Future IT Trends and Projects: South Africa Public Sector

Technology companies will find business opportunities as well as a way to truly improve the quality of people's lives in South Africa. The government of South Africa is undertaking a multitude of technology initiatives and projects in hopes of overcoming the challenges of poverty, 'brain drain,' unequal access to education and HIV/AIDS.

Report Highlights
This brief analyzes current trends in the South African public sector related to technology projects and initiatives.

This report includes detailed information on important vendors in the government, education and healthcare sectors in South Africa as well as current IT projects underway. In addition, this industry focus report provides demographic and macroeconomic data necessary to evaluate international opportunities.
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DATAMONITOR VIEW 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
KEY TRENDS 3
Saudi Arabia is diversifying its economy in order to remain globally competitive 3
There are a multitude of opportunities for vendors in an expanding public sector 3
The Kingdom is making significant investments in e-government and other online services 3
The government is playing an active role in promoting IT use throughout the country 4
Vendors' solutions should be tailored to users with relatively few technology skills 4
PROFILE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR 5
Significant IT initiatives, deals and vendors in Saudi Arabia 5
Government initiatives impacting IT in the public sector 5
Selected IT projects in Saudi Arabia 6
Government 6
Education 7
Procurement in Saudi Arabia 8
Important vendors in Saudi Arabian public sector 8
Software 8
Hardware 8
Services 8
Datamonitor forecasts for Saudi Arabia 9
Software 9
Hardware 11
Services 13
TECHNOLOGY USE 15
Regional perspective 16
COUNTRY OVERVIEW 17
Economy 18
The Public Sector in Saudi Arabia: Facts and Figures 19
Government and Elections 19
Justice, Safety and Defense 19
Healthcare and Social Security/National Insurance Schemes 19
Education 19
ACTIONS 21
Agencies require vendors with expertise and experience in e-government implementations 21
Vendors working in Saudi Arabia need a deep understanding of Saudi society 21
Successful vendors will provide a robust services offering for their solutions 21
APPENDIX 22
Further reading 22
Definitions 22
References 23
Ask the analyst 23
Datamonitor consulting 24
Disclaimer 24
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Table 1: Software Sales in South Africa, Public Sector and Healthcare, 2007-12 (US$ million) 9
Table 2: Software Sales by Technology in South Africa, Public Sector and Healthcare, Total, 2007-12 (US$ million) 10
Table 3: Enterprise Hardware Sales in South Africa, Public Sector and Healthcare, 2007-12 (US$ million) 11
Table 4: Enterprise Hardware Sales by Technology in South Africa, Public Sector and Healthcare, Total, 2007-12 (US$ million) 12
Table 5: IT Services in South Africa, Public Sector and Healthcare, 2007-2012 (US$ million) 13
Table 6: IT Services in South Africa by technology, Public Sector and Healthcare, Total, 2007-12 (US$ million) 14
Table 7: Statistics about IT usage in South Africa 15
Table 8: Demographics and Key Economic Information about South Africa 18

Figure 1: Software Sales in South Africa, Public Sector and Healthcare, 2007-12 9
Figure 2: Software Sales by Technology in South Africa, Public Sector and Healthcare, Total, 2007-12 10
Figure 3: Enterprise Hardware Sales in South Africa, Public Sector and Healthcare, 2007-12 11
Figure 4: Enterprise Hardware Sales by Technology in South Africa, Public Sector and Healthcare, Total, 2007-12 12
Figure 5: IT Services in South Africa, Public Sector and Healthcare, 2007-12 13
Figure 6: IT Services in South Africa, Public Sector and Healthcare, Total, 2007-12 14
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