A Closer Look at Dutch Policy Development

Alexander Melchior; Frank Dignum; Marcela Ruiz Carmona

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-61503-1_37

A Closer Look at Dutch Policy Development

Alexander Melchior^*
, Frank Dignum
, Marcela Ruiz Carmona

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In the world of Agent-Based Modelling we claim that models and simulations are well suited to aid policy development. Yet it proves difficult to find the right connection with policy developers. In this paper we provide various insights in the policy development world in the context of the Dutch national government. We discuss relevant literature, report on conducted interviews with policy developers and reflect on participatory observations while working in Dutch ministries. This provides us with a set of needs and goals of (Dutch) policy developers. It also thought us that the policy process and the policy developer do not exist. A policy is only one element in the policy process. We found different elements in the policy process for which ABM’s can be used, like consensus building or communication of problem understanding. We pose that ABM is currently not fit to predict policy outcomes in our context. After discussing these elements we have summarized them in requirements that can be operationalized by us and others to find a better connection with policy developers. The requirements are a starting point for a framework that supports policy developers in their work with ABM.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Social Simulation.
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 15th Social Simulation Conference: 23–27 September 2019
Editors	P. Ahrweiler, M. Neumann
Publisher	Springer
Pages	383-395
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61503-1_37
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	Social Simulation Conference 2019: Social Simulation for Policy - Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz, Germany Duration: 23 Sept 2019 → 27 Sept 2019 https://ssc2019.uni-mainz.de/

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Conference	Social Simulation Conference 2019
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Mainz
Period	23/09/19 → 27/09/19
Internet address	https://ssc2019.uni-mainz.de/

Keywords

Policy development
Agent-based modelling
Process dynamics
Goals of models
Policy developers
Policy theory
Policy practice
ABM for policy
Participatory
Observations

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A Closer Look at Dutch Policy Development. / Melchior, Alexander; Dignum, Frank; Ruiz Carmona, Marcela.
Advances in Social Simulation.: Proceedings of the 15th Social Simulation Conference: 23–27 September 2019. ed. / P. Ahrweiler; M. Neumann. Springer, 2021. p. 383-395.

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