Finland ranks 1st in Europe!
The Economist Intelligence Unit has announced the publication of a report titled: Resilience amid turmoil Benchmarking IT industry competitiveness 2009. The report has been written by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by the Business Software Alliance (BSA).
The press release states:
"Globally, the IT sector has ridden out the crisis reasonably well, despite reduced technology spending" says Denis McCauley, Director of Global Technology Research with the Economist Intelligence Unit. "Rather than pushing short-term measures designed to expand sector output or support ailing technology firms, policymakers need to remain focused on strengthening the fundamental enablers of long-term sector competitiveness."
The European Union Member State ranking (reference page 27 of the report) shows
Finland 73.6
Sweden 71.5
Netherlands 70.7
United Kingdom 70.2
Denmark 68.7
Norway 67.1
Ireland 66.9
France 59.2
Belgium 59.2
Germany 58.1
Austria 57.0
Estonia 55.6
Italy 48.5
Spain 47.4
Czech Republic 47.0
Hungary 46.1
Slovenia 45.3
Portugal 45.3
Lithuania 43.4
Greece 43.0
Latvia 42.6
Slovakia 41.4
Poland 40.8
Romania 39.6
Bulgaria 33.6
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