ObjectivesThe OCOPOMO concept and approach can be described in three different dimensions: * The open collaboration and policy modelling processes supported * The ICT toolbox which supports collaboration and development of scenarios as well as policy models * The approach followed in the project to develop and evaluate the conceptOpen COllaboration for POlicy MOdellingOCOPOMO_67cf66dc-114b-11e1-b194-e91a7a64ea2aOCOPOMO focuses on the long-term strategic planning for governments and policy operators. Its objective is to implement an ICT solution for the target users to provide a collaborative environment for an integrated process of policy modelling to produce formal scenarios by means of simulation experiments and scenario-based futures development. This way, OCOPOMO enables actors of respective target groups at different levels of governments across Europe “to master and shape future developments so that the demands of its society and economy are met”.European CommissionOCOPOMO is a project co-funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme, Theme 7.3 (ICT for Governance and Policy Modelling). A new approach to policy formation that resolves crucial issues involved with prevailing approaches. _67cf688a-114b-11e1-b194-e91a7a64ea2aTo demonstrate that, with appropriate ICT, the integration of formal policy modelling, scenario generation and open and widespread collaboration is not only possible but essential at all levels of policy formation whether local, regional, national or global._67cf6948-114b-11e1-b194-e91a7a64ea2aRegional Policy AnalysesTo produce a set of two policy analyses at regional level within Member States of the European Union. _67cf69de-114b-11e1-b194-e91a7a64ea2a1ItalySlovakiaThe Member States are Italy and Slovakia – a spread that is intended to cover different political, cultural and geographical environments._67cf6a60-114b-11e1-b194-e91a7a64ea2aMacroeconomic Relations ModelTo produce a general model of macroeconomic relations constrained as far as possible by data produced at national and European level._67cf6aec-114b-11e1-b194-e91a7a64ea2a2_67cf6b82-114b-11e1-b194-e91a7a64ea2aNarrative Scenario AnalysisTo integrate narrative scenario analysis with formal policy modelling in order to produce policy analyses with the precision and clarity of formal models and also the rich contextual and imaginative content of verbal narratives._67cf6c0e-114b-11e1-b194-e91a7a64ea2a3_67cf6cae-114b-11e1-b194-e91a7a64ea2aMacroeconomic Complexity ModelTo integrate the model of macroeconomic complexity with the regional policy models to ensure that the regional models generate a range of surprising results that can be analysed both formally from model output and informally by means of scenario exercises, online fora, and the like._67cf6d4e-114b-11e1-b194-e91a7a64ea2a4_67cf6df8-114b-11e1-b194-e91a7a64ea2aStakeholder EngagementTo produce ICT solutions that will support the engagement of core, participating stakeholders and also open engagement by stakeholders who are not partners in the project but who have an interest or expertise in the policy issues._67cf6ea2-114b-11e1-b194-e91a7a64ea2a5_67cf6f60-114b-11e1-b194-e91a7a64ea2a2011-11-17http://www.ocopomo.eu/in-a-nutshell/objectives-1OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net