What is comparative analysis model under e-Governance? Also explain possible ways through which this model can be applied in related areas.

Comparative Knowledge Model is one of the least-used but a highly influential model. The model, if used innovatively, can harness the potential and capacity offered by the communication technologies and aims it towards better governance. This model could be applied in the following possible ways: To learn from historic policies and actions and derive learning lessons for future policy-making; To evaluate the effectiveness of the current policies and identify key learning in terms of strengths and shortcomings in policies; To effectively establish conditions of precedence, especially in the case of judicial or legal decision-making and use it to influence/advocate future decision-making; To enable informed decision-making at all levels by enhancing the background knowledge and providing a rationale for future course of action; and To evaluate the performance and track-record of a particular decision-maker/ decision-body.