Tech spend will continue to increase over the next five years, with the highest growth concentrated in India and the rest of Southeast Asia SINGAPORE, June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ According to Forrester's(Nasdaq: FORR) Asia Pacific Tech Market Forecast, 2022 To 2027, technology spend in Asia Pacific (APAC) will grow 5.8% to reach US$732 billion in 2023. Seventy-four percent of growth will come from software and services as cloud adoption in the region increases. Additionally, software spending will continue to rise at a compound annual growth rate of 10.3% through 2027. In spite ofchallenges including fragile post-pandemic supply chains; a shortage of science, technology, and engineering workers; and questions around how quickly China can restart its economy, APAC tech spend will continue to grow by 6.8% to 7.3% per year from 2024 to 2027. In 2023, Forrester projects regional tech spend growth to be: 6.3% in Australia.In 2023, tech spending in Australia will rise to nearly A$70 billi