This perspective paper analyzes how public sector organizations struggled during the pandemic due to rigid, outdated data infrastructures. It highlights rising demand, remote-work pressures, security concerns, and digital-service expectations. Leaders need infrastructures that balance resilience (continuity, security, stability) with agility (rapid adaptation, innovation). Modernizing legacy systems, eliminating silos, improving scalability, and strengthening security are essential to building a future-ready, stress-tested public sector capable of navigating ongoing disruption.

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