Future IT Trends and Projects: Italy Public Sector

The Italian government is turning to IT solutions as a tool for improving the efficiency of internal and external processes, as well as providing time and cost saving services to citizens and businesses. Technology vendors need to be vigilant of the trend

Report Highlights
This brief analyzes current trends in the Italian public sector related to technology projects and initiatives. This report includes detailed information on important vendors in the government, education and healthcare sectors in Italy as well as current
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DATAMONITOR VIEW 1
CATALYST 1
SUMMARY 1
KEY TRENDS 2
The Italian government seeks IT interoperability in order to improve efficiency 2
IT vendors must demonstrate that their solutions improve efficiency 2
Italy aims to create a competitive environment for businesses 2
System integrators need to work with both open source and proprietary software 2
IT solutions are being used to improve Italy's National Healthcare System 2
Vendors must show that IT support can make healthcare more efficient 3
PROFILE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR 4
Significant IT initiatives, deals and vendors in Italy 4
Government initiatives impacting IT in the public sector 4
Selected IT projects in Italy 4
Government 4
Healthcare 5
Procurement in Italy 5
Important vendors in Italy's public sector 5
Hardware 5
Software 6
Services 6
Datamonitor forecasts for Italy 7
Government structure in Italy 9
Central Government 9
Elections 11
Local Government 11
Justice, Safety and Defense 12
Social Security/National Insurance Schemes 12
Healthcare 12
Education 13
Regional perspective 13
Core facts about Italy 14
Population 15
Economy 16
Government Spending 17
Technology use 17
APPENDIX 18
Further reading 18
Methodology 18
Abbreviations 19
References 19
Ask the analyst 20
Datamonitor consulting 20
Disclaimer 20
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Table 1: Italy demographic and government information 14
Table 2: General population statistics in Italy from 2000 to 2005 15
Table 3: Statistics about IT usage in Italy and EU 25 17

Figure 1: Local Government IT Spending in Italy, 2006-2011 7
Figure 2: Expected changes to IT budgets from 2006 to 2008 within Italian enterprises 8
Figure 3: Enterprise Application Software Sales in Italy, Public Sector and Healthcare, 2005-2010 9
Figure 4: Government spending by type as a percentage of total spending for Italy and EU 15, 2005 11
Figure 5: Unemployment as a percentage of population from 2001 to 2006 for Italy, EU 25, and EU 15 16
Figure 6: Central government spending for Italy and EU 15 as percentage of GDP 17
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