Data openness sounds like a defensible cause. In the information age, citizens expect transparency, and degree of openness is an increasingly common benchmarking metric. However, not all governments are so forthcoming, and Singapore is one example. Singapore’s Government has never been accused of being overly transparent, and the recently released Global Open Data Index underscores this.

http://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/singapore-can-afford-to-be-more-open-in-sharing-data

“Singapore can afford to be more open in sharing data.” The Straits Times (Singapore), 11 Dec 2015, with Asit K. Biswas.

NUS news page:

http://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/news/singapore-can-afford-to-be-more-open-in-sharing-data/