DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3bae9a/chile_information) has announced the addition of the "Chile Information Technology Report Q3 2011" report to their offering.
BMI's Americas IT Business Environment Ratings compare the potential of a selection of the region's markets over our forecast period to 2015. The ratings reflect our consideration of political and economic risks, as well as risks associated specifically with IT intellectual property rights protection and the implementation of government information and communications technology (ICT) projects.
In Q311, for the first time we have added Canada to our regional BER analysis, where it makes its entry at second place in our rankings table. Despite current fiscal constraints, the Canadian government's digital economic strategy provides a framework for IT market growth, with a number of programmes being implemented. One key initiative is Broadband Canada, which has a mandate to expand broadband Despite Canada being a relatively mature market, there still remains plenty of potential for software vendors in industries such as consumer products, telecommunications, energy, engineering, construction, transport, food and beverage as well as retail. Growing interest in cloud computing is expected, with Canada currently lagging the US and some other advanced markets.
However, the US retains its top position in our regional rankings as by far the largest IT market in the region and the world, accounting for about 25% of global IT spending. Despite a sluggish economic recovery and the challenge from faster-growing IT markets such as Brazil, the US is forecast to maintain its global IT market leadership position.
In Q111 the US commercial PC segment showed signs of vitality, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but there was a sharp dip in consumer sales. During the next few years, across consumer and business segments, US IT spending is expected to be driven by a number of factors including product and technology innovation, and investment in fixed and mobile broadband infrastructure as well as economic recovery.
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Companies Mentioned:
- Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco)
- Bahrain National Gas Company (Banagas)
- Chevron Bahrain
- Occidental Petroleum
- Gulf Petrochemical Industries
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