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Predictions

In This Study

Situation Overview

Future Outlook

1. Up to 10% of States Will Have Shared Cloud Hubs by the End of 2012, Rapidly Growing to 65% of the States by 2015
2. The Use of Social Media for U.S. Local, State, and Federal Organizations Will Begin the Move from Experimental to Systematic Information Dissemination and Collection
3. Mobility Will Become the Number 1 IT Governance Issue and Moves Beyond Device Management to Encompass Broader Business Issues
4. Small Datacenters in the U.S. Federal Government Will Hit the Endangered Species List in 2012 and Be Reduced by 70% with State and Local Governments Following Suit
5. Over 20% of Government IT and Business Process Outsourcing Requests for Proposals Will Include Service-Level Agreements Tied to Internal Business and/or Program Outcomes
6. The Growing Availability of Intelligent Technology Solutions Will Accelerate Global Investment in Smart City Technologies to $40.9 Billion in 2012
7. Due to Increased Use of Cloud Computing, CIOs Will Spend up to 20% of Their Time in 2012 Reviewing the Terms and Conditions of Service-Level Agreements and Move Toward Standardization
8. Governments Will Take Small Steps to Satiate Their Big Appetite for Big Data
9. Foundational High-Speed Communications Networks Will Finally Hit Critical Mass
10. Governments Will Start Updating Legacy Systems and Engage in Cross-Agency Collaboration That Move Them to a Higher Stage in Smart Government Maturity

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