New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (www.telecom.frost.com/), U.S. E-Government Markets, reveals that the U.S. Government invested almost $3,645.8 million in 2004 on e-governance and expects to spend $5,276.9 million in 2009. If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides manufacturers, end-users and other industry participants an overview of the latest analysis of the U.S. E-Government Markets, send an email to Danielle White - Corporate Communications at Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein! with the following information: your full name, company name, title, telephone number, fax number, and email. Upon receipt of the above information, an overview will be sent to you via email.
"The complexity of government systems makes it more challenging to move from a platform-centric system to a network-centric one," says Frost & Sullivan's Industry Manager for US Government IT & Telecom Markets Paul Waadevig. "Nevertheless, the government is aiming to set up a horizontal system that incorporates all the programs and organizations of the government, including 480 business lines operating in agencies."
The U.S. Government's vision of an integrated governance system to foster greater interaction with citizens is one of the biggest market drivers for the e-governance space. With the passing of the E-governance Act of 2002 with active support from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congress, it is apparent that e-governance is here to stay.
The E-governance Act has opened up a series of opportunities for the market. While most federal agencies have adopted e-governance, some others have lagged, but adoption is inevitable.
Although the government-authorized fund of $345 million for four years for e-government programs has not been utilized or released to agencies, revenue is expected to increase substantially in the future due to the program's popularity.
President Bush's e-government initiatives have found many takers, as is evident from the extensive use of government Web sites. Such vigorous public support can override concerns and objections from technology laggards and drive growth of e-government services.
"An interesting perception is that the public would prefer government agencies to work with the private industry in developing e-government rather than attempting to develop this system on its own," notes Waadevig.
Despite the public's enthusiasm for e-government, there is a desire to ease into the full-scale implementation of the programs instead of rushing the deployments. As most federal agencies still do not have a coherent e-government, companies that use their own resources to help them define vertical solutions with horizontal scalability will have an advantage when they submit their request for proposals.
Since the entire public is also a stakeholder in e-governance, there will inevitably be numerous conflicting agendas. Citizens, along with other stakeholders such as government agencies and employees, should work together to make more government services safely available to a larger population.
"The scale of such an operation necessitates intense cooperation between government departments, industry, government employees, and research agencies across various levels," observes Waadevig.
Quelle: Business Wire, 01.02.2005
