How to correctly draw the perimeter for government software systems, Big Ideas Ep 20

In this video, Ajay Shah discusses the government's role in developing software systems and managing national statistical data. He uses examples such as railway reservation systems, census systems, and GDP data to illustrate his points. Ajay argues that the government's role should be limited to collecting information and providing APIs for public use.
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[@Anish61097]

Ajay Shah is so underrated. He is a first principles thinker...

[@Anish61097]

Please bring more Ajay Shah content

[@zoomer619]

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[@teesand33]

In the reservation system example, how does the government prevent private sector from reserving everything and then selling those reservations? Thereby monetizing a public good.

[@ajayshah5705]

In airline tickets or in train tickets, the name of the buyer / passenger is coded into the ticket. So in this case I'm not able to see how a resale market can arise.
It is an interesting debate: is it better to sell tickets (e.g. permits to enter or camp in a national park) which trade in a market so as to assist better price discovery. But that's distinct from this situation.
Regardless of which path you take, the key claim of this Big Ideas is that the perimeter of government software systems should place the lowest possible toolchain within the state and give out API access.