Canadian Government 2008 Top 10 Predictions

Publication Date	February 2008
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	8
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC03897

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Summary

This Government Insights report addresses key issues, conditions, and challenges that government officials and organizations must address as they perform their roles and responsibilities in information technology strategic planning, investment decision making, and technology program delivery.

"The government market in Canada is the second-largest vertical industry for technology spending, with over $5.5 billion targeted for 2008. Government business needs are forcing multi-jurisdictional cooperation, widespread consolidation, integration, and interoperability of systems and information sharing to make better decisions,"says Alison Brooks, research director, Government Insights.

Content

In This Report
Situation Overview
Future Outlook
- Prediction #1:"Gov 2.0"Will Replace"e-Gov"as Governments Seek to Gain Additional Value from Citizen Interaction and Business Transactions
- Prediction #2: Governments Will Go Mobile; Smart Service Delivery Will Move Out to the Front End and Last Mile
- Prediction #3: Government Will Begin to Experiment with"Everything as a Service,"Including Software, Infrastructure, Datacentres, and Tools
- Prediction #4: Governments Will Squeeze More Value from ERP by Investing Substantially to Extend Foundational Capabilities to Further Integrate Back- to Front-Office Operations
- Prediction #5: Continuing Government Security Breaches Will Drive Governments to Invest in Secure Content Management for Mobility
- Prediction #6: Governments Will Lead by Example in Green IT, Primarily to Justify Broader Public Policy and Regulations
- Prediction #7: Government Will Use Metrics Pervasively to Hold Agencies Accountable for Justifying IT Investments, Performance, and Program Management Improvements
- Prediction #8: The Government Workforce Retirement Bubble Will Force Governments to Broaden the Use of Telework and Reexamine Sourcing Strategies
- Prediction #9: VoIP and UC Adoption Will Surge as Governments Cater to the Needs and Work Patterns of the Incoming Labour Pool
- Prediction #10: Infrastructure Optimization and IT Resource Repurposing Will Replace Solutions as the Top Government IT Trend
Essential Guidance
- For Governments
- For Technology Vendors
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