Government agencies and educational institutions across the globe are accelerating their move toward cloud, SaaS, and customer-first digital experiences. The common denominator of all these initiatives? Data. Specifically, the quality and quantity of data you have, where you store it, how you access it, and how quickly you can find what you need. Data, in other words, is one of the public sector’s most strategic assets.

Because of data’s ubiquity, it can be hard to make sense of it holistically, especially when bridging the data silos on teams, departments, and even organizations. To help you focus on the data priorities that will have the most impact on your public sector organization, consider the following five questions.