Turn Heritage Into Data

Design a strategy for converting cultural and scientific heritage into structured national data assets. Use the example of food composition tables, archival knowledge, or local ecological records to explain how heritage can support public health, education, research, and product innovation. What should be standardized, who should curate it, and how can governments keep the data scientifically useful while respecting cultural meaning? Include a discussion of risks such as oversimplification, bias, and commercialization.