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$54.8 billion is the projected value of the state/local government IT marketin 2011—up from $52.8 billion this year.
Justice/public safety is the top local segment, slated to grow by $100million, to $3.8 billion, over the next year.
Primary and secondary education represent the largest state-level category,expected to grow by $300 million to $6.5 billion.
Driven by the housing crisis:
Mobility/GIS for code enforcement; streamlinedtech for condemnation proceedings; improved public housing administrationtools.
Green initiatives are on the increase, with 33 notable projects planned in18 states.
$500:
the amount Virginia is providing in tax credits for every green jobcreated—including IT jobs.
Educational initiatives:
Online student-performance data; virtual learningproducts; statewide data systems that include public, charter, privateschools.
Hot issue:
Gulf oil spill highlights need for better rapid-response systems
Hot issue:
Immigration reform demands employment verification systems,birth/death records databases.
IT vendor priorities:
• Put costs in perspective to projected savings• Stress consolidation, business-process reengineering opportunities.
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