The provision of open data by governments at all levels has rapidly increased over recent years. Given that one of the dominant motivations for the provision of open data is to generate ‘value', both economic and civic, there are valid concerns over the costs incurred in this pursuit....

This paper proposes the use of agent-based models (ABMs) as “interested amateurs” in policy making, and uses the example of the SWAP model of soil and water conservation adoption to demonstrate the potential of this approach. Daniel Dennett suggests experts often talk past or misunderstand...

In today's turbulent economy, managers frequently are forced, under pressures of time and competition, to make rapid decisions. Furthermore, they often lack information to execute appropriate strategies. At the same time, managers are expected to develop and improve market orientation, which,...