Asian governments to spend more on IT<\/p>\n
Agence France-Presse, Singapore<\/p>\n
Governments in the Asia-Pacific region will invest more to
\nembrace the benefits of information technology, with China seen
\nspending the most, an industry monitor said Monday.<\/p>\n
International Data Corp. (IDC) said of the five governments it
\nhas profiled, China is projected to increase spending at a
\ncompounded annual growth rate of nearly 40 percent from 2001 to
\n2003.<\/p>\n
Spending on keeping governments wired electronically is
\nexpected to increase by more than 20 percent in Singapore and
\nSouth Korea during the same period, and by 15 and 13 percent
\nrespectively in Australia and Hong Kong, IDC said in a statement.<\/p>\n
"By embracing technology, governments are finding they can
\nreap the same type of rewards as e-businesses," said Lisa
\nShishido, a senior analyst on e-business and e-government with
\nIDC.<\/p>\n
"These rewards include more efficient processes, improved
\npublic services and cost savings, allowing government to do more
\nwith less -- all of which lead to greater satisfaction with
\ngovernment," she said.<\/p>\n
Governments were still in the "primary stages" of getting
\ntheir operations online.<\/p>\n
Most of them have a "narrow focus on providing electronic
\nservices and achieving agency-by-agency operational efficiency --
\nwithout considering the benefits they can achieve by approaching
\nit as an e-business transformation," Shishido said.<\/p>\n
The projected government spending should create business
\nopportunities for IT vendors and service providers, IDC said.<\/p>",
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