With public sector becoming the third largest revenue contributor of global revenue and fast

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growing vis-à-vis many other segments, IBM has built a unified software platform — Government Industry Framework (GIF) — government-specific software and solution accelerators to build a smarter government. The company sees multi-billion dollar opportunity in this space globally.

According to IBM, the GIF solutions will help in improvement of citizen services, increasing transparency, enhancing public safety and achieving a sustainable environment. The IT major said it is getting into areas where traditionally IT solutions have not gotten into, such as predictability of national disaster and traffic management.

Ponani Gopalakrishnan, vice-president of IBM India Software Lab, said, “Governments across the globe are pursuing collaborative networking and technology innovation to project and connect citizens — ultimately, leading to smarter decision-making. With GIF, IBM continues to be a pioneer in transforming governments through technologies and solutions that enable smarter government and help build a smarter planet.”

Some of IBM’s GIF solutions include smart city command centre to help cities enhance their sustainability and deliver effectively to citizens, government trusted identity solutions to improve access to social services and entitlements by the residents, law enforcement solutions to help police to detect, anticipate and respond during law enforcement situations and smart work for efficient governance that provides a unified interface for citizen.