Indonesia must be returned rewarded poor performance over the industry of information technology (IT). This time, Indonesia had to go down the ranks in the industry competitiveness index of IT technology.

Results of research conducted Economics Intelligent Unit (EIU), sponsored by BSA, ranked Indonesia 59th world statistic, fell one place from the previous study results in 2008.

"This study shows that a country that has strict laws on intellectual property rights will generally excel in IT competitiveness index," explained Director of BSA Asia-Pacific Claro Parlede, during a press conference at the Hotel Sultan, Jakarta, Wednesday (14/10/2009) .

Research that has entered its third year this was done by comparing the progress of IT in 66 countries to see to what extent IT competitiveness index in these countries.

19 of the 20 top ranking countries in IT competitiveness index list last year, re-entry into the ranks of the most competitive countries.

"The five states with the most competitive IT in Asia Pacific are Australia, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and New Zealand," continued Claro.

"It is very important for the government to support innovation and take steps to stimulate the Information Technology IT sector in attracting investors" he added.