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German government staff is as un-digital as you can get. They have no idea how a small modeling group would have helped. Maybe the incoming government will do b
by iSnow 5y ago
German government staff is as un-digital as you can get. They have no idea how a small modeling group would have helped. Maybe the incoming government will do better, but I am not holding my breath.
- detaro 5y agoAccess to modeling isn't even the issue, given RKI, Charité, ... Asking those resources the right questions and turning their results into policy and communicating it is the problem, which is even more fundamental "that's what a government is for" skills...
- funcDropShadow 5y agoBeing digital doesn't necessarily improve decision make. All the necessary data was there. RKI the German equivalent to the CDC in the US predicted the current wave rather accurately in summer, but politicians ignored it, because they wanted to win the election.
- hef19898 5y agoIt's not modelling, just having a basic understanding of your metrics and the ability to choose the right ones. German officials showed none of that. Well, I'm not holding my breath on that neither.