Idea Digital & Data Analytics is the digital and data innovation team within IDEA Consult. The team performs advanced analyses and designs customised digital tools for evidence-based policy. We combine expertise in the fields of economics, data science, statistics and software engineering.
As with the other IDEA teams, this team's focus is on sustainable social impact. After all, digital innovation is not an end in itself, but a means to achieve broader social goals such as social inclusion, ecological sustainability and sustainable growth.
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Digital policy
Digitalisation is rapidly changing our economies, institutions and society, presenting both opportunities and challenges. Positive effects must be encouraged, while undesirable effects must be mitigated through regulation.
Our services focus on:
- Conducting studies and evaluations related to digital policy
- Analysing digital markets, platform economies and the dynamics of emerging technologies
- Mapping digital actors and their ecosystems
- Assessing regulatory impacts and strategic options to enable forward-looking policy choices
Geavanceerde data-analyses en AI
Traditional methods often fall short when it comes to gaining insight into large amounts of data. Advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) offer new opportunities to support evaluations, policy design and strategic monitoring.
Our services focus on:
- Developing policy-relevant indicators
- Processing large amounts of text and online content, using natural language processing and web scraping
- Applying AI methods, including forecasting, classification and large language models, to discover patterns and generate actionable insights
- Automating data collection and reporting workflows by designing real-time data pipelines and monitoring systems
Custom dashboards
In order to use data for decision-making, it must first be made understandable and accessible. Customised dashboards convert complex data sets into interactive visual tools that support decision-making, communication and monitoring at all levels of an organisation.
Depending on the needs and technical environment, dashboard solutions range from standard reporting tools (such as Power BI) to fully customised web applications. The interfaces are intuitively designed and adapted to different user profiles, from technical analysts to policymakers and the general public.
What we offer:
- Dashboards that support strategic planning by monitoring progress against objectives in real time or on a regular basis
- Dashboards that facilitate internal coordination and support external communication with stakeholders.
Op maat ontworpen digitale tools
When properly designed, digital platforms can do more than just automate internal processes: they can support collaboration, coordination and learning between government agencies, local actors and policy ecosystems. By aligning data, workflows and institutional knowledge, these tools contribute to more efficient, responsive and connected public services.
We use open and interoperable technologies to ensure sustainability over time and involve our domain experts in local government, the labour market, territorial development, etc. to also ensure the intended impact in terms of content.
The tools developed vary depending on the context and may include the following:
- Customised ERP systems to support internal management and decision-making
- Collaboration platforms for sharing knowledge and engaging stakeholders (e.g. SDG monitor)
- Data-driven applications enabling real-time monitoring or multilevel governance
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