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I agree with Ben Steven's comment - public sector information isn't just datasets (although they are extremely useful) - government departments and agencies also have sophisticated computerised records management that could be easily integrated with the web. Even the Chinese have opened up millions of routine government documents on official websites. While there's probably a need for some small circle of government information being protected, most routine documents on government IT systems should be open for their owners - the public - to view.