ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN SERBIA

Abstract

Based on current data and documents available from
relevant statistical organizations, this paper presents and analyzes
statistical and economic indicators of software product development
in Serbia, with a parallel review of adequate data for the European
Union. A descriptive method for comparative analysis was used for
the analysis of data related to the number of enterprises, number of
employees, average realized earnings per employee, and the realized
turnover in Telecommunications, Computer programming, and
Information sectors. Due to considerable differences in terms of areas
that countries cover and the strength of their economies, trends in the
mentioned areas and monitored and analyzed parameters (e.g.
employment, average earnings and total exports, i.e. turnover of
services) were observed. The obtained results indicate that Serbia has
exceptional potential in the field of computer programming, while
other activities in the field of information dissemination and
communication, for now, do not record significant growth. On the
other hand, in the European Union, the analyzed areas show stability
of the analyzed parameters in the observed period. This indicates that
a high level of development has been reached in the EU and that
significant progress is now being made more slowly. With this
development trend, the field of computer programming will probably
be the first economic area in which Serbia can catch up with the
European level.