Our application software index provides a unique resource for organisations interested in comparing the performance of different software products and the companies that supply them. The software market covered by our annual survey is worth in excess of £400 million a year (source IT Trends 2008). The Socitm database contains information from more than 400 public sector organisations and covers 140 application categories. For the first time we provide an executive summary with key findings from the 2008 edition.
We are making our plans for the 2009 survey. The main survey will start on 3 November and finish on 12 December 2008. In the meantime we have developed policies about seven topics of common interest.
Web 2.0 challenges the very roots of the public sector ethos. As if the retreat from paternalism and recognition of the citizen as a customer were not enough, Web 2.0 provides the facilities to put citizens in control.Our report explains the scope of Web 2.0 and explores many of the issues and implications.We have provided our report at the microsite www.socitmweb2.net. We intend that you create some ‘user-generated content’ on the blog forum and other Web 2.0 facilities we have created here.