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Values in Computational Models Revalued

The Influence of Designing Computational Models on Public Decision-Making Processes

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Policy Practice and Digital Science

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This chapter aims to add to the technology debate in the sense that it aims to research the role of values and trust in computational models in the policy process. Six case studies in which a computational model was used within a complex policy context were research for the role values play within these models. Conclusions deal with the role of the designer of the model, the number of different actors, the amount of trust already present, and the question of agency by humans or technology. Additionally, margins of error within the model are discussed as well as authority by one actor over others concerning the model.

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  1. Department of Public Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Rebecca Moody Ph.D. & Lasse Gerrits Ph.D.

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Correspondence to Rebecca Moody Ph.D. .

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  1. Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

    Marijn Janssen

  2. Institute for Information Systems Research, University of Koblenz-Landau, Koblenz, Germany

    Maria A. Wimmer

  3. Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

    Ameneh Deljoo

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Moody, R., Gerrits, L. (2015). Values in Computational Models Revalued. In: Janssen, M., Wimmer, M., Deljoo, A. (eds) Policy Practice and Digital Science. Public Administration and Information Technology, vol 10. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12784-2_10

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