I am rather puzzled by some of the attitudes displayed in this discussion.
It would have thought that information from Netherlands Statistics meets the
requirements for inclusion in Wikidata. It is a primary source of
high-quality, notable information. Further much of the information is related
to existing Wiki... pages. Each time I consider this I think "Wouldn't it be
nice if [some bit of information from Netherlands Statistics] was available on
[some Wiki... page]?" Wouldn't it be nice if the populations of all
Netherlands populated places in Wikipedia automatically had the most-current
population information sourced from Netherlands statistics? Wouldn't it be
nice if summary economic information about the Netherlands was similarly
automatically updated?
Of course, a national statistical office gathers a lot of data, and much of it
may not be of general interest. So, perhaps, not all of the Netherlands
Statistics information should be automatically imported into Wikidata. Maybe
instead there should be a way for this information to be accessible via
Wikidata so that it can be easily used when creating Wiki... pages.
How to make this work? Good question. There are a number of issues that have
to be worked out, including resource consumption issues, user interface
issues, and information organization issues that go beyond linked data issues.
Maybe Netherlands Statistics can help, particularly if the Wikidata community
was enthusiastic about collaborating with them instead of just again saying
"Too much information".
Peter F. Patel-Schneider
Nuance Communications