Introduction

Overview of Datamonitor's 2007 Government Technology research agenda.

Scope

Analysis of major trends in the government sector. Investigation of critical business issues for governments.

Highlights

The government market is experiencing a period of profound change as agencies look to modernize processes and transform services while also protecting constituents from new local and national threats such as terror attacks and pandemics. Datamonitor's research in 2007 will provide vendors with insights to maximize opportunities in government by addressing agencies' critical business issues. We will explore specific trends including the role of outsourcing in shared services programs, the future of community wireless initiatives and opportunities in continuity of operations plans.

Reasons to Purchase

Tailor your government go-to-market strategy to address critical issues facing agencies Understand the market factors driving technology adoption by governments Align your solutions to the major trends that will affect government technology spending in 2007

DATAMONITOR VIEW 1
CATALYST 1
SUMMARY 1
2007 TRENDS TO WATCH: GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY 2
Critical business issues facing government agencies in 2007 2
Governments must do more with less 3
Authorities develop constituent-centric strategies that view citizens as customers 4
Focus on public safety continues to grow 5
Outsourcing and shared services in government IT management 6
The future of community wireless networks 6
Finding opportunities in governments' continuity of operations initiatives 6
DATAMONITOR'S TAKE 7
Predictions for the year ahead 7
APPENDIX 8
References 8
Extended Methodology 8
Further reading 8
Ask the analyst 9
List of Figures
Figure 1: Government IT spending across levels and geographies is rising 2
Figure 2: Cost pressures and stakeholder demands are common local government concerns 3
Figure 3: High quality constituent service tops governments' goals for IT investments 4
Figure 4: Public safety and justice tops US state and local governments' IT investments 5