Information Technology: China now tops US as #1 exporter
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report puts China as the #1 exporter of IT goods, topping the United States. In 2004, China was at US$180 billion and the US at US$149 billion.
The figures do include mobile phones and digital cameras, so it's not quite as surprising as it sounds. The report itself refers to "information and communications technology goods," although the title mentions "information technology goods."
I'm not surprised, but I am surprised that it has happened already.
Note that it's easy to misinterpret the report. I wouldn't consider mobile phones and digital cameras as IT, and the title doesn't make their inclusion clear. Still surprising though!
First heard about from this Computer World article - I don't exactly hang out on the OECD website :)
The figures do include mobile phones and digital cameras, so it's not quite as surprising as it sounds. The report itself refers to "information and communications technology goods," although the title mentions "information technology goods."
I'm not surprised, but I am surprised that it has happened already.
Note that it's easy to misinterpret the report. I wouldn't consider mobile phones and digital cameras as IT, and the title doesn't make their inclusion clear. Still surprising though!
First heard about from this Computer World article - I don't exactly hang out on the OECD website :)
posted by Ted Demopoulos at 4:02 PM
Comments on "Information Technology: China now tops US as #1 exporter"
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Robert Porter said ... (Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:30:00 AM) :
post a commentI stumbled on an interesting study recently completed at Duke University that appears to puncture on of the big myths about our Technological prowress vs that of China and India.
Investors Business Daily has the article here.
http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=17&artnum=1&issue=20051212
The News and Observer my local newspaper ran the article as well.
Basically the study indicates that the US is still pumping out Engineers at a much higher rate than previouly thought and China and India’s rates are much lower than previously thought.
Interesting reading!
Bob Porter