IT spending on e-government continues to grow – report
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-13 October 2004-IT spending on e-government continues to grow – report(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
According to a report by IDC, a market intelligence and advisory firm, e-government IT spending in the top five countries in Western Europe is expected to increase over the next few years.
The research on IT spending on e-government in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK shows that the UK government will be able to continue pursuing its e-government initiatives, with spending on e-government increasing from USD828m in 2004 to almost USD1.2bn in 2008.
The DeutschlandOnline and Information Society 2006 plans will sustain IT spending on e-government solutions in Germany with total IT spending on e-government growing from USD985m in 2004 to more than USD1.4bn in 2008. The Italian government still needs to increase investment to meet its e-government objectives, and total IT spending on e-government will grow from USD371m in 2004 to more than USD520m in 2008.
Spanish IT spending on e-government solutions will increase from USD200m in 2004 to more than USD300m in 2008. The ADeLE plan will increase French IT spending on e-government solutions, with IT spending on e-government increasing from around USD980m in 2004 to more than USD1.3bn in 2008.
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