Supporting public decision making in policy deliberations: An ontological approach

Panagiotopoulos, P; Gionis, G; Psarras, J; Askounis, D

dc.contributor.author	Panagiotopoulos, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Gionis, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Psarras, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Askounis, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:04:11Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:04:11Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	11092858	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/29397
dc.subject	Decision support	en
dc.subject	eParticipation	en
dc.subject	Knowledge modelling	en
dc.subject	Ontology	en
dc.subject	Policy deliberations	en
dc.subject	Public sector information systems	en
dc.title	Supporting public decision making in policy deliberations: An ontological approach	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s12351-010-0081-3	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12351-010-0081-3	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	Supporting public decision making in policy deliberations has been a key objective of eParticipation which is an emerging area of eGovernment. EParticipation aims to enhance citizen involvement in public governance activities through the use of information and communication technologies. An innovative approach towards this objective is exploiting the potentials of semantic web technologies centred on conceptual knowledge models in the form of ontologies. Ontologies are generally defined as explicit human and computer shared views on the world of particular domains. In this paper, the potentials and benefits of using ontologies for policy deliberation processes are discussed. Previous work is then extended and synthesised to develop a deliberation ontology. The ontology aims to define the necessary semantics in order to structure and interrelate the stages and various activities of deliberation processes with legal information, participant stakeholders and their associated arguments. The practical implications of the proposed framework are illustrated. © 2010 Springer-Verlag.	en
heal.journalName	Operational Research	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s12351-010-0081-3	en
dc.identifier.volume	11	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	281	en
dc.identifier.epage	298	en