How Embracing Uncertainty Can Help Policymakers During A Pandemic

How Embracing Uncertainty Can Help Policymakers During A Pandemic Since the onset of the covid 19 pandemic, policymakers have been forced to make decisions in the face of uncertainty. but key policy questions—like how best to reduce viral transmission while avoiding bad economic consequences of lockdowns—rarely come with definitive answers. In the face of such uncertainty, policymakers may respond by attempting to balance the alternative perspectives, or they may fully embrace one without a concern that this can vastly misrepresent our underlying knowledge base (7).

Managing Uncertainty During The Pandemic Such leaders are placed in the hot seats of having to implement sensible policy over the short time frame during which this pandemic is unfolding, and in the face of obvious uncertainty. at the same time, i cringe seeing leaders who seemingly place the cart before the horse by only targeting evidence that supports preordained political agendas. This is one of the first studies that investigated solutions that could shed light on the bevy of policy making issues the covid 19 pandemic has introduced or intensified, ranging from opaque and questionable policy making processes and unquestioned and unchecked power of policymakers, to the unprecedented pace seen in the erosion of health. Whether it is addressing a global pandemic, a financial crisis, transnational organised crime, climate change, migration, or the datafication of society, policymakers work in an environment that is characterised by high uncertainty, high unpredictability, and incomplete knowledge. policy theorists call such problems intractable or “wicked’. Even pre pandemic, new sites of policymaking were proliferating; cultural pluralism was increasing, with consequent radical uncertainty and limits of knowledge; science was providing fewer clear answers; and trust in policymakers was falling (li and wagenaar, 2019; renn et al., 2019).

Pandemic Uncertainty Helen Mac Coach Speaker Whether it is addressing a global pandemic, a financial crisis, transnational organised crime, climate change, migration, or the datafication of society, policymakers work in an environment that is characterised by high uncertainty, high unpredictability, and incomplete knowledge. policy theorists call such problems intractable or “wicked’. Even pre pandemic, new sites of policymaking were proliferating; cultural pluralism was increasing, with consequent radical uncertainty and limits of knowledge; science was providing fewer clear answers; and trust in policymakers was falling (li and wagenaar, 2019; renn et al., 2019). During the pandemic, policymakers at state, local and federal levels found themselves making decisions with limited insights. decision makers at all levels have requested better analytics to inform policymaking during future epidemics. disease forecasts can help to transform data into decisions. Fema has issued pandemic operational guidance for state and local governments to ensure that policymakers prepare for the event of a hurricane during the pandemic.

How Embracing Uncertainty Can Help You Succeed During the pandemic, policymakers at state, local and federal levels found themselves making decisions with limited insights. decision makers at all levels have requested better analytics to inform policymaking during future epidemics. disease forecasts can help to transform data into decisions. Fema has issued pandemic operational guidance for state and local governments to ensure that policymakers prepare for the event of a hurricane during the pandemic.