Degica Game Making Bundle Giveaway. Indie Game Bundles and PC Game Bundles - Bundle Stars. Microsoft DreamSpark. Student. Students to Business. Students to Business. New Study Says IT Sector to Help Drive Global Economic Recovery. REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 4, 2009 — Global IT research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) and Microsoft Corp. today released the results of global research, finding that the information technology (IT) industry will create 5.8 million new jobs and more than 75,000 new businesses over the next four years.
The expected growth rate for IT employment of 3 percent a year is more than three times the rate of growth of total employment and a strong indicator that investing in IT will contribute to economic recovery and growth. “In this fundamental economic reset, innovative technologies will play a vital role in driving productivity gains and enabling the creation of new local businesses and highly skilled jobs that fuel economic recovery and support sustainable economic growth,” said Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft. Summary of Key Findings About the IT Industry IT spending is expected to grow at triple the rate of GDP growth in the 52 countries. Student.