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plan for the future, a strong IT
component is essential to any
forward thinking strategy.
According to International
Data Corp (IDC), global IT
spending on hardware, software
and IT services reached US$2
trillion in 2013 alone, while ICT
spending, including telecom
services, increased by 4.8 % to
US$3.6 trillion.
In an even more impressive
estimate, IDC charts the IT
industry on a path to US$5
trillion by the year 2020.
While countries like the
U.S. and UK are ahead of the
game, IT market proportions
have gradually shifted due to the
emergence of rapidly growing
markets in Asia, Latin America,
Africa and Eastern Europe.
Asia accounted for 29% of total
worldwide IT revenue in 2013.
Malaysia, for example,
is a strong IT market. The
coastal nation’s long history of
technology advancement and
investment was aided in part by
the establishment of Multimedia
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Super Corridor (MSC), a special
economic zone in Malaysia,
which put the country on the path
to a knowledge-based society.
Government, business
and
educational entities in Malaysia
continuously invest in new
technology to stay competitive.
A Wide Open Employment Field
According to global marketing
research reports provided to
1,254 international businesses
and IT executives, and the
2013 International Technology
Adoption
and
Workforce
Issues report published by
Computing Technology Industry
Association (CompTIA), the top
10 rated IT skills in terms of
importance to business globally
are
Networks/Infrastructure,
Database/Information
management,
Server/Data
Centre Management, Storage/
Data Backup, Help Desk/
IT Support, Data Analytics/
Business Intelligence, Printers/
Multifunction Devices, Security/
Cyber
security,
Customer
Relationship Management (CRM)
and Web Design/Development.
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