Data is growing exponentially, but only a small fraction of it is effectively leveraged today. As government leaders prepare for the next phase of business intelligence, they must be smarter in how they approach data to unlock its full value.

1. IBM Institute for Business Value
Empowering
government
agencies
through contextual
computing
Opportunities
percent of
government leaders
believe contextual
computing can improve
decision making
Areas of greatest opportunity
Public safety and intelligence
62%
Fraud and improper payment detection
52%
Early intervention planning
48%
Case management diagnostic assistance
percent of
government organizations
will likely implement a
contextual computing
solution in three years
46%
Challenges
Awareness:
Less than one third
surveyed have
implementation
experience
Government leaders identify other
implementation challenges
48% Lack of
governance and policies
for data sharing
Policy
Identify and explore
opportunities
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45% Lack of skilled
resources and technical
expertise
36% Legal, security
and privacy concerns
34% Lack of technology
to support advanced data
analytics
Strategy
Context
Data
Technology Skills
Assess
opportunities
Implement
Expand Four key
capabilities and
steps to move
forward with
contextual
computing
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Learn more about the steps government agencies can take to
improve outcomes through contextual computing:
ibm.com/business/value/contextual-computing
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