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Evidence-based Policy Making in the Area of Advanced Science and Technology How to deal with scientific and technical uncertainty
( Hiroko Kudo )
UCI I410-ECN-0102-2021-300-001151627

The research question of this exploratory study is; to which extent do we have evidences which contribute to design and implement public policies? And the field is; promoting, supporting and regulating the development and/or use of smart technology in the society. We know that there are limitations of “evidences” on these fields. However, there are strong attentions and expectations, especially from lawmakers and the industry because of the potentials. The technology-driven field has always been controversial; past cases show that the policy design and implementation in these areas have often been driven by political ambitions and business interests, not necessary through evidences and rational analyses, resulting in failure (Callon, 1995; Kudo, 2015). Since it is difficult to predict the scientific and technological development, these policies often lack objectives and goals. This lack of objectives and goals turn out to be an opportunity to some lawmakers and bureaucrats, who like ambitious but ambiguous goals, which survived until the era of austerity budget (Kudo, 2015). The research adopts qualitative analysis, including analysis of literature and primary documents and direct observation. The case provides preliminary investigation and to generate hypotheses for further studies. The collection of data allows better accuracy and ensures the triangulation of the resources used (Strauss, Corbin, 1990; Lee, 1999), in order to understand the links between the object of investigation and the context.

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