Can't edit, so just to add that public admin also has to be conservative. Seems like you were running a startup with a great new product. That means they have z

Can't edit, so just to add that public admin also has to be conservative. Seems like you were running a startup with a great new product. That means they have zero idea whether you'll still be around in a year's time! Really dangerous to commit to a system where you don't know the long term perspective- especially if you're a public admin which means your switching costs are high, timeline to make decisions long, and you have a legal or moral obligation to fulfil your tasks... To give one other concrete example, i know of a country that chose a great new software solution to provide information exchange between medical providers. The tool runs well, they got long term commitment and a safe provider. BUT they then found that there's literally no one except the provider itself who can train all the users as the UI, process and exisiting training materials are all copyrighted (or otherwise protected, maybe through contractual clauses) by the provider. Means they found s gigantic additional cost even when they thought they'd done everything right in the choice of software. Again, risk can be bigger than the reward.