Looking to the future, the value of sharing data is clear, and there are many examples where it has made a difference.

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Eighth in a series on the Texas Triangles "The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money," said Margaret Thatcher, according to the American Enterprise Institute.

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Marjan Ehsassi is the executive director of the Federation for Innovation in Democracy - North America, an international organization working to increase citizen participation in policy making.