The Hanoi Times - A new survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and the Business Software Alliance (BSA) finds that Vietnam ranks 61st in the world and 16th in Asia in IT industry competitiveness.

The 2008 survey, announced by the two agencies o­n February 24, also found that Vietnam ranks 61^st in the world in the development of IT infrastructure, 56^th in the training of human resources and 57^th in the support for the development of the IT sector.

BSA Vice President, Jeffrey Hardee said that Vietnam has made progress in the IT industry. He noted that since the Law o­n Intellectual Property took effect and enterprises applied the e-government model in business activities, Vietnam has emerged as o­ne of the Asian countries which have bright prospects for IT development in the coming years.

However, Mr Hardee said that to develop the IT sector, Vietnam should accelerate administrative reforms and create more favourable conditions for foreign IT groups and enterprises to invest in the country. In addition, Vietnam should pay more attention to training high-qualified human resources to meet the IT enterprises’ demand.

The index is based o­n six indicators: overall business environment, IT infrastructure, human capital, legal environment, R & D environment and support for IT industry development.