It's not about how much data the state can collect about us, but what it can do with it.

In the age of artificial intelligence, the state's technological capabilities are expanding faster than society can establish common rules for their use. Systems managing taxation, social security, healthcare, education, employment, and social services handle vast amounts of data. If this information were interconnected logically and securely, the state could respond more swiftly to requests and recognize life situations. Citizens wouldn't need to repeatedly verify information already known to the state. Hungary has developed several technical and institutional prerequisites for this, including the Central Government Service Bus and the Digital Citizenship Program. Despite achieving a score of 0.75 in the OECD Digital Government Index, indicating existing capabilities, the operational and regulatory model based on data wealth is not fully ready. Previous ideas and regulatory changes regarding the use of public data have only been partially realized. The OECD notes that while the 2025…