Introduction

All facets of Spain's public sector are using technology to improve their services. Furthermore, Spain's regional as well as central government agencies are supporting these IT developments. Important trends are currently taking place in Spain.

Scope

• Significant initiatives, deals and vendors in Spain
• Government programs impacting IT in the public sector
• Local government IT spending in Spain, 2006-2011
• Government structure in Spain

Highlights

This brief analyzes current trends in the Spanish public sector related to technology projects and initiatives.

This report includes detailed information on important vendors in the government, education and healthcare sectors in Spain as well as current IT projects underway. In addition, this industry focus report provides demographic and macroeconomic data necessary to evaluate international opportunities.

Reasons to Purchase

• Understand important trends affecting public sector adoption of IT in Spain
• Validate your market messaging and positioning in the Spanish public sector
• Inform your go-to-market approach with up-to-date demographic and macroeconomic data

• • The Spanish government is using IT to improve access to its services
  • Improving access to services should drive IT vendors' solutions
  • Investment in open source software in Spain is increasing
  • Vendors' solutions should be compatible with open source software
  • PACS implementation is growing among healthcare institutions in Spain
  • Technology vendors need to demonstrate that their products can improve the delivery of healthcare
  • Spain is investing in its national security and justice departments
  • Spain will be an attractive market for vendors with effective solutions for national security concerns
  • PROFILE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
  • Significant IT initiatives, deals and vendors in Spain
  • Government initiatives impacting IT in the public sector
  • Selected IT projects in Spain
  • Government
  • Healthcare
  • Procurement in Spain
  • Important vendors in Spain public sector
  • Services
  • Software
  • Datamonitor forecasts for Spain
  • Government structure in Spain
  • Central Government
  • Elections
  • Local Government
  • Justice, Safety and Defense
  • Social Security/National Insurance Schemes
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Regional perspective
  • SPAIN IN FIGURES
  • Core facts about Spain
  • Population
  • Economy
  • Government spending
  • Technology use
• Appendix
  • Further reading
  • Definitions
  • References
• List Of Tables
  • Table 1: Spain demographic and government information
  • Table 2: General population statistics in Spain from 2000 to 2004
  • Table 3: Statistics about IT usage in Spain and EU 25
• List Of Figures
  • Figure 1: State and local government IT spending in Spain, 2006-2011
  • Figure 2: Enterprise application software sales in Spain, public sector and healthcare, 2005-2010
  • Figure 3: Type of provider that Spanish enterprises are likely to approach first to address their organization's IT needs
  • Figure 4: Government spending in Spain and EU 15 by type as a percentage of total spending (2003)
  • Figure 5: Unemployment as a percentage of population from 2001 to 2004 for Spain, EU 25 and EU 15
  • Figure 6: Central government spending for Spain and EU 15 as a percentage of GDP