Every economist knows that there is a delay between an investment decision and the time it is delivering results. And when things look good, investing seems the right thing to do. So if prices of pork are high, pork producers all want to profit from it and start to invest in their pork production capacity. […] Read more »
Hiring and Firing
2014 was not a great year for ICT investments. Our initial findings show that ICT spending grew, but not by much (between 1% and 1.5%). The low growth is in line with our meager economic performance but also caused by the negative growth rate of the telecommunications sector. Services +3% and Software +5% make up […] Read more »
The App Economy: a Zero Sum Game
Since the introduction of the smartphone the ICT sector is no longer leading when it comes to information technology. The pendulum has definitely swung towards information as the key driver of growth rather than technology. It gets harder to amaze us with yet another mind blowing gadget. Instead we just ask ourselves: what can this […] Read more »
Is Your IT Job Safe?
Or is the uptake of cloud computing threatening to take your livelihood away? Last week, METISfiles joined webwereld to discuss the impact of cloud computing on IT professionals’ job security in The Netherlands. Participants included Jasper Bakker (webwereld) moderating the discussion, Corno Vromans, IT Manager Tilburg University, and Rogier Tharner, Technical Consultant Neomax. The webcast […] Read more »