We must ask critical questions regarding what actors are gaining influence, and regarding why the centrality of government is to be preserved in a data-intensive society. The article recognizes that the transformative capacity of big data—and its artificial intelligence (AI)-based companion data analytics—does not deterministically result from the technologies concerned. Instead, the direction of change depends on both the technical features and the intertwining of big data applications and governmental machinery. In short, the reconfiguration of the government nodality remains an open question. Overall, government is urged to think strategically about its future role within digital ecosystems.

我们必须提出一些关键问题，涉及哪些参与者正在获得影响力，以及为什么要在数据密集型社会中保持政府的中心地位。本文认识到，大数据的变革能力及其基于人工智能（AI）的伴随数据分析并不是确定性地由相关技术产生的。相反，变化的方向取决于技术特征以及大数据应用程序和政府机构的相互联系。简而言之，政府节点的重新配置仍然是一个悬而未决的问题。总体而言，敦促政府从战略角度考虑其在数字生态系统中的未来作用。