Policy making is the process of creating and monitoring policies to solve societal challenges. It involves several phases: Agenda setting, Design, Implementation, and Monitor & Evaluation. DECIDO facilitates effective involvement of actors in all 4 phases, providing tools and services in pilot cases. It aims to make cloud infrastructures, data, and models accessible to public administrations, collaborating with the European Open Science Cloud initiative (EOSC). DECIDO fosters co-creation and citizen science approaches, engaging political, social, and intervention actors in the policy cycle.
DECIDO supports Public Authorities, especially policy makers, in adopting Big Data and Cloud services for evidence-based policymaking. It involves citizens/businesses in the decision process, utilizing their experience to address their needs. Objectives include:
1) Guiding policy actors through the Policy Life Cycle phases, improving policies and utilizing DECIDO digital services.
2) Creating a web portal for collaborative policy definition, management, and evaluation using EOSC and external services/tools.
3) Involving local actors in methodological aspects, identifying needs and challenges, and generating data.
4) Establishing a DECIDO Data Catalogue for evidence-based policies, focusing on disaster risk management. The catalogue will be accessible through national and European data portals.