U.S. Government 2013 Top 10 Predictions


December 17, 2012
19 Pages - SKU: IDC4935285
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Countries covered: United States

This IDC Government Insights report discusses the top 10 predictions for 2013 that will heavily influence the direction and magnitude of IT investment, management, and evaluation. It also presents four key market drivers affecting these aspects of IT across levels of government in the United States.

"The big news for government in 2013 is what will happen with devices and data," according to Thom Rubel, IDC Government Insights' research vice president. "Government organizations really need to focus on device and solution 'best use,' in other words, those things that they need to support to help the government workforce move into new ways of carrying out their mission in the most effective way.



Predictions
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Situation Overview
Future Outlook
Prediction #1: Infrastructure Consolidation Will Hit Its Peak as Governments Accelerate Cloud Adoption by Over 50% Over 2012 Levels, Accounting for Over 7% of All Government IT Spending
Prediction #2: Tactical Deployments of Big Data Solutions Will Grow by Over 30% CAGR and Will Accelerate Broader Pervasive Analytics Deployment, Laying the Foundation for Smart Government
Prediction #3: Agencies/Organizations/Offices Will Rapidly Begin to Rationalize and Establish Baseline Costs for IT Assets and Identify Endpoint Device Choices — PCs, Tablets, and Smartphones — for "Best Use"
Prediction #4: Mobile Devices and Apps, Smart Sensors, Cloud Computing Solutions, and Citizen-Facing Portals Will Create a 48% Increase in Digital Information, Creating New Records Management Access and Retrieval Issues
Prediction #5: Across Cloud Sharing/Collaboration Among Governments (Federal, State, and Local), Shared Services Will Account for 18% of the Government Cloud Market and Create New Business Models for IT Procurement and Provisioning
Prediction #6: Though They Continue to Lag Behind Other Industries in Investing in Social Business Software, 35% of Government Organizations Will Initiate Social Analytics Tools Evaluation and/or Implementation
Prediction #7: All Levels of Government Will Accelerate Mobile Applications Development; in 2013, 35% of New Federal and State Applications and 45% of New Local Applications Will Be Mobile
Prediction #8: Over 40% of U.S. Local Governments Will Be in Research and Evaluation Stage for Smart City Pilots/Projects and 50% of These Will Begin Some Level of Implementation in 2013
Prediction #9: Government Organizations That Promote Open Data Will Foster 25% More Private Commercial Activity in Apps and Services That Will Facilitate Improved Outcomes Across a Range of Government Goals
Prediction #10: Public/Private Partnerships Will Be Redefined Based on Measurable Goals and Outcomes That Create Mutual Government/Commercial Partnership and Research Benefits
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