Analyst Profile

Alison Brooks, Ph.D.

Alison Brooks, Ph.D.

Research Director, Public Sector, Canada

As Research Director with IDC Government Insights, Alison Brooks leads IDC Canada's public sector research with the Canadian IT Opportunity: Government practice area.

Ms. Brooks provides valued advice and insight to her clients - both technology vendors and government officials - through her research programs and in consulting engagements. Her understanding of federal, provincial, and municipal I&IT initiatives helps vendor clients position technology offerings as meaningful solutions to current and emerging program and policy priorities. Additionally, she guides government technology officials with best practice assessments and funding strategies, identifying technologies to improve processes and program outcomes.

Prior to joining IDC Government Insights, Ms. Brooks worked with the province of Ontario's Ministry of Government Services, advancing two of the government's I&IT initiatives. Previous to that, while consulting for Capgemini, she collaborated with a major Canadian bank on the design of a customer-focused information technology strategy, including a CRM implementation and has had experience implementing ERP for a leading, global biotechnology company.

Ms. Brooks holds a PhD and MA in Political Science from Queen's University, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Calgary, and has a Project Management Professional (PMP) designation from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Science and Engineering Professional Development Centre.

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Research Authored by Alison Brooks, Ph.D.

locked Perspective: Canadian Federal Strategic Priorities, FY13–FY14
Alison Brooks, Ph.D.
Jun 2013 - Doc # GI1CAG13    Perspective
This IDC Government Insights Perspective presents the FY13–FY14 top strategic priorities for the Canadian federal government. IDC Government Insights annually surveys government organizations with respect to their business and technology ne...
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locked Business Strategy: Government Global Mobility Trends — Challenges, Approaches, and Suppliers
Alison Brooks, Ph.D.Ruthbea Yesner ClarkeMassimiliano Claps
Jun 2013 - Doc # GI241444    Business Strategy
This IDC Government Insights report provides a framework for a mobile strategy for all levels of governments, discussing the segments of the mobile market, analyzing key challenges, and setting the stage for further research into mobile ent...
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locked Perspective: mHealth in Canada — Smartphones and Apps Bring Better Healthcare to Your Fingertips
Krista NapierAlison Brooks, Ph.D.
May 2013 - Doc # HI2CEH13    Perspective
This IDC Health Insights Perspective analyzes data from IDC Canada's ITAP n2 survey conducted in February 2013. The Web-based survey gathered input from healthcare providers across Canada.
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locked SAS Visual Analytics: Bringing Math to the Masses 1 Terabyte at a Time
Shawn P. McCarthyAlison Brooks, Ph.D.
Mar 2013 - Doc # lcUS23999113    IDC Link
A climate of fiscal constraint continues to permeate government service delivery in North America:In Canada, IT cost containment, consolidation, and rationalization initiatives are sweeping the federal, provincial, and municipal jurisdictio...
locked Worldwide Smart City 2013 Top 10 Predictions
Ruthbea Yesner ClarkeMark YatesMukesh ChulaniAlison Brooks, Ph.D.Lianfeng WuEiji Sasahara, Ph.D.
Feb 2013 - Doc # GI239209    Top 10 Predictions
This IDC Government Insights report provides the IDC Government Insights predictions on the key trends and business drivers in IT and related technologies that will influence Smart City development for the next 12–18 months. The predictions...
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locked Perspective: Mobility in Healthcare — Tablets Could Be a Game Changer
Alison Brooks, Ph.D.
Dec 2012 - Doc # HI3CH12    Perspective
This IDC Health Insights Perspective analyzes data from IDC Canada's ITAP n8 survey conducted in August 2012. The Web-based survey gathered input from 39 healthcare providers across Canada. Healthcare delivery in Canada and in many other co...
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locked Ready or Not! Next Generation 9-1-1 Is Coming
Alison Brooks, Ph.D.Lawrence Surtees
Dec 2012 - Doc # lcCA23887212    IDC Link
On December 17, 2012, the CRTC announced its intent to examine the future of 911 services in Canada. The corresponding press release contains an abbreviated synopsis of the notification.The relevance of the consultation was expressed by the...
locked Canadian Public Sector Cloud Adoption
Alison Brooks, Ph.D.
Dec 2012 - Doc # GI3CAG12    Insights Presentation
This IDC Government Insights Presentation showcases public and private cloud adoption drivers, inhibitors, and vendor preferences in the Canadian public sector. Respondents are drawn from government, health, and education sectors across the...
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locked Canadian Federal Government ICT Deals Monitor: 2011 Contractual Activity in Review
Julie RossAlison Brooks, Ph.D.
Dec 2012 - Doc # GI14CAG12    Insights Presentation
This IDC Government Insights Presentation reviews and highlights the contractual activity undertaken by the Canadian federal government in calendar year 2011. By leveraging IDC's Canada's ICT Deals Monitor database, IDC will provide an anal...
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locked Shared Services Canada and IDC ICT Forecast
Alison Brooks, Ph.D.Dave PearsonDavid SenfNigel WallisMark Schrutt
Dec 2012 - Doc # GI7CAG12    Insights Presentation
This IDC Presentation provides an update to vendors regarding IDC Canada's current forecast assumptions relative to the impact of the Government of Canada's (GoC's) Shared Services Canada (SSC) initiative. IDC reviews the short-term impact ...
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locked Perspective: Government as a Service — Highlights from CloudLAUNCH and the World Congress on Information Technology
Alison Brooks, Ph.D.
Nov 2012 - Doc # GI9CAG12    Perspective
This IDC Government Insights Perspective discusses two recent Canadian conferences that touched upon the notion of "government as a service" (GaaS). We appear to have entered an era of everything as a service: software as a service (SaaS), ...
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