27 Jan 2010
Singapore and Hong Kong – January 27, 2010 – Despite improvements in the economy, governments in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ region will continue to maintain spending in 2010 until recovery from the global recession is secured. They have put in place ambitious IT transformation plans and this is expected to revolutionize the marketplace radically. More insights are revealed in the report, “Asia/Pacific Public Sector 2010 Top 10 Predictions” (Doc #HK9694102S), which discusses the top 10 IT predictions for the public sector in the Asia/Pacific region for 2010.
"We expect a marketplace driven by the growth of next-generation telecommunications infrastructures and rising use of mobile services. Greater attention will be paid to cloud services and business analytics. There will also be a demand in emerging markets with notable geo-political interests to build intelligent sustainable cities," says Alex S. Kim, Director for IDC Government Insights Asia/Pacific.
Kim adds, "The notion of intelligent or smart cities has emerged as the next wave for attracting new investments and retaining the presence of foreign companies. This up-and-coming business model of the 'Trinity' represents a holistic interaction between the public sector, vendors and citizens — all three working in sync to make inroads for building a smarter and more sustainable world." (See Figure 1)
Figure 1
With the advent of economic stimulus monies, the healthcare vertical will be revolutionizing its services through increased consumer participation and standards interoperability. Kim continues, "We have observed the sector's upcoming plans and it will be moving toward an evidence-based practice of medicine in an increasingly connected environment". For the education vertical, 1:1 computing will characterize the sector's transformation strategy as it takes a step closer to reality through the mass availability of affordable mininotebooks and learning content.
To assist government organizations and the vendors that serve this market, IDC Government Insights Asia/Pacific annually identifies the top trends for the year that will heavily influence the direction and magnitude of IT investment, management, and technology evaluation. Highlights of this report include:
- The public sector's new business awareness — also known as "Wal-Mart" effect of keeping costs low and productivity high — requires a great demand for organizational agility. Governments today are running businesses themselves and have to manage government organizations like a business. They should take cues from the private sector to gain efficiency amid shrinking budgets.
- The new business needs of governments are creating widespread consolidation, integration, and interoperability of IT systems and infrastructure. In doing so, tools and concepts to reduce redundancy and improve standardization, such as service-oriented architecture (SOA), will enable governments to adopt standardized best practices and processes that best fit the requirements of their agencies and departments.
- Governments will be more receptive to exploring and assimilating new stakeholder/citizenry engagement models through platforms such as new media and the widespread proliferation of mobile devices applications.
For more information on obtaining this report “Asia/Pacific Public Sector 2010 Top 10 Predictions” (Doc #HK9694102S), please contact Jace Tang at +65-6829-7723 or jtang@idc.com.
To set up an interview with Alex S. Kim, please contact Lay-Fang Tan at lftan@idc.com.
On-Demand Webcast On "Public Sector Top 10 Predictions for 2010"
To find out more about IDC Government Insights Asia/Pacific's Public Sector Top 10 Predictions for 2010, please register at IDC’s Webcast Portal to listen to the Webcast presented by Alex S. Kim, Janet A. Chiew and Gerald J. Wang. The webcast will be available from 27 January 2010 to 28 February 2010. The viewing instructions are as follow:
1. Click here to go to the synopsis page of the Webcast.
2. Click on the "Go to Webcast Portal" tab at the bottom of the page.
3. Register yourself at the Webcast Portal page.
4. If you are successfully, you will be directed to a page with the link to the Webcast.
3. You can now view the Webcast.
About IDC Government Insights
IDC Government Insights is headquartered in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area in Falls Church, Virginia, with additional offices worldwide. IDC Government Insights is uniquely qualified to track, analyze, and forecast government technology spending based on in-depth government budget and spending analysis globally. Expert analysts examine IT value based on government-defined key result areas; decipher policy and regulatory goals to identify game-changing government strategies and inform critical decision making; survey government decision-makers to determine effectiveness of IT vendors’ go-to-market strategies; along with government-centric metrics and rankings of suppliers’ effectiveness in addressing specific government business problems, all with absolute independence and transparency. IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology market. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world’s leading technology, media, research, and events company. For more information, please visit www.idc-gi.com.
For more information, contact:
Lay-Fang Tan
lftan@idc.com
+65-6829-7731
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