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Vietnam nears bottom of IT index: survey

Vietnam was ranked 61st out 66 in the world and 16th out of 17 in Asia in a competitiveness index on the information technology (IT) sector in 2008, according to a survey compiled by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

The survey, released Tuesday, showed that IT training in Vietnam remains rather backward and still has many limitations, said Jeffrey Hardee, vice chairman and Asia-Pacific director of Business Software Alliance. It found only 10 percent of graduate students could meet IT firms’ recruitment demands.

The ranking of 66 countries and territories was based on the research and development environment, IT infrastructure, human resources, support for IT development, legal environment, and business environment in each country.

The survey was conducted by EIU, a section of The Economist Group, with sponsorship from the Business Software Alliance.