European IT Opportunity: Government

The Government Insights' European IT Opportunity: Government service provides detailed information about the European government sector, including the central government and local government markets. It offers detailed business strategy studies on specific areas of topical interest, for example, the impact of case and records management solutions on business processes, i2010 present and future, and IT governance decision-making processes. Government Insights' research and analysis covers information and communication technology (ICT) spending based on primary end-user surveys and interviews, vendors' go-to-market strategies, and continuous monitoring of the market. The analysis delivered by this program leverages government-specific consolidated tools and methodologies developed by IDC's Vertical Market Center.

Approach

This service develops unique and comprehensive analyses of data, focused on providing actionable recommendations.

Relevant market data is collected through Government Insights' proprietary research projects, along with ongoing communications with industry experts, government sector players, and technology vendors, complemented by secondary research from conferences, publications, and third-party news sources. To ensure relevance, our analysts work with subscribers to identify and prioritize specific topics to be covered in research reports.

Topics Addressed

The European IT Opportunity: Government advisory service covers a broad range of topics, including:

  • Top 10 predictions for 2009
  • Structure and performance indicators for the government sector in Europe
  • Hardware, software (public sector-specific and non-public sector-specific applications), and IT services spending
  • Analysis of major hardware, software, and IT services vendors' market position
  • Best practice models for shared services, IT investment/spending decision-making, and IT adoption and investment planning
  • Best practices associated with IT governance

Key Questions Answered

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success in the public sector market:

  • How much does the public sector spend on IT by country and by subvertical?
  • What is the status of eGovernment and the implementation of i2010 in Europe?
  • What are the initiatives and opportunities for key solution areas (e.g., ERP, CRM, and eProcurement) in the European government sector?
  • Which are the major hardware, software, and IT services suppliers in the European government sector?
  • What is the level of adoption of enterprise solutions, server and storage virtualization, and case and record management solutions?

Who Should Subscribe

The European IT Opportunity: Government service is ideally suited to support marketing and sales departments of IT vendors targeting the Government market in Europe

Return on Research Investment

Core Benefits for Technology Solution Providers

  • Insights into best practices adopted by European public sector organizations
  • Strategies for successfully addressing the European public sector market
  • Objective analysis of the market size and opportunities related to your target market
  • Valuable insights into the competitive position of the key suppliers to the European public sector market
  • Recommendations for improving your marketing and sales strategies
  • Improved ability to assess opportunities in selected countries and subsegments of the overall government market in Europe

Standard Subscription Deliverables

Government Insights values building client relationships and strives to foster a partnership with each client through continuous analyst interaction; concise delivery of current, timely, and relevant research; as well as custom research when needed. Each advisory service delivers strategic research covering business and technology issues. A summary of the basic service deliverables available to subscribers includes the following:

  • Analyst inquiry time specific to the advisory service area
  • 24 x 7 research access via government-insights.com
  • Discounted admission to specific Government Insights or IDC conferences
  • Complimentary forum invitations (Webcasts, telebriefings, industry briefings)
  • Dedicated client service representatives

Lead Analyst

The European IT Opportunity: Government service is led by Jan Duffy, EMEA research director for Government Insights. Jan has more than 25 years experience in consulting on IT and business issues associated with the intelligent use of technology in government and other vertical sectors. Before assuming the role of EMEA research director, Jan was a member of the Vertical Industry and Insights team in Canada with specific responsibility for the Healthcare Research Program. Jan is a frequent speaker at leading industry and business events; has chaired and participated in many conferences, symposia, and seminars; and has guest lectured at North and South American Universities. She is the author of "Harvesting Experience - Reaping the Benefits of Knowledge."

Related Offerings

Related offerings to our industry-specific research practices include IT Spending Guides - segmented regional and country-level analysis by solution area; Go-To-Market Services (GMS) - a modular set of deliverables to assist clients in extending their market reach, validating their market strategy, and producing more responsive customer-centric marketing campaigns; Global IT Advisor (GITA) - a flexible, cross-disciplinary research service providing granularity in market information and analysis across a wide range of technology areas; and IT Management Service (ITMS) - a best-practices research service covering IT governance, portfolio management, vendor procurement, and more. In addition, Government Insights experts are available for individualized consulting engagements to address specific challenges or to customize the results of our syndicated research offerings.