Advisory Service Established to Help Governments Achieve Sustainable Growth Through a Local Software Economy

International Institute for Software Economics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 23 Nov 2009

The Local Software Economy (LSE) Advisory service offered by The International Institute for Software Economics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Inc. (IISEIE) delivers research and development programs to governments and related agencies, and is designed to assist them in developing polices and strategies that drive economic growth through the development of a vibrant local software economy.

Research conducted recently confirmed that a community that has an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) producing sector, with the widespread use of ICT by other industries, leads to an increase in production, export earnings, employment, competitiveness and growth[1].

As a leading non-profit research organization in the global ICT sector, IISEIE can provide their advisory government clients with a team experienced in collaborating at all levels of governments, multi-national software vendors and industry organizations, enabling them to gain the insights and knowledge required for successful policy development.

“IISEIE experience and collaboration with the global ICT sector allows us to provide our advisory clients with highly relevant information on industry benchmarks, economic development strategies and operational information of successful ICT firms, sectors and markets, ” said Malcolm Fraser, ISSEIE’s Chief Executive Officer.

“This provides governments with the specific knowledge and understanding required for policy development and program implementation that will grow their economies through ICT, and in particular software,” Mr Fraser said.

An overwhelming benefit for Governments utilizing the LSE Advisory service is the ability to harness the expertise of a global team for their policy development. The research team, led by Malcolm Fraser, has over 30 years research and business experience, coupled with an extensive working knowledge of the opportunities, challenges and trends currently facing the global ICT sector.

Formed in 2009, ISSEIE is a non-partisan, not-for-profit international organization whose members comprise of researchers, software companies, and industry practitioners from the global software sector. The organization is committed to building local software economies through applied research and best practices that both informs and aligns industry based programs.

For more information on the LES Advisory Service or ISSEIE visit www.iiseie.org.

About the IISEIE
The International Institute for Software Economics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Inc. (IISEIE) is a not-for-profit organization committed to driving applied research that both informs and aligns industry-based programs to develop local software economies. IISEIE is structured as a world-class collaborative network which seeks research and industry based program opportunities, and supports their execution via professional communities, virtual enterprises and a common shared services infrastructure. Additional information on the IISEIE is available on the Institution’s website: www.iiseie.org.

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For more information, please contact:
Malcolm Fraser
Chief Executive Officer, IISEIE
Cell (Asia Pacific): +64 21 663 617
Cell (Europe): +41 7 890 16546
www.iiseie.org

[1] 40% of all productivity gains expected among European businesses in the next year will derive from the application of software technologies to their own businesses (DG INFSO 2009). ”. An ICT producing sector has been shown to increase aggregate productivity in an economy (OECD, 2002). Increased ICT ‘production’ contributes positively to output, employment, and export earnings, while ICT ‘use’ increases productivity, competitiveness, and growth (OECD, 2004).

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