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ITS 832 Chapter 2 Information Technology in a Global Economy Professor Miguel Buleje Introduction • Educating Policy Managers and Policy Analysts • Two practitioner types • Policy informatics -savvy public manager • Policy information analyst • Needs addressed by two graduate programs • Master of Public Administration (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 in implementation • Instrumental in using policy informatics projects • Analyst • Execute policy informatics initiatives • Other common role names • Analyst • Researcher • Modeler • Programmer Policy Informatics - savvy Manager • May not need to • Build models • Analyze big data • Must be able to • Lead personnel who build models and manage big data • Necessary competencies • Systems thinker • Process orientations to public 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 necessary competencies • Advanced research methods of IT applications • Data visualization and 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 for executing requirements • University of Vermont • Distinct programs to address each role