IT sector fell in value for the first time in 2002 - DiS survey

According to the latest report by Warsaw-based research company DiS, the value of the IT sector decreased for the first time in 2002 and amounted to $3.25 billion. A year earlier the sector grew by 1.5%, calculated in USD, but this was mostly due to currency fluctuations. In 2002, the market decreased by 4.6% in USD terms, but only as a whole as the IT services and software sectors grew by 12.2% and 5.5% respectively. The estimates differ from a report published by international research company IDC Central Europe, which stated that the market was worth euro 3.1 billion and grew by 8%. This can be attributed to a different number of companies analyzed, methodological differences and the complexity of the IT market. According to DiS, the sector is no longer an "economic island" and was affected by the general slump in the economy. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B4) M.M.