Press Release

IDC Government Insights Releases Top 10 Predictions for EMEA Government in 2010

MILAN, Italy, March 1, 2010 – IDC Government Insights recently released a new report, which covers IDC Government Insights' top 10 predictions for the European, Middle Eastern, and African (EMEA) Government industry in 2010.

This IDC Government Insights report provides insight into the EMEA 2010 Top 10 Predictions. While 2009 presented a brutal reality check, 2010 will be a year of tough choices for public sector executives and elected officials. Jan A. Duffy, research director, EMEA IDC Government Insights said, "The government IT market is important to economies across EMEA, with a forecast value of $71.9 billion in 2010. This is very close to the value of a United States government market, which is forecast to be $72.9 billion in 2010. ICT is important to the effective management and delivery of public services and also to supporting economic stimulus programs. IDC Government Insights' Top 10 Predictions are focused on four key themes — paying down the public debt, keeping the public sector operating, ensuring that the public administration is 'fit for purpose,' and planning for a better future — that will underpin many of the actions taken by public sector executives in the coming 12 months."

To assist government organizations and suppliers to this market to make informed decisions, EMEA IDC Government Insights has identified the following 10 top predictions for 2010:

  1. Funding cuts will dictate the public service agenda.
  2. There will be increased attention on how money is being spent at all levels of government.
  3. Much effort will be focused on immediate improvements to existing public sector systems and processes, with minimal additional investment.
  4. Increased recognition of telecommunications and the Internet as critical to the economy and to service delivery will sustain investment.
  5. The word for 2010 will be rightsizing, underpinned by government transformation or modernization.
  6. Establishing priorities to guide rightsizing efforts will rise to the top of the administrative policy agenda.
  7. 2010 will see continued investigation of and experimentation with cloud computing and use of social media.
  8. Increased consideration will be given to new ideas about what really constitutes a public service and new ways of designing and delivering cross-functional services.
  9. Socioeconomic pressures will compel governments to consider service delivery options that were previously thought to be too difficult, too radical, too different.
  10. Governments will be required to change the way they manage themselves and public money — performance management will rise in significance.

This IDC Government Insights study, EMEA Government Sector 2010 Top 10 Predictions (Doc #GIPP01S/ Feb 2010), by Jan A. Duffy, Silvia Piai, presents IDC Government Insights' top 10 predictions for the EMEA government industry in 2010. The study was also presented as part of a Web conference on January 25, 2010. Recordings from the webcast can be found here: http://www.idc-gi.com/downloads/EMEA_GI_Top10_2010/GI_Top10_form.jsp

This report is available for purchase at www.idc-gi.com

For media enquiries or more information on how to get a copy of this report, please contact: Cinzia Rinelli, IDC's European Vertical Markets and EMEA Industry Insights at +39 02 28457 367 or crinelli@idc.com

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, email info@idc-gi.com

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For more information, please contact:

Cinzia Rinelli
crinelli@idc.com
+39 02 28457 367