The report, entitled Trends to Watch: Government Technology, was carried out by independent analyst firm Ovum and details key government technology trends set to make their mark next year.
In addition to cloud computing, the report predicted data analytics and agile development as other emerging trends.
The way in which computing is sourced and managed will be optimised through cloud technology and factored in to government policies and internal IT strategies, said Dr Steve Hodgkinson, Ovum research director and co-author of the report.
"Cloud computing is maturing as a revolutionary step change in the way computing can be sourced and managed. Governments need to look beyond the hype and see the reality of both the opportunities and risks of cloud computing and factor these into both their industry development policies," Hodgkinson said.
The report predicts that cloud computing will come to prominence in government usage next year due to the benefits and cost reductions that such technology can bring.
"Tightening of budgets makes it all the more important that IT projects both cost less to implement and actually deliver as promised, on time and on budget. In this context, there is increasing enthusiasm for more agile approaches to systems development and applications lifecycle management (ALM)," Jessica Hawkins, Ovum analyst and co-author said.
"The secret for success will be for shared services to focus on IT infrastructure and commodity applications…which is why the cloud is becoming both an alternative to traditional shared services and a way to reduce risk and cost as a component of a shared services project,” Hawkins concluded.
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