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IT Competitiveness Study 2008

How Technology Sectors Grow: Benchmarking IT Industry Competitiveness 2008

Click to view an introduction to the study by BSA President & CEO Robert Holleyman.

A new study from the Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), ranks the information technology (IT) industry environments of 66 countries on the extent to which they support a competitive domestic IT sector.

The index, now in its second year, finds the top 20 countries remain the same from one year ago; however nine countries moved up and 11 went down in the rankings. For the second time, the United States leads the index in the number one spot. Three new economies have entered the top five: Taiwan, Sweden, and Denmark.

The index is outlined in a report entitled, How technology sectors grow: Benchmarking IT industry competitiveness 2008. The report also identifies six drivers of competitiveness – from investments in human capital, to a legal regime that protects intellectual property and addresses cybercrime – that are essential to creating a supportive environment for the IT sector.

“This year's index shows that a country’s IT competitiveness can change very quickly as a result of policy decisions,” says Robert W. Holleyman, president and CEO of BSA. “The ability of information technology to deliver jobs and a better quality of life is strongly affected by the six drivers of competitiveness. This report should serve as a guide for governments on advancing innovation and economic performance.”

In a BlogTalkRadio interview, BSA President & CEO Robert Holleyman discusses this new study ranking 66 economies on how well they are attracting IT jobs and innovation — and how they can do better.

• Global Press Release From BSA
• Global Press Release From EIU

Asia-Pacific
Asia	Press Release
China	Press Release
Singapore	Press Release
Europe
Austria	Press Release
Belgium	Press Release (Dutch) Press Release (French)
Croatia	Press Release
Czech Republic	Press Release
Finland	Press Release
France	Press Release
Germany	Press Release
Greece	Press Release
Hungary	Press Release (Hungarian) Press Release (English)
Italy	Press Release
Netherlands	Press Release
Poland	Press Release
Romania	Press Release
Russia	Press Release
Spain	Press Release
Sweden	Press Release
United Kingdom	Press Release
Ukraine	Press Release
Latin America
Brazil	Press Release		Study (Portugeuse)
Chile	Press Release
Colombia	Press Release
Mexico	Press Release		Study (Spanish)
Paraguay	Press Release
Middle East and Africa
Pakistan	Press Release
Turkey	Press Release
North America
Canada	Press Release (English)
United States	Press Release

Other Recent BSA Reports:

• Fifth Annual BSA State by State Software Piracy Study
• Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study
• 2008 IDC Piracy Impact Study: Economic Benefits of Reducing PC Software Piracy
  
• IT Competitiveness Study: Conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit, 2007