Analyst Profile

Ruthbea Yesner Clarke

Research Director, Smart Cities Strategies

Ruthbea Yesner Clarke is research director of the global Smart Cities Strategies program at IDC. In this program, Ms. Clarke discusses strategies and execution of relevant Smart City technologies and services implementations with a focus on local government administration and economic development, smart public works, intelligent transportation systems, intelligent public safety, and innovations in citizen engagement, mobility and social business. Ms. Clarke also contributes to consulting engagements and custom research requests to support state and local governments' Smart City strategies and IT vendors’ overall Smart City market strategies.

Ms. Clarke contributes to the IDC Government Insights Community (http://idc-insights-community.com/government). Her Twitter handle is RuthbeaClarke.

Ms. Clarke has had several roles at IDC over the past 12 years. Ms. Clarke helped launch the IDC end-user research Vertical Group as the Director of Vertical Views following five years as a Consulting Director for large-scale international projects that provided strategic and tactical marketing services, including market opportunity assessments, competitive analysis, and cost/benefit analysis.

Ms. Clarke joined IDC following work as a product manager in Internet start-ups in Silicon Valley.  Prior to that, she worked in state social services as a director of programs serving young adults and adolescents diagnosed with substance abuse and mental health issues.

Ms. Clarke holds a BA from Wesleyan University, and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Boston College with an MBA and MSW joint degree.

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Research Authored by Ruthbea Yesner Clarke

IDC Maturity Model: Enterprise Mobility — A Guide for Success Leslie Hand,  Marcus Torchia,  Lynne A. Dunbrack,  Ruthbea Yesner Clarke,  Stephen D. Drake,  David Potterton,  Sheila Brennan,  Al Hilwa,  Melinda-Carol Ballou May 2013 - Doc # 240968    Industry Development and Models This IDC study presents IDC's Mobility Maturity Model, which provides a framework of stages (ad hoc, opportunistic, repeatable, managed, and optimized), critical measures (intent, technology, people, and processes), outcomes, and actions re... purchase document

Business Strategy: IDC Government Insights' Smart City Maturity Model — Assessment and Action on the Path to Maturity Ruthbea Yesner Clarke Apr 2013 - Doc # GI240620    Business Strategy This IDC Government Insights report identifies IDC Government Insights' Smart City Maturity Model, which identifies the stages, key measures, results, and actions that are required for cities to effectively move through the stages and progr... purchase document

The Social City: Emerging Models of Innovation and Citizen Participation Ruthbea Yesner Clarke Mar 2013 - Doc # DR2013_BS1_RC    Event Proceeding The following was presented at the IDC Directions conferences in Santa Clara and Boston in March 2013.

Pivot Tables: IDC Government Insights' U.S. Solutions Market Share and Forecast Guides, 2013 Scott Tiazkun,  Thom Rubel,  Monika Kumar,  Ruthbea Yesner Clarke Feb 2013 - Doc # GI239610    Pivot Table This IDC Government Insights Pivot Table presents two pivot table worksheets: Solution-specific vendor revenue for the top government solution–focused vendors for 2011 Market forecasts for the individual solutions through 2016Solutions cove... purchase document

Worldwide Smart City 2013 Top 10 Predictions Ruthbea Yesner Clarke,  Mark Yates,  Mukesh Chulani,  Alison Brooks, Ph.D.,  Lianfeng Wu,  Eiji 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... purchase document

Perspective: The Reality of Smart Cities in Western Europe — How to Move Your City Agenda Forward Mukesh Chulani,  Mark Yates,  Ruthbea Yesner Clarke Dec 2012 - Doc # GI238668    Perspective This IDC Government Insights Perspective provides an analysis of a sampling of 69 cities in Western Europe that are beginning projects that may serve as foundations for future Smart City implementations, implementing Smart City pilots, or a... purchase document

U.S. Government 2013 Top 10 Predictions Ruthbea Yesner Clarke,  Shawn P. McCarthy,  Adelaide O'Brien,  Thom Rubel Dec 2012 - Doc # GI238535    Top 10 Predictions 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 asp... purchase document

2012 U.S. Local Government Survey: Investment Priorities in Smart Technologies and the Four Pillars Ruthbea Yesner Clarke Oct 2012 - Doc # GI237407    Insights Presentation This IDC Government Insights Presentation provides a high-level analysis and discussion of the results of U.S. local government respondents from the 2012 IDC Global Technology and Industry Research Organization. The survey covers many topic... purchase document

Methods and Practices: The Relationship Between Smart Government and Smart Cities Ruthbea Yesner Clarke,  Adelaide O'Brien Sep 2012 - Doc # GI237028    Methods and Practices This IDC Government Insights report elucidates how IDC Government Insights defines Smart Government and Smart Cities and describes the inter-relationship between the two concepts. Smart Government and Smart Cities are terms that are being u... purchase document

IDC Government Insights' U.S. Government Solutions Market Share Guide, Methodology, and Taxonomy, 2012 Thom Rubel,  Ruthbea Yesner Clarke,  Scott Tiazkun,  Monika Kumar Sep 2012 - Doc # GI236875    Pivot Table This IDC Government Insights Pivot Table presents solution-specific vendor revenue for the top retail solution–focused vendors for 2011. Solutions covered include public safety and emergency response, education learning management systems, ... purchase document

Smart Cities and Smarter Public Safety: The Case for Innovation in US Local Law Enforcement Ruthbea Yesner Clarke Jun 2012 - Doc # GI235481    Insights Presentation This IDC Government Insights presentation discusses the innovation needed for local law enforcement and other public safety agencies to move towards Smarter Public Safety and implement Smart Cities projects. The agenda includes:The Intellig... purchase document

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