Public sector data analytics concerns the process of retrieving data, data analysis, and publication of the results as well as re-using the data by government organizations to improve their operations and enhance public policy.
Public sector data analytics is most frequently used for inspection and enforcement of social services and for criminal investigation. Even though its usage is often experimental, it raises concerns for scope creep, repeated targeting of the same (group of) individuals, personal data use by third parties and the transparency of governmental processes.
