Petersson, Gustav Jakob
Cyber Society, Big Data, and Evaluation (Comparative Policy Evaluation)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781138483033
- author:
- Petersson, Gustav Jakob
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 centimetres (0.45 kg
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Politics, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
We are living in a cyber society. Massive datasets, known as big data, can be pulled together from diverse sources such as mobile devices and social media to reveal insights that were previously unimaginable. This phenomenon has the potential to transform the way policy-makers evaluate public policy. Big Data, Cyber Society, and Evaluation explores how this technology is being used in policy evaluation and discusses its future role. The contributors argue that big data will play a permanent and growing role in policy evaluation, particularly since results can be delivered almost in real time. To stay relevant, evaluators must redefine their tools to work with big data, acquire necessary competencies, and collaborate with professionals experienced in using this technology. By combining evaluators' expertise with big data capabilities, such as theory-driven evaluation, repository management, value judgement, and applied findings, policy-makers and evaluators can make more informed decisions and develop better policies.
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