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Public Sector

ALSO CALLED: Government Market
DEFINITION: The public sector is that portion of society controlled by national, state or provincial, and local governments. In the United States, the public sector encompasses universal, critical services such as national defense, homeland security, police protection, fire fighting, urban planning, corrections,  … 
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Innovation in the UK Public Sector
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: The public sector has some distinctive strengths or "innovation assets" and these assets provide opportunities for leaders to stimulate greater levels of sustainable innovation.

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Shared Services: Commercial Models - Enabling Sharing
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: This guide sets out to propose a vision for how Shared Services might develop over the next 10-1 years and identify the key requirements of a commercial model for Shared Services.

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Human Capital Management for the Public Sector
sponsored by SAP America Inc
PRODUCT LITERATURE:   Posted: 24 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: Discover how public sector agencies are shifting the focus in HR departments from transactional activities to performance with strategic human capital management (HCM).

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Out of the Cubicle and into the Field - Mobility Matters in Extending Public Service Delivery
sponsored by BlackBerry
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 18 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: This paper from the Center for Digital Government explores the drivers and benefits for going mobile in the public sector, it also includes success stories from early adopters, as well as suggestions for getting started.

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Market-based Government through Innovation : How Public Sector Leaders Are Improving Collaboration and Focusing on Citizens
sponsored by IBM Line of Business
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 27 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2006
SUMMARY: This paper explores how enhancing collaboration among government groups, citizens and others can enable a more "market-based" approach to processes and can help improve service delivery.

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Top Public Sector Innovators - Changing the World through Government, Education and Healthcare and Life Sciences
sponsored by IBM Line of Business
PRODUCT LITERATURE:   Posted: 27 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Dec 2006
SUMMARY: This paper addresses new market forces that are compelling them to consider a range of alternatives, including outsourcing and offshore opportunities.

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Cisco Growing with Technology Awards 2007
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 22 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: Cisco Growing with Technology Awards Program recognizes the creative ways organizations use technology to improve the way they do business or serve their communities.

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SAP for Public Sector: Solutions for State and Local Government
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 21 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2005
SUMMARY: Learn how you can deliver more services with fewer tax dollars and deliver unparalleled public value, lower cost of ownership and scalability to grow affordably over time.

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Integrate SAP Applications to Improve Flexibility, Reliability and Business Processes
sponsored by SAP America Inc
PRODUCT LITERATURE:   Posted: 21 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
SUMMARY: Learn how enterprise services architecture (ESA) combines the reliability and comprehensive functionality provided by SAP applications with the flexibility of services based on open standards. Leverage your IT assets to improve flexibility and achieve...

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Bitpipe Industry Guide: Government
sponsored by Bitpipe
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 13 Feb 2006 | Published: 13 Feb 2006
SUMMARY: Are you up to date on Government policies, regulations and agencies? You need to be informed about government-related subject areas, including National, State and Local Governments and Government Agencies, Government Information Security, and Compliance.

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PUBLIC SECTOR DEFINITION (continued): …  taxation, and various social programs.

The public sector overlaps with the private sector in producing or providing certain goods and services. The extent of this overlap varies from country to country, state to state, province to province, and city to city. This overlap is most often seen in waste management, water management, health care, security services, and shelters for homeless and abused people. Sometimes, service providers move from the public sector to the private. This is known as privatization, … 
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