The Edge-Empowered Citizen: Channeling Government Services with National Impact and Local Precision

The Edge-Empowered Citizen: Channeling Government Services with National Impact and Local Precision

This IDC study discusses edge computing and how it is enabling new types of real-time citizen services while boosting government/industry/citizen partnerships. Emerging edge services allow citizens to easily observe (either actively or passively) what is going on around them while supporting (sometimes via mobile crowdsourcing applications) the collection of data related to environment, lifestyle practices, healthcare, social networks, and connected transportation systems."Citizens in motion are increasingly empowered by the data collection and processing power that's growing at the government network edge," said Shawn P. McCarthy, research director, Government Infrastructure and Systems Integration at IDC. "Government at the federal, state, and local levels are key players in this trend, and agencies will benefit from ongoing citizen involvement."

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