Abstract
In this paper 12 economic indices of the software industry in 30 cities/provinces in China are used to set up an evaluation system for the competitiveness of the regional software industry. By using the statistical analysis method of factor analysis, an evaluation model of the comprehensive competitiveness of the software industry for each city/province is built. Taking Beijing and Shanghai as examples, the comprehensive competitiveness and problems of the software industry in Jilin province are compared and analyzed.