One of the conclusions of a Khazanah Research Institute discussion paper was that Malaysia is way behind many of its regional peers on many indices of data transparency.  While the government has made an official commitment to open data and to “embrace transparency” in its midterm review of the 11th Malaysia Plan, is there the political will to do so? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin, Chief Statistician at the Department of Statistics Malaysia.