The Ⅲ estimates that the global market for information industry service s will exceed US $ 500 billion in 1999. Although in the Asia-Pacific region the industry is still at the start-up stage, it is growing faster here than elsewhere. Within the region, mainland China has the highest growth rate.
資策會估計，一九九九年全球資訊服務業市場將超過五千億美元，雖然亞太地區的資訊業處於起步階段，但成長率高於其他地區，其中，中國大陸的成長率又居亞太地區之冠。