Makes it easier to deal with that large amount of data there is. As long as the overall objective is clear ("enhance government transparency with structured pub

Makes it easier to deal with that large amount of data there is. As long as the overall objective is clear ("enhance government transparency with structured public data") then it's not a huge problem to sub-contract it. It's not indirection, it's delegation. A single company cannot handle all the political departments and regional divisions on its own.