The software industry survey for 2012 has started. The hot topics of the Finnish software industry today are very close to what they were last year and thus this year’s study is largely a follow-up for last year. The two main topics in last year were how Nokia’s switch to Windows Phone affected the software industry and to which mobile platforms companies were using. These are continued this year as well. In addition, we are starting a three-year project to address the question of where high growth firms come from. To answer this questions, we have included some new questions that relate to the potential size of the business as well as strategy.

The results of the survey will be published in a press seminar on June 5th, and mailed to all respondents after that. Instead of a 100 page main report, we will deliver the most important results in the form of a shorter summary report that should be easier for the readers. Like earlier, we will deliver all responding companies a company specific response analysis report. While the report has been received positively, we have had some suggestions for improvement from the companies. To listen to these suggestions and to improve the report, we will conduct a round of telephone interviews to collect more feedback. Firms can opt-in for an interview on the last page of the survey.

This year, we have again an international partners. Technische Universität Darmstadt will be running a parallel survey in Germany and Fraunhofer ISI will conduct a similar study in Austria later in the year. While these results will not be ready by our main release on June 5th, we will update the findings on the website later this year.