Discussion
There were several important themes in chapter 1. Here are a few quotes:
"Policy-making and its subsequent implementation is necessary to deal with societal problems." (Janssen, 2015)
"Policy-making is driven by the need to solve societal problems and should result in interventions to solve these societal problems." (Janssen, 2015)
"Examples of societal problems are unemployment, pollution, water quality, safety, criminality, well-being, health, and immigration." (Janssen, 2015)
The author of chapter 1 discusses several developments that influence policy-making. Select one of the developments in chapter 1 and describe how that development can influence policy to solve a specific problem.
You must do the following:
1) Create a new thread. As indicated above, select one of the developments and describe how that development can influence policy to solve a specific problem.
Developments
• New technology that affects policy process
• Social media
• Blogs
•Open data
• Freedom of information
• Wisdom of the crowds
• Open collaboration
• Transparency in policy simulation
• Agent-based simulation and hybrid modeling techniques
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.