(By Dave Baily--Computing) UK IT managers devote more of their budget to innovation and green IT than their global counterparts, according to a Microsoft-commissioned survey carried out by market research firm Harris Interactive.
The research suggests that UK IT leaders allocate 41 per cent of their spend to innovation, while their German and US counterparts allocate 35 per cent and 29 per cent respectively.
On green issues, while 84 per cent of global IT professionals consider green factors to be important, these factors only had a significant influence on decisions at 44 per cent of organisations surveyed. Again, the UK led in this area, with 15 per cent of UK firms considering green issues to be a major factors, compared with nine per cent in the US, eight per cent in Germany and six per cent in Japan.
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