TRANSPARENT

Policymaking is transparent if the policy targets (the changes in reality initiated by the politicians) are verifiable, reliable and measurable. So, the targets of the politicians and government should be expressed in terms of explicitly formulated changes in reality. A second important condition for transparency in policymaking is that the whole policymaking process should be considered, from the decision making up and until the evaluation of the changes in reality. Too often the emphasis is on the policy decision process, without considering the realisability of their decisions... Citizens want the politicians to be transparent in their behavior. They don't accept promises without clear and explicit justification of the politicians and the government on the results of their policymaking. Without the acceptation of the citizen it is not possible to implement policies in an effective way... Evidence based decision making is not necessary for arriving at effective policymaking. The..

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