The OCOPOMO tools
The OCOPOMO consortium will also offer an agent-based model of macroeconomic relations encouraging stakeholders to take into account shocks and surprises from the wider policy environment and provide a comprehensive framework where cooperation and trust among policy-concerned parties can be maximized.
The following figure provides an overview of the OCOPOMO system architecture.
Benefits
OCOPOMO is enabling policy stakeholders to bring precision and clarity to their arguments and to understand those of other stakeholder groups. Governments and policy operators benefit from the OCOPOMO solution by being able to involve stakeholders and have a toolbox to master complexity better in developing their strategic policies through an integrated e-governance toolbox.
The benefits of OCOPOMO for each of the target groups foreseen are outlined in the following table:
Target Groups | Benefits |
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Policy stakeholders (government agencies and NGOs) | Encouragement to consider alternatives in policy making Better informed policy making Increased reliability of policy making through transparent and traceable, consistent and replicable results |
Civic society, citizens and general public | Transparency, user-driven governance, participation Increased understanding and acceptability of policy decisions |
Companies | Encouragement to consider alternatives in decision making Possibility of providing innovative consultancy services |
Scientific Community | Nurture further research, bring advancements in ICT, policy modelling, scenario generation |