In 2013 Belarus was ahead of the internationally recognized IT leaders — India and the USA — in the export of computer services per capita. The relevant statistics has been published by the website of the World Trade Organization.
In 2013 Belarus’ export of computer services was close to $60 per capita while the figure was $41 in India and $36 in the USA.
“The figures are a logical result of the support that the state provides to IT companies. All the conditions have been enabled in Belarus for the successful development of such companies. The education system that trains highly qualified specialists has to do a lot with it. A quality telecommunication infrastructure has been organized in Belarus, too. And certainly the favorable legal base, including taxation laws, plays its part” First Deputy Information Technologies and Communications Minister Dmitry Shedko has told. read more