maintain and [re]build trust. Integrating a clear communication strategy within the risk management lifecycle 1) makes your risk controls more effective; 2) builds trust at any stage, not just when there is a crisis; 3) helps you to distinguish yourself from competitors” (read: opposition); and when it comes to data, 4) makes it relevant and actionable.

And as a social contract theorist would have it, “What, then, is the government? An intermediary body established between the subjects and the sovereign for their mutual communication, and charged with the execution of the laws and the maintenance of freedom, civil as well as political.” You can’t just wing it!