ICT Issues in Government

The evolution of ICT

Over the last 30 years information and communications technology (ICT) has evolved at a rapid pace providing many opportunities and benefits to all organisations including governments. This constant evolution has brought many opportunities to improve efficiency and provide a better service. However with these improvement that have also come significant issues and challenges for organisations to navigate.

Among the many technological challenges faced by governments the most common themes include inadequate ICT infrastructure, lack of appropriately skilled ICT technicians, obsolete technology, maintaining current content and data security. Data security is one of the most widely reported IT issues facing all organisations today.