ITS 832 Chapter 2 Information Technology in aGlobal Economy Introduction • • Educating Policy Managers and PolicyAnalysts Two practitioner types • • • Policy information analyst Needs addressed by two graduate programs • • • Policy informatics-savvy publicmanager Master of PublicAdministration (MPA) Master of Public Policy (MPP) Chapter focus • Role of policy informatics in preparing practitioners Practitioner Orientations to Policy Informatics • • • Two “ideal” types • • Policy informatics-savvy public managers Policy informatics analyst Manager • • Play important roles inimplementation Instrumental inusing policy informatics projects Analyst • • Execute policy informatics initiatives Other common rolenames • • • • Analyst Researcher Modeler Programmer Policy Informatics-savvy Manager • • • May not needto • • Build models Analyze big data Must be ableto • Lead personnel who build models and manage big data Necessary competencies • • • • • • Systems thinker Process orientations topublic policy Research methodologies Performance/Financial management Collaborative/communicative Social media, IT, and e-Governance awareness Policy Informatics Analyst • • Start with basic competencies of managers Additional necessarycompetencies • • • • Advanced research methods of IT applications Data visualizationand design Programming skills Modeling skills • Perhaps one of the most important Summary • • • • Two types of practitioners • • Managers Analysts Managers • • Leadership Interacting with actors Analysts • • Technical skills Responsible forexecuting requirements University ofVermont • Distinct programs to address each role
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