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addressing the key Public Sector IT challenges

Digital Public Sector 2023: Problems, Innovations and Plans 

Across the European Union, the public sector faces many challenges and the need for digital transformation. How are public sector organizations approaching the use of technology? How are they managing data, modernizing infrastructure and applications, or leveraging the cloud? One of the priorities is to adapt to user requirements and ensure security - how do they put this into practice? The editors of Computerworld and CIO have prepared a research project, on the basis of which a special report will be prepared and made available to survey participants. 

We invite you to fill out our survey!

1 What are your strategic IT priorities?

1. most important, 2. important, 3. neutral, 4. not very important, 5. not important
  • agility in deploying new applications
  • cyber risk and security
  • data analysis
  • energy efficiency
  • meeting citizens’ expectations
  • meeting national and European regulations
  • sustainability goals
  • effective data sharing

2 Which data center services and technologies are or could be applied in your organization?

1 - we are not using, 2 - we are planning to implement, 3 - we are at an early stage of implementation, 4 – we are advanced in implementation, 5 - we are using
  • virtual machines (virtualization)
  • remote VDI
  • containers
  • cloud computing
  • large-scale computing (HPC) systems
  • big data analytics
  • cyber security
  • artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML)
  • Wi-Fi 6 and 5G communications

3 According to your answer above - which type of cloud computing?

4 Which IT solutions support business processes in your organization?

1 - we are not using, 2 - we are planning to implement, 3 - we are at an early stage of implementation, 4 – we are advanced in implementation, 5 - we are using
  • applications in the SaaS model
  • data sharing
  • mobility edge solutions (e.g. wearable devices)
  • multimedia solutions (e.g. interactive screens)
  • virtual desktops (VDI)
  • graphics processing units (GPUs) for accelerating data analytics
  • biometrics and hardware-based identity-proofing solutions

5 At what level of maturity are the data produced, stored, and shared within the organization?

6 Which factors limit the creation of shared data spaces?

7 What kind of cloud solutions do you use?

8 Which factors and arguments are good reasons for moving data to a private or public cloud?

1 - strongly disagree, 2 - disagree, 3 - neutral, 4 - rather agree, 5 - strongly agree
  • increasing cyber security
  • ensuring data sovereignty
  • engaging a long-term budget for several years
  • ability to address current end-user requirements
  • opportunity to increase the business continuity of the organization
  • cost optimization
  • ease of management and accountability

9 According to you, how can organizations use the cloud so that they don't lose control of their data?

10 Are branch-office (LOB) and obsolete applications blocking the transfer of systems and data to the cloud in the organization?

11 Who makes decisions regarding the purchase process?

12 How are you going /do you plan to use national programs and European funds?

13 According to you, which initiatives and solutions are accelerating digital transformation?

14 In your opinion, do central, governmental initiatives contribute to faster adoption of cloud computing in government entities?

15 What factors would make you move to the cloud?

16 Does your organization have a budget planned for modernization?

17 How long is your buying cycle, from interest to purchase order?