Rigorous Policy-Making Amid COVID-19 and Beyond: Literature Review and Critical Insights
Abstract
:1. Background
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- yield desirable outcomes;
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- produce little to no unintended consequences in light of the unique challenges of the pandemic. However, there is a dearth of insights available in the literature that could address the above-mentioned issues. Thus, to bridge the research gap, this study aimed to identify policy-making processes that have the potential to develop policies that could induce optimal desirable outcomes with limited to no unintended consequences amid the pandemic and beyond.
2. Methods
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- unique characteristics of COVID-19;
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- rigorous policy-making processes;
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- intended and unintended policy outcomes.
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- did not focus on COVID-19;
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- did not center on the pandemic policy-making process;
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- did not provide insights into approaches that could either improve intended outcomes or avoid unintended consequences.
3. Theoretical Underpinning
4. Results
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5. Discussion
5.1. People-Centered
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- a “zero-tolerance” mindset that treats even single-digit positive COVID-19 cases or small disease outbreaks with the utmost urgency;
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- a “zero-delay” action plan that employs and deploys robust and rigorous collective and corroborative actions and measures to subdue positive cases and squash potential outbreaks.
5.2. AI-Powered
5.3. Data-Driven
5.4. Supervision-Enhanced
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- it could facilitate the establishment of policy-making practices that value the importance of supervision;
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- it could help policy makers avoid causing “unforeseen” consequences in the policy-making process;
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- it could help policy makers incorporate moral and ethical considerations, ranging from fairness, equality, and privacy to security concerns, in the policy-making process.
5.5. The Advantages of the PADS Model
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- better capture and comprehend the public’s needs and preferences;
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- design and develop public policies that are grounded in reality and people-centric; and in turn;
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5.6. Limitations
6. Conclusions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
U.S. | United States |
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