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Massive Chasm In Asia's Public Sector IT Spending

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the more-for-less dept.

IT_Sleep_Bag writes "A recent study by Springboard Research shows a massive chasm between countries in the APAC region, with countries like New Zealand and Australia investing up to USD 200 per capita on IT, while India and China spend a dismal USD 1. SDA Asia speaks to Dane Anderson of Springboard Research to explore the reasons for the wide gulf and why he believes India and China will grow the fastest in this regard."

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  1. Ok, per capital is fine, but gimme actual numbers by davevt5 · · Score: 4, Informative

    So basically that means that China is spending over one billion USD -- $1,306,313,812 according to Google. Whereas Australia is spending $4,018,087,400 (assuming 20,090,437 people again, according to Google). And this means that New Zealand, with 4,035,461 people is spending $807,092,800. Lastly, India with 1,080,264,388 people (thanks Jeeves... um, I mean ASK.com) is spending just over one billion as well.

    To summarize:
    China: $1,306,313,812
    India: $1,080,264,388
    Australia: $4,018,087,400
    New Zealand: $807,092,800

    The actual numbers are more helpful.

    Sure, it looks like Australia is outspending China nearly 4:1. My guess is that looking at per capita is irrelevant.