July 20166 Editor-in-ChiefManaging EditorEditorial StaffSales Mailing AddressTo subscribe to APACCIOOutlookVisualizersAPACCIOOutlook44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538Visit www.apacciooutlook.comShravan KashyapStephen ThomasLarry KohenRachi V SharmaCopyright © 2016 ValleyMedia Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.July 27 2016, Volume 2 SE 40 Published by ValleyMedia Inc.Vanessa StewartMadhurima RoyRandy GomesDean AmbrosAshwani KumarRaksha ThimmaiahRon Jacobsron.jacobs@apacciooutlook.com+852.8199.0812EditorialOrganizations across the globe and verticals are adopting the `digital first' approach and government organizations are no different. As legacy systems become obsolete and technology trends such as cloud, big data analytics, social, mobile etc become more common place, government organizations are also in a rush to leverage these trends so as to increase agility, efficiency and accountability. According to Gartner, to demonstrate 'digital now, digital first' leadership in government, CIOs must flip their approach to managing IT from the inside-out perspective of legacy constraints to the outside-in view of citizen experience. The Gartner survey revealed that infrastructure & Data Centre, Business Intelligence & analytics, cloud and mobile were the top technology priorities for CIOs. Cyber security is also of critical importance for public sector organizations.However, the challenges faced by CIOs in the public sector are many and the most critical one of them is the declining IT budgets, especially at the national level. According to Gartner, in 2015 approximately 30 percent of federal and national CIOs were dealing with decreasing IT budgets. The situation is the most acute in the APAC region. However, the region saw government ICT investments to be focused on consolidating and streamlining of scarce ICT resources, attaining better manageability tools for effective decision making, and addressing the urgent need to increase cyber security priorities of digital assets.To help the public sector deal with the impending challenges, there are several IT solutions providers that have come up with able solutions that leverage these technology trends. The current edition of APAC CIO Outlook has listed the 25 Most Promising Public Sector Technology Solution Providers. Do let us know your thoughts.Rachi V SharmaManaging Editoreditor@apacciooutlook.comDigital First Is the CIO Motto for the Years to Come
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