Intelligence-led: Intelligent?
February 15, 2013 Leave a comment
In the UK, after various scandals in the 90s, it seemed that horizon scanning for potential problems, such as the BSE crisis, ought to be more intelligent and even ‘intelligence-led’ or ‘evidence-led’ as against being prejudice or spin-led. Listening to ministerial pronouncements on the horse-meat scandal I wonder if the current so-called ‘intelligence-led’ approach is actually intelligent.
Suppose that the house next door becomes a refuge for drug-addicts. Which of the following are intelligent? Intelligence-led?
- Wait until there is a significant increase in crime locally – or until you get burgled – and then up-rate your security.
- Review security straight away.
In case you hadn’t guessed, this relates to my blog, and the question of what you mean by ‘information’ and ‘evidence’.
Does anyone have a definition of what is meant by ‘intelligence-led’ in this context?
P.S. I have some more puzzles on uncertainty.