EMEA Government 2008 Top Ten Predictions

Publication Date	February 2008
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	9
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC04133

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Summary

This Government Insights report presents our top 10 predictions for Western European government for 2008. It 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. It also provides guidance for those global and local ICT vendors that will provide products and services in support of government modernization.

According to Silvia Piai, senior research analyst of Government Insights and Thom Rubel global research director of Government Insights,"governments should develop metrics and frameworks for evaluating and incorporating IT services into their portfolios."

Content

In This Report
Situation Overview
Future Outlook
- Prediction #1:"Gov 2.0"Will Replace"eGov"as Governments Seek to Gain Additional Value From Citizen Interaction and Business Transactions
- Prediction #2: Infrastructure Optimization and IT Resource Repurposing Will Replace Solutions as the Top Government IT Trend
- Prediction #3: Continuing Government Security Breaches Will Drive Governments to Invest in Secure Content Management for Mobility
- Prediction #4: Governments Will Lead by Example in Green IT, Primarily to Justify Broader Public Policy and Regulations
- Prediction #5: Government Will Pervasively Use Metrics to Hold Agencies Accountable for Justifying IT Investments, Performance, and Program Management Improvements
- Prediction #6: Governments Will Create New Procurement Models and Strategic Sourcing Strategies
- Prediction #7: Government Workforces Will Become Substantially More Mobile
- Prediction #8: Governments Will Look to Squeeze More Value From Enterprise Resource Planning by Making Substantial Investments to Extend Foundational Capabilities to Further Integrate Back to Front Office Operations
- Prediction #9: The Adoption of the EU Services Directive Will Drive Interoperability in eGovernment
- Prediction #10: Local and Regional Governments Will Drive the Bulk of IT Spending
Essential Guidance
- Actions to Consider For Governments
- Actions to Consider For Technology Vendors
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