IDC Polska sees bright future for IT sector with major growth still ahead

The prognosis for the Polish IT market seems ambiguous. Some analysts expect the next few years will see the current stagnation continue, while others are more optimistic. The optimists believe that the market will improve during the second half of the year, with the buoyancy lasting throughout 2003. An increase of 2% in IT expenditures was recorded in Western Europe in 2001, whereas Central and Eastern Europe increased their IT expenditures by roughly 14%. In Poland it grew by 8% ($3 billion) according to IDC Polska, a division of the global consulting company IDC. The company also expects to see an annual increase in the value of the IT market by 8%. They further predicts that in around 2005 expenses on hardware and software will fall and demand for services will sharply increase. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) A.K.