Business Strategy: New Zealand Government Information and Communication Technology, 2009

This Government Insights report provides an overview of the New Zealand government information and communication technology (ICT) market by looking at the key business drivers shaping the market. It also provides a brief analysis of the national IT master plan; key decision-making organisations, and the government's procurement regime and priorities and analyses and makes forecasts for the government IT spending.

"The government faces a mountain of challenges in its quest for interagency operability and increased focus on better delivery of public services whilst facing an ever widening gap between revenue and operating expense as a result of the economic crisis," says Louise Francis, senior market analyst, IDC New Zealand. "IT is expected to play a key role in achieving cost savings, systems rationalisation, interagency collaboration, and citizen-centric projects over the remainder of the incumbent government's term," she adds.