IDC’s Optmistic Forecast for BPO
Despite a looming economic slowdown across Asia Pacific, International Data Corporation (IDC) said IT services market would remain healthy.
IDC also said the IT services market would grow to US$49.4 billion by 2009, according to the research group in recent report. IDC’s optimistic forecast is brought primarily by continued demand for managed services and outsourcing.
It also said that cost management is a key focus for organizations in the Asia Pacific region.
The report said the region’s stronger resistance to the global slowdown is being helped by double digit growth of IT services in the developing markets, particularly India and China.
Emerging markets like the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are also contributing to the growth, the report said.
IDC released its report entitled “Effects of the Global Economic Slowdown on Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) IT Services: Market Analysis and Forecast Study for 2008 to 2012.
The report said that overall growth rate of IT services for 2009 in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) is at 9.6 percent compared to the earlier forecast of 11.2 percent in 2007. The revised forecast indicates growth of US$2 billion for the IT services market in 2008 and 2009.
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