Number crunching
No 3 & No 5
The position of Washington and New York in the top technology talent pools in the U.S. Recode breaks down Amazon's "emotionless practicality" and data driven decision making behind their HQ2 headquarter locations.
$1 trillion
The estimated size of the GovTech industry by 2025, as announced at this week's GovTech summit in Paris. This assumes the $400 billion GovTech industry will increase 15% a year over the next six years. Forbes have helpfully set out 11 themes identified at the summit.
$400 billion
Never afraid to fall down an internet rabbit-hole, I was interested in where the $400 billion estimate comes from.
- Dr Tanya Filer recently gave an interview to GovInsider about GovTech. She cites similar numbers, in addition to discussing how GovTech is shaped by local issues.
- PUBLIC's UK market sizing report is a useful overview of the sector. They base much of their market sizing on actual government spent on ICT.
- From the US, the GovTech fund heralds "the $400 Billion market hiding in plain sight", referring to Gartner figures from 2015.
📬Alternatives on a postcard please.
500
The number of times last year a private individual used their eID to interact with Berlin authorities (from 630k citizens). The same report estimates use of e-Government services has declined, not improved. (In German)
22
Years. How long Japan’s new minister for cyber security has been a lawmaker. He’s also never used a computer, relying on “His staff and secretaries”.
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