{"id":160877,"date":"2022-01-12T12:47:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T07:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=160877"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:47:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T07:17:01","slug":"answered-impact-of-digital-technology-as-reliable-source-of-input-for-rational-decision-making-is-a-debatable-issue-critically-evaluate-with-suitable-example","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-impact-of-digital-technology-as-reliable-source-of-input-for-rational-decision-making-is-a-debatable-issue-critically-evaluate-with-suitable-example\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] Impact of digital technology as reliable source of input for rational decision making is a debatable issue. Critically evaluate with suitable example."},"content":{"rendered":"

Objectivity or rationality in decision making depends upon\u00a0<\/span>availability, quantity and quality of data<\/span><\/b>. Excessive usage of digital technology has raised questions regarding its impact on quality of decisions.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Digital technologies can act as a\u00a0<\/span>reliable source of input for rational decision<\/span><\/b>\u00a0making as shown below:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Digital technologies have made it\u00a0<\/span>easier to collect and collate data<\/span><\/b>\u00a0and convert it into meaningful\u00a0<\/span>information<\/span><\/b>\u00a0using various algorithms.\u00a0<\/span>For example:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Different surveys like census, NFHS etc. for deciding policy intervention.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Digital technology can enable\u00a0<\/span>data sharing and monitoring<\/span><\/b>\u00a0in real time, helping in identifying bottlenecks and undertaking necessary reforms.\u00a0<\/span>For example<\/span><\/b>: online dashboards for tracking status of project implementation.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Digital technology helps in integrating data and information spread across different departments, ministries and geographies. Thus, providing holistic picture of situation and help in taking objective decisions. \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Big data analysis can predict\u00a0<\/span>future progression<\/span><\/b>\u00a0of an event like climate change, Covid-19 outbreak etc. This gives a warning for making rational decisions and\u00a0<\/span>course corrections.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Digital technology has made it easier to\u00a0<\/span>spread information and make people aware<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0<\/span>For example:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0promotion of Covid appropriate behaviour.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    However, digital technologies may\u00a0<\/span>not act as reliable source<\/span><\/b>\u00a0of input for rational decision making as shown below:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Digital technologies may not capture all the set of data required for\u00a0making rational\u00a0decisions.\u00a0<\/span>For example:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Unbanked people may be left out if economic policy is based solely on digital information.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Digital technologies have resulted in targeted messages changing the attitude of recipient and manipulating them.\u00a0<\/span>For example:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0During election campaigns.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Social media has created an\u00a0<\/span>infodemic<\/span><\/b>\u00a0of unverified information creating confusions and cognitive dissonance.\u00a0<\/span>For example:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Various fake news related to Covid-19.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Bounded rationality<\/span><\/b>: People act in accordance with their\u00a0<\/span>own perception of situation<\/span><\/b>. So even when all information are available people may not act rationally. \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    5. Digital technologies are\u00a0<\/span>devoid of human emotions<\/span><\/b>. Peoples are represented as set of 1s and 0s. Decisions based on such information can lead to\u00a0<\/span>mechanical rationality<\/span><\/b>\u00a0where principles of\u00a0<\/span>compassion and fairness are violated<\/span><\/b>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Thus, digital technology can provide information but objectivity of decisions\u00a0is\u00a0also based\u00a0<\/span>on human values, attitudes and conscience.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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      Objectivity or rationality in decision making depends upon\u00a0availability, quantity and quality of data. Excessive usage of digital technology has raised questions regarding its impact on quality of decisions.\u00a0\u00a0 Digital technologies can act as a\u00a0reliable source of input for rational decision\u00a0making as shown below:\u00a0\u00a0 Digital technologies have made it\u00a0easier to collect and collate data\u00a0and convert it… Continue reading [Answered] Impact of digital technology as reliable source of input for rational decision making is a debatable issue. Critically evaluate with suitable example.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":64,"cached_at":1698378933,"cached_date":1698660094},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160877\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}