We conclude that ICT tools are often applied rather late in the planning process which neglects their potential advantages with respect to integral assessment and stakeholder communication.
We find that, in order to gain widespread commitment on adaptation, sustained political leadership from the top, departmental engagement, and continued involvement from a variety of stakeholders are integral to effective decision-making and institutionalization of programs in the long run.
Considering the multi-sectoral nature of the problem, engagement of all relevant sectors, departments and other stakeholders should form integral parts of the development and implementation of the strategy.
Preventive programmes targeting adolescents have been shown to be more effective if they take an integral approach that includes several stakeholders at the level of the broader environment (e.g. teachers, health personnel, parents), and ideally also includes action to influence macro level factors such as policies that facilitate the implementation of programs and promote health [ 3, 4].
Participants included stakeholders who played an integral role in the overall implementation of the HF ER-ICM program as well as participants and front line service providers.
The accumulated knowledge can be used to form smart energy supply solutions as an integral part for the discussion of the stakeholders (investors, city department) to guide the forming of their action plan through the development of the city quarter.
An integral part of CER is involvement of stakeholders in the identification and prioritization of research topics to ensure that the research studies are relevant.
The processes for conducting HTA were limited for some approaches by the exclusion of key stakeholders [ 13, 17], an integral dimension of good practice in HTA methodology.
This means involving the ministry of public service administration, one of the few stakeholders that was not an integral part of earlier consultations.
