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The pragmatists, who make up the bulk of the market, enter only when the products are well established and well supported. In the case of environmental information systems, scientists are the visionaries, government agencies are the early adopters, and private-sector organizations are the pragmatists.
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Similarly, government agencies should be permitted to replicate a privatized service if regeneration can be done at an incremental cost smaller than that of purchasing full rights from a private vendor or if questions about data quality or continuity arise. Information vital to the public interest should not be "captured" by the private sector, which has economic reasons for controlling access.
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