The 6 Biggest Federal IT Trends Coming in 2013
This article hit my inbox this morning, I thought it caused enough thought that this would be a good discussion for us. Let me get the discussion started.
Common theme is data; bigger, cheaper, easier to receive. Which you would expect for a IT trends list. The question that I have is have we really moved out of the "risk vs. reward" stage, and are we really ready to handle this innovation. There is no doubt we have companies that CAN do this, but I fear because the government does not move as fast as it can at times, they will not be able to handle the changes. Training, integration, and as we all know, the inevitability that agencies will regress out of fear of change. but I do have to admit, exciting possibilities if done correctly.
The Government Business Council, the research division of Government Executive,
has taken on the task of identifying the biggest technology trends in
the federal government for 2013. We combed through our archives of
research reports, issue briefs, surveys, focus groups, and case studies
to identify which areas have received the most investment from
government and if they will continue to be important for technologists
in 2013. Upon great reflection and much debate, we settled on six
technology innovations.