In my view we are heading towards that type of regime. I think it's quite a long way away, and it will require more than just open data. That's the whole digitization of public services. It requires you to solve the problem of identity, which is a thorny one, for getting identity in the public services context, and using data that shouldn't be made public in a consensual way to then personalize and tailor those services for the individual who's in front of you. You can see this happening a little way in a completely analogue fashion where a job seeker goes in and speaks to an adviser, and the adviser looks at them and gives them tailored advice. What the technology would enable you to do in a few years' time is start automating some of that advice and sending people towards specialists.
On April 10th, 2014. See this statement in context.