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Assessing the public policy-cycle framework in the age of

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artificial intelligence: From agenda-setting to policy evaluation
Valle-
Cruz,
David
Criado, J.
Ignacio 2020 Government
10.1016
JOUR Sandoval /07 37 Information
/j.giq.2020.101509
Almazan, /28 Quarterly
Rodrigo
Ruvalcaba
Gómez,
Edgar
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the focus of interest for
governments throughout the world. The aim of this paper is to
assess the public-policy cycle in the age of AI, regarding the actual
and expected changes that this emerging technology will bring
during the different moments of the policy-making process. The
cornerstone of this investigation is the analysis of practical cases
regarding the different stages of the policy-making cycle. This
paper outlines the benefits and negative implications of the use of
AI in the public policy-cycle. The contribution of this document is
based on the theoretical-conceptual review of AI literature, laying
the foundations of the theoretical and practical relationship
between AI and public policy. The Dynamic Public Policy-Cycle
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has the potential to generate better and more inclusive solutions to
complex societal problems in a more efficient way. In this way, the
public policy-cycle becomes more agile and dynamic as well as
allowing for the participation of experts and civil society
organizations. Rather than the previous conception of a single
cycle, which requires several iterations to produce public policies,
the impact of AI evolves in an incremental and spiral fashion.
Feedback is given at each stage of the cycle and data is analyzed by
way of AI techniques and simulations. In this way, there is no need
to wait until the implementation phase to have results and evaluate
them. Summing up, AI has the potential to be a tool that benefits
the public policy-cycle.