I think this applies not only at large (government) scale, but on a smaller scale, as well: from single companies to whole industrial sectors. I personally witn

I think this applies not only at large (government) scale, but on a smaller scale, as well: from single companies to whole industrial sectors. I personally witnessed various (non tech) companies that self-organized their tech arm in a way that was for every practical purpose impossible to innovate: "You can certainly go on with your proposal, provided that you get the authorization from depts A, B and C, and that your changes have absolutely no impact on how they operate".