Worldwide Government 2008 Top 10 Predictions

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  • Prediction #1: "Gov 2.0" Will Replace "e-Gov" as Governments Seek to Gain Additional Value from Citizen Interaction and Business Transactions
  • Prediction #2: Infrastructure Optimization and IT Resource Repurposing Will Replace Solutions as the Top Government IT Trend
  • Prediction #3: Government Will Begin to Experiment with "Everything as a Service," Including Software, Infrastructure, Datacenters, and Tools
  • Prediction #4: Governments Will Look to Squeeze More Value from ERP by Making Substantial Investments to Extend Foundational Capabilities to Further Integrate Back- to Front-Office Operations
  • Prediction #5: Continuing Government Security Breaches Will Drive Governments to Invest in Secure Content Management for Mobility
  • Prediction #6: Governments Will Lead by Example in Green IT, Primarily to Justify Broader Public Policy and Regulations
  • Prediction #7: Government Will Pervasively Use Metrics to Hold Agencies Accountable for Justifying IT Investments, Performance, and Program Management Improvements
  • Prediction #8: The First Substantial Wave of the Government Workforce Retirement Bubble Will Force Governments to Measurably Broaden the Use of Telework and Reexamine Sourcing Strategies
  • Prediction #9: Political Elections and Transitions Will Cause Significant IT Investment and Governance Disruption for U.S. Federal and State Governments
  • Prediction #10: There Will Be Accelerated Investment in 2008, But the Five-Year Overall U.S. IT Government Spending Picture Will Remain Relatively Flat
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