KerBabel™ Deliberation Matrix (KerDST)

Purpose

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.

Description

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 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).

Latest Version	Version 3
State of Development	Open Beta

Scope

Outcome Areas	Economic, Environmental, Social, Cultural
Management Domains	General
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

Input & Output Data

Key Input Data	Various types fo indicators
Input Data Formats	XLS(X)

Accessibility

Open/Closed Source	Open Source
Licence Type	No Licence
Licence Cost (Non Commercial)	Not available for non-commercial use
Licence Cost (Commercial)	Not available for commercial use

User Information

Operating Systems	MS Windows, Mac OS X Cms drupal
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	User’s Manual for the KerDST on-line Deliberation Support Tool. Variation D : With participative deliberation and with KerBabel Indicator Dialogue Box -
Users Forum	None

Technical Considerations

Programming Language	CMS Drupal
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
Keywords	integrated assessment, indicators, qualitative
Links	The KerBabel Deliberation Matrix - https://proxy.eplanete.net/galleries/broceliande7/kerbabel-deliberation-matrix
Key References	Martin O’Connor, Pierre Bureau. & Victoria Reichel. (2007) Deliberative Sustainability Assessment with the online kerDST Deliberation Support Tool. C3ED, Université de Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 47 boulevard Vauban, Guyancourt 78047 cedex, France KerDST: THE KERBABEL™ ON-LINE DELIBERATION SUPPORT TOOL - http://www.publicsphereproject.org/events/diac08/proceedings/06.KerDST.Chamaret_et_al.pdf

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