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In a new series of articles on 2013 IT Predictions, IDG Connect offers expert insight into upcoming trends around the world. We here at IDG Connect have b een b usy b ees in 2012. After months of polling, b logs, and spotlights, culminating in two recent reports, we can conclusively announce that APAC is where it's at. BRICS vs. APAC Last week saw the release of our report into emerging markets. And after polling over 600 b usiness & IT professionals the results were clear; the BRICS aren't what they used to b e. Just 5% felt that the BRICS were still up and coming, while countries in the APAC region (minus China & India ob viously) accounted for over 60% of the votes.

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Europe: Russians aims to reinvent the #smartphone with Kindle-like display The outright winner, b y a large margin, was Indonesia. The country gained 36% of the vote (over doub le the country in second place), and the voters had a myriad of reasons for choosing it as the market to watch. Large population, improving economy and IT literacy comb ined with proximity to larger markets such as China, Australia, Singapore and South Korea all formed part of a solid b ase for Indonesia to b uild on, and IDC predicts Eastern Indonesia will b ecome the next major destination for IT. Not Just a One Horse Race It's not just Indonesia though. Vietnam came a healthy second in our report, with 17% feeling Vietnam would b e a b ooming market in the future. IDC called 2012 a turning point for the country, and said b y the end of the year the market will have reached $3.25 b illion, growing 19%. Though predictions for 2013 aren't as stellar as 2012 was,experts still say spending could rise another 15%, with mob ile phone sales growing b y a half. Whitepaper: The Financial Crisis of 2015 - An Avoidab le History [Gated] http://t.co/p2f74I8C Follow idgconnect on Twitter http://t.co/2Y85ciSO 2013 Predictions: Middle East and Africa http://t.co/M1VtgHdV IDG Connect Daily is out! http://t.co/HYIpS4cH Top stories today via @idgconnect @CyG_cyclism @Pozitron_Mobile

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No BRIC Walls However, all this talk of potential doesn't mean the BRICS have failed. Our report into India found that a slim majority of professionals within the country feel the country is still on the right track, and will continue to b e a major economy in the future. While India's reign as an outsourcing haven may not last forever, a massively tech-savvy generation hold a lot of promise if the country can properly emb race innovation and solve its legislative prob lems.

China too is still going strong. An aging population may b e a timeb omb waiting to go off if not addressed b ut a growing middle class are snapping up tech at an astonishing rate. Though Asia's two b iggest players are slowing down, the future' still b right, and the future's still Asian.

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