OUR VIEW 1 CATALYST 1 SUMMARY 1 2007 TRENDS TO WATCH: GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY 2 Critical business issues facing government agencies in 2007 2 Governments must do more with less 3 Authorities develop constituent-centric strategies that view citizens as customers 4 Focus on public safety continues to grow 5 Outsourcing and shared services in government IT management 6 The future of community wireless networks 6 Finding opportunities in governments continuity of operations initiatives 6 OUR TAKE 7 Predictions for the year ahead 7 APPENDIX 8 References 8 Extended Methodology 8 Further reading 8 Ask the analyst
List of Figures Figure 1: Government IT spending across levels and geographies is rising 2 Figure 2: Cost pressures and stakeholder demands are common local government concerns 3 Figure 3: High quality constituent service tops governments goals for IT investments 4 Figure 4: Public safety and justice tops US state and local governments IT investments 5
