Systemic Design for Policy Foresight

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliana FERRULLI ◽  
Carolina GIRALDO NOHRA ◽  
Silvia BARBERO
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Future Orientation ◽  
Future Scenarios ◽  
European Regions ◽  
Policy Making Process ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Policy Foresight ◽  
Systemic Design

In the last 15 years, tackling wicked problems have evolved into a process that requires multiple change-makers able to face with complexity. At the same time, it has generated an increasing interest and proficient relation among foresight and design, due to their shared interest in anticipation and future orientation.  Such relationships are visible on similarities they both have on the mindset and methodology used when approaching future scenarios. This paper aims to delve into a better comprehension on how the combination of Systemic Design and foresight can think both creatively and systematically about the future and have a strategic role in a policy-making process. This example of collaborative foresight is illustrated by RETRACE Interreg Europe project (A Systemic Approach for Transition towards a Circular Economy funded by the Interreg Europe), demonstrating how Systemic Design with a foresight vision can play a leverage effect in the transition of the European regions towards Circular Economy in a long-term horizon.

scholarly journals Systemic Design for Policy-Making: Towards the Next Circular Regions

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Giraldo Nohra ◽  
Amina Pereno ◽  
Silvia Barbero
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Smooth Transition ◽  
Policy Planning ◽  
European Regions ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Systemic Design

The vast transformation the circular economy that will occur in the upcoming years inevitably will change the EU panorama, designing new scenarios from an economical-social-environmental perspective. To best build a circular economy, it is necessary innovative policy-planning with a holistic and systemic perspective that fosters a cohesive and smooth transition to circular business models. This paper explores the impacts of circular economy policy design processes driven by a systemic design and how this expertise could ease innovative and effective paths for policy-planning on a circular transition in EU regions. This examination of systemic design features recent approaches to design as a discipline addressing complex problems, and the literature review on systems and design thinking for sustainable development, and policy design, focusing on existing barriers to circular economy. The discussion is narrowed to the specific case study in which the systemic design methodology is applied to provide a path for five European regions towards the CE: the Interreg Europe RETRACE (A Systemic Approach for Regions Transitioning towards a Circular Economy) project. Including an in-depth examination of how systemic design can address current barriers for a circular transition within an effect in the short, medium, and long-term policy horizon in the transition of the European regions towards the circular economy.

scholarly journals Systemic design and policy making

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Barbero ◽  
Agnese Pallaro
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Regulatory Barriers ◽  
Systemic Design ◽  
Piedmont Region

The paradigm shift from a linear to a circular economic model has been increasingly advocated by many, from the scientific community to governments. The benefits of a Circular Economy (CE) are particularly appealing for Europe, considering the issues Europe is currently facing. Even though the European Union (EU) promotes activities to support the transition to a CE, several economic, social and regulatory barriers hinder this. The full potential of a CE can be realised only after these barriers have been overcome. Given the current European context in relation to policymaking for a CE, the paper provides a case study of the RETRACE Interreg Europe project to argue that the methodology of the Systemic Design approach can support the transition to a Circular Economy, thus overcoming existing barriers. The focus of the discussion will be narrowed to the Piedmont region (Italy) to better support the argument.

ACHIEVEMENTS, LIMITATIONS AND SOME SOLUTIONS OF RESEARCHES ON ETHNIC POLICIES IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FROM 1986 TO PRESENT

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trinh Quang Canh ◽  
Nguyen Thi Huong
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
National Defense ◽  
Economic Region ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
State Security ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Common Concept ◽  
Central Highlands

Being an important socio-economic region of Vietnam, Central Highlands plays a strategic role in national security, defense and has unique characteristics of natural conditions, population and ethnicity. With policies to develop socio-economy have been promulgated by Party and State, security, national defense and environment in Central Highlands have gradually developed. Studies on ethnic policies in Central Highlands; however, have a number of limitations: Common concept of policy has not been used; Some policies have not been studied or assessed; Strategic, long-term policies have not been paid attention; Researches to review the recommendations and solutions in scientific topics, projects on policy-making in Central Highlands have been missing.

ICT policies in Latin America: Long-term inequalities and the role of globalized policy-making

First Monday ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Villanueva-Mansilla
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Free Trade Agreements ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
Policy Making Process ◽  
Policy Trend ◽  
Actual Policy

ICT policies have been presented as one of the keys for inclusion in the global economy. For instance, in countries like Peru, the need for increased connectivity appears crucial, as integration to the global economy through free trade agreements with developed economies becomes an essential part of economic policy. However, it can be argued that the actual impact of such policies is marginal, and that the actual policy-making process is not helping, as much as competition, at the local telecommunications markets. At the same time, other elements composing an ICT strategy, including cultural and social aspects, are weakly presented. After discussing the facts, an exploration of the limitations of state policy is drawn from the combined conceptual frameworks of Rodrik’s notion of the Trilemma of Global Economy and Held’s Vicious Gridlock. Also, the analysis of policy-making in Latin America and Peru by local scholars is explored to propose that digital inequalities are only addressable by market forces under the current policy arrangement available to governments like Peru’s. Finally, the article argues that it is needed to both abandon “information society” as a policy trend and instead, confront the decreasing political capacities of emerging states to thus, influence the outcomes of telecommunications/media development investments in their regions and countries.

Positive Reintegration as a Way of Small and Medium-Sized Business Development

2012 ◽  
pp. 83-88
Author(s):  
A. Zolotov ◽  
M. Mukhanov
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Economic Reforms ◽  
Alternative Possibility ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Compensation Mechanisms ◽  
Policy Making Process ◽  
Monitoring And Enforcement ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Modernization Process

А new approach to policy-making in the field of economic reforms in modernizing countries (on the sample of SME promotion) is the subject of this article. Based on summarizing the ten-year experience of de-bureaucratization policy implementation to reduce the administrative pressure on SME, the conclusion of its insufficient efficiency and sustainability is made. The alternative possibility is the positive reintegration approach, which provides multiparty policy-making process, special compensation mechanisms for the losing sides, monitoring and enforcement operations. In conclusion matching between positive reintegration principles and socio-cultural factors inherent in modernization process is provided.

A Study on the Policy-making Process of the Three Kindergarten Bills: Focusing on Fast Track Systems and the Devil Shift

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-171
Author(s):  
Jeong Ho Yoo ◽  
Yunju Yang ◽  
Ji Hye Choi ◽  
Seung Taek Lee ◽  
Rosa Minhyo Cho
Keyword(s):  
Policy Making ◽  
Fast Track ◽  
Policy Making Process ◽  
The Devil
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