Issued by The Economist's Intelligence Unit and sponsored by the BSA, the IT Competitiveness 2009 study puts Singapore 9th among 66 economies.

T&A: A study released one and a half weeks ago has recently ranked five Asia Pacific economies — Australia (7th), Singapore (9th), Japan (12th), Taiwan (15th) and South Korea (16th) — as among the Top 20 in the world in infotech (IT) industry competitiveness.

The study, now in its third year, was made by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and sponsored by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), and it compares the IT industry environments of 66 economies, to determine IT sector competitiveness.

According to Jeffrey Hardee, BSA Vice President and Regional Director, APAC, the IT sector remains an important engine of economic growth, and economies that support innovation and stimulate tech sector output will be in a stronger position to accelerate economic recovery. (more…)