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Understanding The Cloud Computing Opportunities In Africa
After years of stagnant enterprise spending on information and communications technology (ICT), Africa is gearing up for a new period of growth. As political stability across the continent gradually...

The news about governments is often dire: Economic crises, austerity budgets, crises of constituent confidence, protests, riots, and war often make the headlines. However, in spite of (or perhaps...
Smart City Governance Brings New Opportunities For Tech Providers
Interest in smart cities has taken off like wildfire. Cities of all sizes navigate the challenge — growing demand for new constituent services within increasingly constrained budgets —...

Tech vendor strategists are attracted by the "edu" opportunity — a large and fast-growing user base and increasing reliance upon technology by governments, educators, parents, and students. But...
Population growth and urbanization are stretching many cities' infrastructure and resources to breaking point. Policymakers and public leaders are increasingly looking to ICT solutions to effectively...

A Structured Methodology For Prioritizing Geographic Market Entry
Many technology vendors are going global, seeking new markets to make up for the maturation of traditional ones. And rightly so; our Forrsights Budgets And Priorities Tracker Survey, Q2 2010, found...
Infrastructure-As-A-Service Clouds Are Local, And So Are Their Implications
Despite the buzz about cloud computing, global adoption rates for infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) remain anemic. However, a look at regional differences in adoption and local concerns reveals that...
Global firms report on their 2009 plans for software and software-as-a-service (SaaS).
Global firms report on the technologies purchasing decision making process.
Global firms report on their IT budgets and spending for 2009
Position Netbooks For Business Use — Especially In Emerging Markets
For a device that originated in the concept of the $100-laptop, the netbook certainly hasn't been fully marketed to emerging markets. Nor have firms really marketed netbooks for serious business use....