Australia Information Technology Industry Update Quarter 2 2012
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- April 2013
- by Business Monitor International
- 79
Includes 3 FREE quarterly updates
BMI View: Australian IT sales are expected to reach AUD26.412bnbn in 2013, up 4%, with the market
continuing to offer opportunities despite business concerns about a domestic economic slowdown and the
global economic situation. The government's ambitious broadband plans will drive development of
Australia's digital economy and services such as online banking and shopping. Government tenders will
drive considerable spending in future in areas such as education, e-government, transport and healthcare.
Growth areas in 2013 will include tablets and market segments taking advantage of opportunities presented
by cloud computing.
Headline Expenditure Projections
Computer hardware sales: AUD11.1bn in 2012 to AUD11.3bn in 2013, +2.2% in local currency terms.
Tablet sales, upgrades to Windows 8 and government programmes will drive sales.
BMI Industry View 7
Headline Expenditure Projections 7
Key Trends & Developments 7
SWOT 9
IT SWOT 9
Wireline SWOT 10
Political 12
Economic 13
Business Environment 14
Industry Forecast 16
Table: Australia IT Sector - Historical Data & Forecasts (AUDmn) 16
Broadband 20
Table: Telecoms Sector - Broadband - Historical Data And Forecasts 20
Macroeconomic Forecasts 23
Economic Analysis 23
Signs Of Overheating Weigh On Infrastructure Investments 24
Weakness In Other Sectors Further Weighing Down Economy 25
Austerity Measures To Be Reversed 26
Table: Australia - Economic Activity 28
Industry Risk Reward Ratings 29
Industry Risk/Reward Ratings 29
Table: Asia Pacific IT Risk/Reward Ratings - Q2 2013 32
Market Overview 33
Hardware 33
Software 39
Services 44
Industry Trends And Developments 48
Regulatory Development 50
Table: Government Authority 50
Government Initiatives 51
Regulatory News 52
Company Profile 54
SAP 54
Hewlett-Packard 58
Regional Overview 64
Asia Pacific Regional Market Overview 64
IT Penetration 64
IT Growth and Drivers 66
Sectors And Verticals 68
Demographic Forecast 72
Table: Australia's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 ('000) 73
Table: Australia's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 (% of total) 74
Table: Australia's Key Population Ratios, 1990-2020 75
Table: Australia's Rural And Urban Population, 1990-2020 75
Methodology 76
How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts 76
IT Industry 76
IT Ratings - Methodology 77
Table: IT Business Environment Indicators 78
Weighting 79
Table: Weighting Of Components 79
Sources 79