly influences its fitness and usability for analytical purposes. We therefore contend that information itself should be a critical research topic in policy informatics. This poster presentation shows how different aspects of information conceptualization, management, quality, and use can affect its "fitness" for policy analysis.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1145/2307729.2307790
DG.O
Keywords
Field
DocType
different aspect,policy analysis,management problem,policy informatics,critical research topic,computational tool,analytical purpose,information conceptualization,preliminary exploration,particular government information resource,communication technology,government policy,information and communication technology,information quality
Management information systems,Informatics,Computer science,Knowledge management,Policy analysis,Conceptualization,Engineering informatics,Policy studies,Government,Information quality
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.38
6
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Natalie Helbig116114.72
Manabu Nakashima210.71
Sharon S. Dawes341841.86