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Social licence and consent are central to trust in state data systems. Changes to the way census information is gathered make this especially important for Māori.
According to some observers, the ‘hottest topic’ for 2025 is whether universities have lost the public’s support to operate.
Individualised notions of consent for data use do little to help societies seeking to address collective health crises and other community needs.
There are concerns about how health data are used, but research shows support for uses with public benefits by health-care providers, governments, health-system planners and university-based researchers.



