Projects
IMPACT
The IMPACT project is researching and developing a set of tools for facilitating online, public deliberation of policies being proposed by governmental or non-governmental organizations. IMPACT stands for Integrated Method for Policy Making Using Argument Modelling and Computer Assisted Text Analysis.
IMPACT is a European Framework 7 project (Grant Agreement No 247228) in the ICT for Governance and Policy Modeling theme (ICT-2009.7.3). The project began on 1 January, 2010 and will run for three years.
The role of the CdC within the IMPACT project is to develop an Argument Analysis, Tracking, and Visualization tool (AVT) as part of the overall set of tools.
The rationale for the AVT is based on current e-participation and online deliberation research priorities, which seek technologies to improve the efficiency, inclusiveness, openness and accountability of democratic processes. Specifically, the AVT is intended to support the work of relevant actors by enabling them to navigate through arguments contained in relevant consultation and policy documents. To adequately achieve this goal, the AVT will be based on the state-of-the-art methods and tools in the field of computer-supported argument visualization (CSAV).
The prototype tool is available at http://policycommons.leeds.ac.uk/.
