TOWARDS A COMPUTER-AIDED ECONOMIC-PLANNING SUPPORT SYSTEM

The purposes of this paper are (i) to outline a conceptual framework of a computer-based DSS directed to support the development planning process, and (ii) to present the main features and structure of a model-based management system designed to assist in formulating and testing medium-term economic plans. The system has proven to be useful for organizing, systemizing and supporting the development planning process. While the economic planning support system (EPSS), described in this paper, has been applied to the Kuwait economy, it was initially established with the aim of creating a generally applicable computer-based system which can be applied to other national economies.