The COVID-19 pandemic holds at least seven lessons for the relationship between data-driven decision making, the use of artificial intelligence, and development. These are that (1) in a global crisis, the shifting value of data creates policy pitfalls; (2) predictions of crises and how they play...

Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) data continues to be the gold standard as evident for clinical safety and efficacy. It supports product registration and prescriptions in pharma and healthcare. RCTs provide data in the real-world clinical settings; however, their controlled nature within the...