Synopsis
This report presents the findings from a survey of 168 government institutions regarding their Information & Communications Technology (ICT) investment priorities. The survey investigates the core technologies which government institutions are investing in, including the likes of enterprise applications, security, mobility, communications & collaboration, and Cloud Computing.
Scope
Recognize government institutions’ strategic objectives with regards to their ICT investments.
Identify government institutions’ investment priorities based on their budget allocations across core technology categories such as enterprise applications, security, mobility, communications & collaboration, and Cloud Computing, etc.
Learn about the drivers that are influencing government institutions’ investments in each technology category.
Establish how government institutions’ IT budgets are currently allocated across various segments within a technology category.
Gain insight into how government institutions ‘ plan to change their ICT budget allocations across various segments within a technology category.
Summary
Why was the report written?
In order to provide deeper insights into government institutions’ ICT investment priorities and strategic objectives.
What is the current market landscape and what is changing?
Kable Market Research’s survey finds that a government institutions are keen to invest in core technologies such as security, enterprises applications, and IT systems management. However, the adoption of advanced technologies in the likes of mobility and cloud computing is also gaining traction amongst institutions.
What are the key drivers behind recent market changes?
Driven by the advantages such as enhanced scalability, improved productivity and operational efficiency, and reduced IT infrastructure and operational costs, institutions in the government sector are increasing their investment in cloud computing and mobility technologies.
What makes this report unique and essential to read?
Kable Market Research Market Research has invested significant resources in order to interview CIOs and IT managers about their IT investment priorities. Very few IT analyst houses will have interviewed 160+ ICT decision makers in government sector in H2 2012.
Reasons To Buy
According to Kable Market Research’s survey, security is assigned the highest priority by government institutions as the largest percentage of respondents are currently using some form of security solution in their organisation, and 82% are planning to invest in this area in the next two years
Government institutions’ need to improve the efficiency and quality of citizen services, and increase the scope of their marketing efforts, is driving spending on CLM solutions.
Content management is becoming an increasingly challenging task for government institutions, given the ever expanding volume of data in the sector. This is evident from the survey, as 82% of institutions are planning to invest in some form of content management solution in the next two years
The increasing adoption of mobile devices owing to the acceptance of the BYOD model, coupled with the need to manage and integrate those devices and their disparate operating systems with the existing technology architecture, is driving the demand for mobile device management amongst government institutions.
IT systems management is an important area where government institutions are keen to invest, as they need to manage the complexity of their IT infrastructure and achieve systems simplification in order to reduce down-time and improve productivity.
Table of Contents
1 Enterprise ICT investment trends
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Survey demographics
1.3 ICT budget changes
1.4 Strategic objectives
1.5 Core technology investment priorities
2 Detailed ICT investment priorities
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Enterprise applications
2.3 Business intelligence
2.4 Security
2.5 Content management
2.6 Mobility
2.7 IT systems management
2.8 Communications & collaboration
2.9 Green IT & virtualization
2.1 Cloud computing solutions
3 Summary
3.1 The need to improve operational efficiencies and service delivery is driving investments in advanced technologies in the government sector
4 Appendix
4.1 Definitions
4.2 Further reading
4.3 Contact the authors
List Of Tables
Table 1: Government – enterprise ICT survey geographic breakdown
Table 2: Government – enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Table 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among government institutions
Table 4: Current strategic objectives of government institutions
Table 5: Current and future investment priorities of government institutions across core technologies
Table 6: Enterprise applications – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
Table 7: Business intelligence – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
Table 8: Security – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
Table 9: Content management – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
Table 10: Mobility – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
Table 11: IT systems management – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
Table 12: Communications & collaboration – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
Table 13: Green IT & virtualization – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
Table 14: Cloud computing solutions – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
List Of Figures
Figure 1: Government – enterprise ICT survey geographic breakdown
Figure 2: Government – enterprise ICT survey breakdown by size band (number of employees)
Figure 3: Recent and expected ICT budget changes among government institutions
Figure 4: Current strategic objectives of government institutions
Figure 5: Current and future investment priorities of government institutions across core technologies
Figure 6: Enterprise applications – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 7: Business intelligence – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 8: Security – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 9: Content management – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 10: Mobility – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 11: IT systems management – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 12: Communications & collaboration – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 13: Green IT & virtualization – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities
Figure 14: Cloud computing solutions – government institutions’ current and future investment priorities......
