The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has formulated the ICT International Competitiveness Index for 2009 with the purpose of contributing to the enhancement of international competitiveness of the ICT industry in Japan.

Background

After receiving the ICT International Competitiveness Enhancement Program published in May 2007, the MIC has formulated the ICT International Competitiveness Index from June 2008 in order to contribute to the strengthening of the international competitiveness of the ICT industry in Japan.
The International Competitiveness Index uses data from various research companies in 2008 (data from 2007 if it is hard to obtain) from the viewpoint of the competitiveness of Japanese companies in the world market which includes the market and profit shares of Japanese companies in regards to various products and services, and the import shares of various products, that are selected and made into indexes to simply and objectively evaluate the international competitiveness of the ICT industry in Japan.

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