为有关部门提供产生优质数据（即更准确、及时、相关并且可随时检索的数据）的更强的激励也大有裨益，但要明确定义衡量“优质”的指标。
Establishing stronger incentives for agencies to produce good data – that is, data that are accurate, timely, relevant, and readily available – would also help, with clearly delineated metrics defining what qualifies as “good.”