Big data in the policy cycle: Policy decision making in the digital era. Issue 1 (2nd April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Höchtl, Johann; Parycek, Peter; Schöllhammer, Ralph
• Is Part Of: Journal of organizational computing and electronic commerce. Volume 26:Issue 1/2(2016)
• Page Start: 147
• Page End: 169
• Publication Date: 2016-04-02
• Subjects: Big data -- business intelligence -- data analytics -- e-governance -- policy cycle -- public policy; Management -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Electronic commerce -- Periodicals; Electronic data interchange -- Periodicals; Business enterprises -- Computer networks -- Periodicals; 658.0505
• DOI: 10.1080/10919392.2015.1125187
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1091-9392

Abstract

Abstract: Although of high relevance to political science, the interaction between technological change and political change in the era of Big Data remains somewhat of a neglected topic. Most studies focus on the concept of e-government and e-governance, and on how already existing government activities performed through the bureaucratic body of public administration could be improved by technology. This article attempts to build a bridge between the field of e-governance and theories of public administration that goes beyond the service delivery approach that dominates a large part of e-government research. Using the policy cycle as a generic model for policy processes and policy development, a new look on how policy decision making could be conducted on the basis of ICT and Big Data is presented in this article.