Data-Driven Public Policy for Society 5.0: A Comparative Analysis of Health, Technology, and Governance Indicators Across Asean Countries
Keywords:
Data-driven public policy, Society 5.0, ASEAN, Governance, Digital transformation, Health policyAbstract
Transformation policy public data-driven public policy becomes element key in realizing a welfare - oriented Society 5.0 human. However, its implementation in the ASEAN region is ongoing in context capacity economy, quality of governance, and readiness very diverse technologies. Research This aim analyze and compare readiness as well as performance policy public based on data in ASEAN countries with focus on three dimensions main, namely health, technology, and governance government. Research use approach qualitative with analysis content against secondary data scale large source from international databases standardized, such as Our World in Data, World Bank, WHO, UNDP, and OECD. Analysis done in a way descriptive-comparative for identify pattern difference, gap structural, as well as implications policy cross- country. Research results show that the country with capacity economy high, strong governance quality, and penetration extensive digital infrastructure tend more effective in integrate data into in the formulation process policies and achieve results development more human good. On the other hand, limitations fiscal, weak institutions, and the digital divide becomes obstacle main in data utilization for policy public in a number of ASEAN countries. Findings This confirm that Society 5.0 is a socio-technical process that is not only depends on adoption technology, but also on strengthening institutions, justice social, and orientation human - centered policies.
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