161750 20251017144547.0 doi 10.1016/j.giq.2013.09.004 sideral 85367 ART-2014-85367 eng Moreno-Jiménez, J. M. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-5037-6976 E-Cognocracy and the design of public policies 2014 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Designing public policies using information technology as a communication support system is one of the most important current issues in the public policy making field. This work presents a methodology for the design and selection of public policies based on the cognitive democratic model known as e-Cognocracy. In addition to facilitating debate between representatives and the represented (deliberative democracy), this model allows for co-decision making between citizens and politicians. Furthermore, and of even greater importance, e-Cognocracy generates a process of continuing education that is concordant to the lifelong process of living systems (cognitive process). The methodology contemplates multiple rounds (usually two) when incorporating the preferences of the actors implicated in decision making and takes advantage of the creative capacity of human beings when solving complex problems. At the same time, the methodology permits the evaluation of both the individual and social learning that is derived from the scientific resolution of the problem and the democratisation of the knowledge that is extracted. This methodology was applied to a real-life experience in the Spanish municipality of Cadrete. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es 2.321 2014 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE 8 / 83 = 0.096 2014 Q1 T1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Pérez-Espés, C. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-5390-8264 Velázquez, M. 4008 623 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Estruc.Hª Econ.y Eco.Pb. Área Métodos Cuant.Econ.Empres 31, 1 (2014), 185-194 Gov. inf. q. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION QUARTERLY 0740-624X 652243 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/161750/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 2516723 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/161750/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:161750 articulos driver 2025-10-17-14:10:23 ARTICLE