6 Data Fusion and Analytics for Chief Investigators, 2022 Survey Report 4 5 Across all government verticals, challenges are around data volume, digitization, unstructured text, and data source integration The weight of these four challenges changes depending on the vertical. For example, 78% of those in customs/transportation call out the issue of growing data volume, compared to just 41% in the crime domain. In financial fraud, unstructured text is a greater challenge than in any other domain. Each department has a different needs and access to data, directly impacting its challenges. By 2024, government organizations plan to more than double their investments in data fusion and analytics Running advanced analytics will rely on fusing more data sources together, which explains why 91% of those without a centralized data system have plans to unify their systems into one. It’s not just that organizations understand the need. The budget is already in place for this technology investment, with government organizations projecting a 120% increase in budget from 2022-2023 numbers.