Government organizations are working hard to do more with less, consolidating data centers and striving to deliver more services online to help lower operating costs and comply with federal regulatory mandates.
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Economy forces county IT departments to embrace practicality
Government Technology: While the development of citizen-facing applications like podcasts and RSS feeds sometimes get lots of attention, the 2010 Digital Counties Survey announced in July found that more practical projects really are the ones dominating county IT departments' efforts.
The survey - conducted annually by Government Technology's Digital Communities program - measures trends in county IT deployments, priorities and challenges. This year's survey found large increases in what have long been considered government IT best practices: joint service deliveries, data center consolidations and mergers of redundant agencies.
