@billbennett So many organisations have no idea how to use the data they have.

For a service organisation the most valuable data they may have access to could be customer feedback especially complaints on what's gone wrong, so they can fix it and do better.

Either organisations don't know how to use data or they're not set up for the thinking required to implement improvements (if needed and sometimes they're not).

Statistics makes a start with its Census but what are the connections to government agencies (and others) delivering services?

#Privacy principles can also apply, especially #data minimisation. Do we need to collect that data? Why? How would we use it?

Having a data management strategy and deletion schedule is important and also understanding why you've collected the data in the first place helps.