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In this essay, we will discuss the trends in Federal Government Industry. In 2018, the federal government industry is going to see many digital changes. Let us see the three trends in the industry. As per Dan Helfrich, principal of Deloitte Consulting LLP, disclosed that his prediction is that the cognitive technologies such as AI, computer algorithms etc., will move from the hypothetical world to the practical world. As the U.S. Government has modernized their Technology Act, law agencies will have more opportunity to invest in cognitive technology. This technology brings a vital change in the way a work should be managed.
Another trend will be 'Shared Services' in government space. Shared services can be seen in HR, finance and procurement. If the administrators will focus on effective and efficient way of delivering the services, then the agencies which are serving other governments are an interesting marketplace as there will be many changes in the shifts of service providers. With technology advancement, shared services will be better one. Shared services are a very known concept but with 2018, we will see it becoming a key part of IT Modernization efforts. Government leaders are giving a second thought to the way they should recruit, develop, organize and manage people.
Security and Protection: Cyber security is the main concern in 21st century. Government is working around the clock to protect citizen's data and infrastructure. As most of the sensitive information is now available virtually and online, and government is working for cyber security and protection. Technology is not only used for protection, but it is also used for destruction and detection. Traditionally, wireless connections haven't been as secured as wired connections. Hence, mobile apps can cause the same cyber concerns.
Enterprises, end users and governments faced no shortage of security challenges in 2017. Some of those same challenges will continue into 2018, and there will be new problems to solve as well. Ransomware has been a concern for several years and will likely continue to be a big issue in 2018. The New Year is also going to bring the formal introduction of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will impact how organizations manage private information. A key trend that emerged in 2017 was an increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help solve cyber-security challenges, and that's a trend that will continue to accelerate in 2018 (Kerner, 2017).What else will the New Year bring?
Karen E. Spaeder (2007), in his article, Entrepreneur, has mentioned that yoga was one of the spiritual practices in traditional times. But, the General Manager of Plank, Jennifer McKinley has initiated to boost interest in yoga with some other forms. He said anything that has a power to be stable, is a trend. It has a political, economic and social significance. It develops gradually and follows a sequence of events. He also says, trends don't happen overnight. Trends keep building gradually, never stopping their growth. If something gets written or talked about in the media at least three times, "then you know it meets the initial criteria for being a trend", says Trent.
As per Deloitte (2018), Modernizing IT infrastructure is the most important part so that you know that your infrastructure can support it. New technology and processes may require the existing workers to upgrade their skills if they want to thrive. The US Census Bureau is looking to revolutionize its management by moving to a modern 'enterprise Data Lake'. The technology will support the sensitive data, survey analysis, etc.
T. W. Kwang (2017) explains that government is finding new ways to combine citizen's data with machines. They are trying to scale-up innovations from small scale to a larger initiative.
Yassar Jarrar (2017) explains that business models are being developed to find the ways and means to start paying people for the data they generate in their daily lives. Data is becoming the source of wealth and it is becoming the lifeline of digital society.
Mark (2015) gives three trends in government industry. Improving data usage and access of data. They are trying to discover new tools to simplify the usage of data. Through open-data initiatives, anyone can use internet anywhere such as government websites. Security has become a major issue and this need to be taken care of at priority with full access of internet.
Catherine Andrews focused on pushing IT boundaries for government. She collected data and all agreed that the basic building blocks of process improvements, workforce and consolidation were the real keys to an innovative future in government technologies.