ABI Research Survey Finds More than 50% of Government Respondents Call for Public Technology Management at the Local Level

"Respondents from state level agencies strongly believe public technology deployments should be managed at the state level," says Dominique Bonte, Managing Director and Vice President at ABI Research. "While there seems to be strong agreement for smart city deployments at both a local and federal government level, tension between the state and federal level can be gleaned from the survey. For example, we readily observe this friction within autonomous vehicle and emissions legislation efforts in the U.S."

"Respondents from state level agencies strongly believe public technology deployments should be managed at the state level," says Dominique Bonte, Managing Director and Vice President at ABI Research. "While there seems to be strong agreement for smart city deployments at both a local and federal government level, tension between the state and federal level can be gleaned from the survey. For example, we readily observe this friction within autonomous vehicle and emissions legislation efforts in the U.S."

Lack of funding and/or lack of skills are the top two adoption inhibitors, cited by 52% of the respondents. Following this is lack of awareness (22%) and unclear ROI (18%). A lack of real or perceived value in terms of hard cost savings versus soft citizen benefits also plays a role.

Additional noteworthy findings from the survey include:

A general image emerges from the survey that shows governments' limited role in funding and managing public technology deployments with public-private partnerships not considered fundamental, which contrasts strongly with prevailing attitudes in both Europe and Asia.

These findings are from ABI Research's Industry Survey: Transformative Technology Adoption and Attitudes – Local, State, Federal Governments (https://www.abiresearch.com/market-research/product/1028101-industry-survey-transformative-technology-/) report.

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