Research

• Report: Interoperability Requires Improvements in Governance
  "IT governance can be viewed as a sorting process used to respond to an ongoing stream of demands and opportunities for IT development and use.
  
• Study: States and Locals Put Lower Priority on Energy Efficiency in IT Purchasing
  State and local governments gave energy efficiency a lower priority in 2009 IT purchasing decisions to avoid the upfront costs, according to a CDW-G study.
   
   
  
• Agile Development Speeds Government Software Development
  Texas, Colorado agencies embrace the collaborative agile software development model.
  
• 2009 Global Predictions for Technology Industry
  Key themes include netbooks, social media and smart grid technology.
  
• 'Information Security Management' is Top Tech Issue for 7th Year in a Row
  American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' technology survey shows protecting data is the highest priority.
  
• The Pros and Cons of Hosted E-Mail
  Hosted e-mail will likely spread to more consumers and businesses in 2009. This may hold some surprises for government clients.
  
• Twitter: A Primer for Public CIOs
  Twitter is more than just micro-blogging.
  
• Chicago CIO Hardik Bhatt Describes City's Green IT Strategy
  Data center consolidation and cooling changes cut energy consumption and save money.
  
• Report: Future of the Internet
  "Future of the Internet III" built around respondents' responses to scenarios stretching to the year 2020.
  
• Government Interoperability: Center for Technology in Government Releases Two White Papers
  Interoperability is a key component of government reform and requires investments that involve complex policy, management, and technology changes that government leaders are often hesitant or unprepared to undertake.
  
• Survey: Employee Data More Vulnerable Than Constituent Data
  PricewaterhouseCoopers says governments must better protect employees' data, not just the public's data.
  
• Federal Department of Health and Human Services Selects Arizona for Innovative E-Health Pilot
  Will make information about Medicare beneficiaries' personal health care histories available to them safely through the Internet starting in 2009.
  
• Gartner: First-Time SOA Adoption Falling
  A great deal of confusion about how to construct a business case for SOA.
  
• Twitter is a Continuity of Operations Tool, State Agency Discovers
  The Washington State Department of Transportation finds the ubiquitous Web 2.0 app to be a real tweet when Web site traffic is high.
  
• Canada Tops at Integrated Service Delivery
  Integrating citizen service delivery? Look to Canada's best practices.
  
• New Technologies Cut Cost of Government IT Deployments
  Open source and hosted applications help agencies stretch budget dollars.
  
• Utah Tops 2008 Digital States Survey
  With more than 800 state government services online, Utah could close offices statewide without inconveniencing citizens.
  
• Canada Tops at Integrated Service Delivery
  Integrating citizen service delivery? Searching for the best model? Look north of the border.
  
• Interoperability: What's Impeding a National Communications System?
  People and governance challenges delay nationwide communications interoperability.
  
• IT Security: Watch Out for Insecure Software
  CIOs can gain better data protection by ensuring applications are built securely.