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Web 2.0 to Government 2.0 in Ireland — e-Government and e-Democracy

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The G.ho.st in the machine…

February 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Infrastructure, Shared Services, Software, Web 2.0, software as a service

A taste of things to come… a web based virtual PC with 3GB email storage, 3GB file storage and access to a variety of productivity apps including a word-processor and spreadsheet and all for FREE…

This is an early example of Cloud Computing, an entire web based operating system. I’d guess that within 10 years most [...]

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CIO Report Asia Pacific public sector to squeeze more out of IT in 2008

February 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Asia, Government 2.0, Infrastructure, Reports

Raphael Phang, research director of Government Insights Asia/Pacific, a research and advisory firm predicts in the “Asia/Pacific Government 2008 Top 10 Predictions, January 2008″ Report:
In 2008, upcoming next-generation technologies, such as Web 2.0, virtualisation, mobile technologies and biometrics, will take centre stage.
Other top predictions presented and analysed in the study are:
• Infrastructure optimisation and IT [...]

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Software as a service/Shared Services.

February 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Reports, Shared Services, Software, Web 2.0, software as a service

Fast Forward Blog recently had a short piece on the new report published by Saugatuck Technology “Three Waves of Change:Saas Beyond the Tipping Point”
($1,295.00 USD) …so unfortunately I won’t be reading it but Joe McKendrick at the Fastforward Blog has…
A new report out of Saugatuck Research, for example, declares that “SaaS is now beyond the [...]

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