Of course, that is part of the issue, but we need to look at all the aspects. You used an example where the stick method is being used in restaurants.
Earlier, you talked about four points with regards to open data. In sum, points two to four illustrate how difficult it is for public administrations to truly use all the data they have. You are basically saying that people could help with that a bit.
We could perhaps take things a bit further by saying that data sharing could help the government fulfill its own mission. It's amazing to see how much diversity human curiosity can create. This applies in terms of the economy, but since all governments also have non-economic duties, the overall government mission could benefit from this.