Understanding Indonesia’s policy making context
When talking about the Rugby World Cup final game, there will be commentators discussing and predicting about what each team might and might not do. Some interesting and precise predictions could arise because the game’s rules are strict and certain. In addition, there are referees to lead the game based on the game 's rules. Interestingly, any policy making context is quite similar to that game. Policy certainty is the most significant aspect to guide every regulated entity to know what it should expect to do.
However, in reality it is not easy to create such policy certainty. In Indonesia, policy uncertainty is the most recent …show more content…
In general, the matrix can guide policy advisers to seek various policy options, value them based on a set of criteria, and then devise a recommendation with the most probable positive results (Scott & Baehler, 2010). In selecting the best option, every option should be carefully reviewed based on a set of well-investigated and well-researched criteria based on previous research and consultations with experts. In the case of Indonesia, in my opinion, one of the significant criteria could be potential conflicts to impending and current policies and …show more content…
Learning about the outcomes the matrix has shown me that the model is valuable to guide policy making processes start with relatively feasible agendas. Despite of the matrix’s shortcomings, I believe that there is definite merit in applying this model to Indonesia’s policy analysis and advising. In the pursuit of positive changes, this model, in my opinion, is essential to help policy advisers offer a clear understanding about priority settings to decision makers. The matrix also encourages policy analysts and advisers to present all constraints and opportunities in the policy making processes that to some extent those aspects can help turn crisis into