Western Europe, Government Sector, 2007 eProcurement Solutions IT Spending Forecast 2006-2011

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Government Insights Opinion
• In This Study
  • Methodology
    • Exchange Rates
  • Definitions
    • Definition of Government Sector
    • Definition of eProcurement
    • Definition of IT Market
• Situation Overview
  • eProcurement: An IT-Enabled Rationalization Process
  • Figure: eProcurement: Stages of a Rationalization Process
    • The Steering Role of the European Union …
    • … And the Ups and Downs of National Implementations
    • Figure: Public Expenditure in the EU for Goods and Services (% of GDP)
    • Table: eProcurement: Current Status by Country at Central Government level in Western Europe
  • Lack of Interoperability and Excessive Red Tape Hamper Benefits Realization
    • The Lack of Interoperability
    • The Difficult Digitalization of Post-Award Phases
      • ePayment: An Example From the U.K.
      • e-Invoicing: An Example From Denmark
      • Table: Current Status of the eProcurement Process by Country at a National Level in Western Europe
• Future Outlook
  • Forecast and Assumptions
    • Coordination Between Central and Local Government Will be Increasingly Important
    • Figure: Western Europe, Central Government Sector, eProcurement Investment Plans
    • Infrastructure Standardization Will Enable New Interoperable eProcurement Models
      • Technology Standards Will Ensure the Needed Architectural Flexibility …
      • … And Process Standardization Will Ensure Optimal Performance
    • The Digitalization of Post-Award Phases Will Grow
    • Governments Will Gradually Move Toward SaaS
    • Figure: eProcurement Type of Implementation and IT Providers
    • eProcurement Solutions Will be Bought by Local Governments
    • Table: Key Assumptions for the Western European Government Electronic Procurement Solutions IT Spending, 2006-2011
    • Table: Western Europe Government Sector, 2006-2011, Total IT Spending for eProcurement, by Product Line ($M)
    • Table: Western Europe Government Sector, 2006-2011, Total IT Spending for eProcurement, by Level of Government ($M)
    • Table: Western Europe Government Sector, 2006-2011, Total IT Spending for eProcurement, by Country ($M)
  • Market Context
  • Figure: Western Europe, eProcurement IT Spending in by Product, Comparison of IDC Forecasts
  • Table: Western Europe, eProcurement IT Spending in by Product, Comparison of Government Insights Forecasts
• Essential Guidance
  • Government Executives Need to Drive Coordination in eProcurement Strategies
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  • Related Research
  • Synopsis