Special Issue on Data-Driven Governance in I.R.Iran

The importance of data and data-driven analytics in governance is undeniable. Data-driven governance is one of the prerequisites for achieving good governance and citizen satisfaction with governance. To promote and expand this concept and to familiarize with the obstacles and challenges of its implementation in public and sectoral governance in Iran, a call for papers titled “Data-Driven Governance” was issued by the Journal of Strategic Policy Studies in Public Policy in the winter of 2023. Out of more than 40 abstracts received, six research articles were finally accepted in three main areas: the concept of data-driven governance and its prerequisites, the obstacles and challenges of data-driven governance, and the ethical and policy considerations of data-driven governance. These articles are presented in this special issue for readers and enthusiasts of data-driven governance. This special issue is an initial effort to value the application of data in governance, and it is hoped that it will promote this important matter in other scientific journals in the country and, more importantly, in the field of governance practice