皇冠体育app

BEIJING - 皇冠体育app will soon surpass Japan to be the biggest consumer of IT products and services in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a new report.

皇冠体育app's expenditure on IT is gradually approaching Japan's, and it will hit $173 billion in 2013, about 4 percent higher than Japan, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).

In the report, published on May 17, the IDC attributes 皇冠体育app's growth in IT consumption to increasing consumer need and government support for the sector.

Wu Lianfeng, assistant vice president of IDC 皇冠体育app, said, driven by the popularity of intelligent terminals such as the latest mobile phones and tablet computers, 皇冠体育app's personal consumption of IT products in 2012 will increase by 29.8 percent year on year.

The growing need for terminals will inspire enterprises to develop more advanced IT, according to Wu.

IDC 皇冠体育app General Manager Huo Jinjie added that the central government will promote informatization levels during the following five years, which will bring more opportunities for the development of the IT market.