Episode 49. Administrative Data: The Government’s Hidden Asset
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In Brazil, 40% of federal civil servants were projected to retire by 2030, while tax auditors with similar experience showed a five-fold difference in gross pay.
This episode explores how governments can use administrative data they already collect—from payroll and procurement to service-delivery records—to uncover inefficiencies, improve planning, and measure performance more accurately. It also examines why reliable insights depend on strong, consistent data systems.
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Check out Episode 46. The Overview: Unlocking the Data Governments Already Have and Episode 47. The Foundations: Are Governments Measuring What Matters? for more.
