Stakeholder Engagementin Policy Development: Observationsand Lessons from InternationalExperience InformationTechnology in aGlobal Economy

INTRODUCTION

• Methodology • Useful engagementtools

• Factors that support effective tooluse

• Foundations ofStakeholder Engagement

• Cases

• Case comparison

• Discussion

• Conclusion

METHODOLOGY

• Policy making increasingly involves stakeholders • Notjust decision makers

• Technology provides many benefits • Supports advanced complex modeling • Allows more stakeholders to participate (engage)

• Stakeholder engagement • Improvesacceptance • Increases policyquality • Reducesiterations for re-work

• Twoprimary questions regarding technology tooluse • What types of engagement tools areuseful? • What factors support effective tool use?Chapter 9 discussed the importance of stakeholder engagement in policy-making. The author presented several benefits and an analysis of five cases in which stakeholder engagement added value to the policy-making process.
If you were leading a project to develop a comprehensive policy for managing pedestrian traffic flow in a popular downtown metropolitan district, what measures would you take to engage stakeholders in that project?
Your answer should outline your suggestions and clearly explain why each one would add value.

To complete this assignment, you must do the following:
A) Create a new thread. As indicated above, you will assume the role of the project manager of a project to develop a comprehensive policy for managing pedestrian traffic flow in a popular downtown metropolitan district, what measures would you take to engage stakeholders in that project? Your answer should identify the project stakeholders, outline your suggestions and clearly explain why each one would add value.

B) Select AT LEAST 3 other students’ threads and post substantive comments on those threads, evaluating the pros and cons of that students recommendations. Your comments should extend the conversation started with the thread.
ALL original posts and comments must be substantive. (I’m looking for about a paragraph – not just “I agree.”)
NOTE: These discussions should be informal discussions, NOT research papers. If you MUST directly quote a resource, then cite it properly.