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The visitor was absent from where it was most needed, and the corona failures were doomed to recur
Even those who agree with Engelman's approach will find it difficult to justify the lack of criticism of decision-making processes.
The omissions he dealt with were spotty, with no preoccupation with the conduct of the government and the cabinet.
The full report, to be published next year, should look different
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Matanyahu Engelman
Daniel Dolev
Monday, 26 October 2020, 17:38 Updated: 21:52
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In the video: Findings of the auditor's report on the epidemiological system, corona examinations and GSS localizations (Photo: State Comptroller's Office)
The State Comptroller's interim report on the treatment of the corona crisis reveals a long list of shortcomings that need treatment.
However, it does not touch on the main failure: decision-making in the government and in the Corona Cabinet.
Even those who agree with Matanyahu Engelman's view that there is no room for personal criticism of decision-makers will find it difficult to justify the lack of criticism of decision-making processes.
In doing so, the comptroller misses an opportunity for a thorough repair, and instead of going up to the government floor, he stays in SAG.
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Missing an opportunity for a thorough repair.
Engelman (Photo: Adina Waldman, Knesset Spokeswoman)
The subject of distance learning is a good example of this.
In March, classes were discontinued for the first time, and the center of gravity of the educational activity shifted to distance learning.
That school year has already ended and a new year has opened - but it turns out that even today the Ministry of Education has no idea how many students do not have computers or an Internet connection that allows distance learning.
He does not even have a clear answer to the question of when he will have an answer to that question.
How can one make decisions about the distance learning of nearly two million students, without knowing how many of them do not have the equipment to do so?
It turns out that it is possible.
Fact - The government and the Corona Cabinet have been doing this for almost eight months.
At the beginning of the crisis it was still possible to accept the lack of information, but two months after the opening of the second school year of the Corona it is a real failure.
The critic points to him - but does not go down to his roots.
The critic points to the failure in education, but does not go down to its roots.
School in Rishon Lezion (Photo: Reuven Castro)
The use of GSS IDs is an equally good (or bad) example. . this recommendation is so obvious, it is not clear what has not thought about it. but actually reading the report turns out well thought.
on March 22, five days after the Shin Bet security service began to operate in the fight Corona, deputy head of the service sought to clarify the health ministry officials Limitations on the accuracy of the GSS data and the need for a supplementary investigation by the Ministry of Health. Seven months and 2,300 died later - and the comptroller was forced to make the exact same recommendation.
If so, why was it not implemented?
In the absence of an examination of the decision-making process, these questions also remain unanswered.
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The size of the crisis requires reference to the decision-making process.
Corona Cabinet discussion, June (Photo: Amos Ben Gershom / GPO)
Contrary to claims often made by the critic's critics, Engelman is a serious man and does not try to cover up anyone or whitewash anything.
He sincerely believes that personal auditing is ineffective, and to reinforce his point, he has shown that this is how many auditing institutions around the world operate.
He may be right, but in the interim report he went one step further, and did not address the decision-making process at all.
This is a point where the comptroller is most needed, because the minutes of the cabinet and corona cabinet meetings remain confidential.
Still, keep in mind that this is only an interim report.
Over the next year, the full report on the government's conduct in the crisis is due to be published, which, according to officials in the Comptroller's Office, will also examine the decision-making processes.
He will have to dive into questions like whether political or sectoral considerations led the ministers, and whether the opinion of the professionals was rejected from them.
It will not be easy, and it is probably not the criticism that Engelman planned to make when he took office as State Comptroller - but the magnitude of the crisis necessitates going in that direction.
The visitor will have to be another Israeli whose plagues disrupted his plans.
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