I think this is a very important point.
Going back to my point that I made earlier, the amount of data is only going to increase. I think where government can help is by providing easy access to that data, based on the way that consumers and citizens want to access it. Don't force them to go to a particular portal. Don't force them to use a particular type of technology to access that data. Give them the data in a way that's open, as a service that they can consume in the way that they want to.
Second, I want to give you two more examples about how transformative open data, combined with the sheer growth in the amount of data, really can be. The first one is with the City of Barcelona, where they have a program where they share bikes across the city. They provide bikes that can be taken from one transit stop to another. The City publishes data on the availability of these bicycles, which obviously fluctuates depending on time of day and also whether they are having events or not. The City combined that data with social media data. By tracking sentiment on social media, through Twitter, Facebook, and stuff like that, they're getting instant dynamic feedback about the citizenry, regarding the availability of these bikes, if there are enough bikes in a particular area, whether the bikes are of good quality.
What you can see now is government combining their data with the huge volume of big data that's out there and growing every day, and—to the point that I think Ms. Miller made earlier on—providing this to improve decision-making. I think this is where we see this going: an increase in data, the increase and ubiquity of technology, engaging consumers and crowdsourcing to enable government to engage and make better decisions.