The KerDST (Deliberation Support Tool) including the KerBabelTM Deliberation Matrix (DM) and the KerBabelTM Indicator Kiosk (KIK) is an on-line tool offering users a multi-stakeholder multi-criteria deliberation framework that can be applied to any desired situation of choice or discussion.
The KerDST Deliberation Matrix aims to help a group of stakeholders understand a particular issue or problem through a qualitative assessment of the problem including articulation of important values, an understanding of the broader system, and assessment of strategies to address the issue in question.
| Latest Version | Version 3 |
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| State of Development | Open Beta |
| Outcome Areas | Economic, Environmental, Social, Cultural |
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| Management Domains | Land, Coastal, Urban Systems, Natural Hazards, Biodiversity, Community, Air Quality, Freshwater |
| Subdomains | Ecosystem/Habitat, Crop/Farm Systems, Fishing & Aquaculture, Education, Health, Land Use, Native biodiversity & Biodiversity Loss |
| Spatial Resolutions | Unknown |
| Spatial Extents | Unknown |
| Spatial Dimensions | Unknown |
| Temporal Resolutions | Not applicable |
| Temporal Extents | Years |
| Steady State or Dynamic | Unknown |
| Level of Integration | Economic, Environmental, Social, Cultural |
| Key Input Data | Various types fo indicators |
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| Input Data Formats | XLS(X) |
| Open/Closed Source | Open Source |
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| Licence Type | No Licence |
| Licence Cost (Non Commercial) |
Not available for non-commercial use |
| Licence Cost (Commercial) |
Not available for commercial use |
| Operating Systems | MS Windows, Mac OS X Cms drupal |
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| Software Needed | Firefox navigator |
| User Interface | Graphical desktop Web interface |
| Ease of Use | Moderate KerDST is a framework. It is a tool and a method to develop an integrated assessment on environmental issues. |
| Use in Policy Process | Plan (Policy Formulation), Check (Policy Evaluation) |
| Documentation | http://kerdst.kerbabel.net/, for the documentation |
| Support | http://kerdst.kerbabel.net/ for the tool |
| Users Forum | None |
| Programming Language | CMS Drupal |
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| Methods included for calibration and validation | None |
| Methods included for managing uncertainty | Is part of the process of assessment: at indicators production level (documentation of production process, pedigree...) and at evaluation level (to establish judgments by stakeholders) |
| Analytical Techniques | Délibération support tool |
| Model Structure |
The six steps of the deliberation process are: 1. Identify the issue- What is the issue, at what scale does it occur, who is it an issue for, and why is it an issue? 2. Organise the issue- What are the options/strategies to address the issue, who are the stakeholders/actors impacted by the problem and or the strategies, what are the performance criteria by which the issue and proposed strategy can be assessed against? 3. Identify and mobilise tools for representation (e.g., maps, models of processes and systems). 4. Deliberate the consequences of the current system and any proposed strategy with regard to the identified stakeholders and the identified performance criteria. 5. The preparation, validation and communication of the results and recommendations 6. Return to step one (the deliberation process is iterative). |
| Keywords | integrated assessment, indicators, qualitative |
| Links | http://broceliande.kerbabel.net/ddzc/UVED_final/?q=node/194 |
| Key References | http://www.creatingfutures.org.nz/assets/CF-Uploads/Publications/Deliberation-Matrix/Deliberation-Matrix-paper-by-Martin-OConnor.pdf http://broceliande.kerbabel.net/?q=EVALUATION |
Potential case study and how it works http://www.publicsphereproject.org/events/diac08/proceedings/06.KerDST.Chamaret_et_al.pdf NZ Creating Futures - use of deliberation matrix http://www.creatingfutures.org.nz/project-overview/tools/deliberation/ http://www.creatingfutures.org.nz/assets/CF-Uploads/Publications/Deliberation-Matrix/Informing-decision-making-through-deliberative-approaches---a-procedural-guideline.pdf http://www.creatingfutures.org.nz/assets/CF-Uploads/Publications/Deliberation-Matrix/Deliberation-and-Social-Learning-REEDS-paper-by-OConnor-Small-Wedderburn.pdf
