Ministerio de Tecnologíasde la Información y las ComunicacionesRepública  de  Colombia

Colombian Human Resources

Colombian Competitiveness

Colombian Goverment Engagement

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Colombian ICT MarketColombian ICT Market

Investment Opportunities in the ICT and Software Development sector in Colombia

SOURCE: IDC

Evolution of the IT Market in Latin America US$ Million (2008-2010)

The IT Sector in Latina America has experienced a sustained growth

• IT Market L.A.: US$73 billion • IT Market in Colombia: US$2.9 billion, expected growth (2010-2014) 11%

Emerging countries considered as key players in the industry according to IDC

SOURCE: IDC

Per capita investment in IT - US$(2006-2010)

Colombia is a wide market that still has opportunities for new IT companies

130 125

101

77 62

44

147 132

87 90 80

66

159 147

113 103 97

80

156 143

116 107 106

82

196 183

112 120 133

92

Chile Brazil Venezuela Mexico Argentina Colombia

Per capita investment in IT, US$ (2006-2010)

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

SOURCE: IDC

IT Industry Share in América Latina% IT Share in GDP

(2010)

Colombia, third in IT as share of the GDP in Latin America

★ IT investment in the region is focused on the hardware industry.

★ In Colombia, the investment is focused on Hardware and IT Services.

SOURCE: IDC 2010

According to IDC, Colombia’s IT services revenues have almost doubled since 2005

Revenues (sales), US$ Million (2003-2010)

SOURCE: Fedesoft* Forecast

Colombian Software - Revenues

SOURCE: Fedesoft* Forecast

Colombian Software - Exports

SOURCE: Fedesoft* Forecast

Colombian Software - Jobs

Colombian Human Resources

Colombian Competitiveness

Colombian Goverment Engagement

“Oportunidades de Inversión en las TIC y el sector de desarrollo de Software en Colombia”

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Colombian ICT Market

Colombian Human Resources

Investment Opportunities in the ICT and Software Development sector in Colombia

*Employed and registered unemployed (millions)Source: The World Competitiveness Yearbook 2011. Euromonitor International

The second country in Latin America with the biggest Labor Force, according to the IMD*

Human Resources: Highly qualified labor force

7.85

12.97

16.36

16.79

21.78

47.13

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

Chile

Venezuela

Peru

Argentina

Colombia

Mexico

Source: The World Competitiveness Yearbook 2011.

Second place in Higher Education in Latin America, according to IMD 2011 (10 = Feels the needs of the economy)

Human Resources: Highly qualified labor force

6.36 5.67

5.09 4.53 4.32

3.82 3.64

Chile Colombia Argentina Venezuela Mexico Peru Brazil

SOURCE: The World Competitiveness Yearbook 2011.

Skilled Labor Availability, 2011 (10= High availability)

Quality and Availability of Human Resources for the Sector

According to IMD, Colombia has a high availability in skilled labor, compared to other countries in

Latin America

3.78

4.22

4.32

5.33

5.47

5.89

6.49

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Venezuela

Peru

Brazil

Chile

Argentina

Mexico

Colombia

SOURCE: The World Competitiveness Yearbook 2011.

Labor Flexibility Index IMD0 - 100 ( 0 = More Flexible)

Colombia has the most flexible labor regimen in Latin America

10 18 21

39 41 46

69

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Colombia Chile Argentina Peru Mexico Brazil Venezuela

SOURCE: Colombia: Law 50 1990 and Law 789 2002. México: Labor Law 1969. Costa Rica: Law 2 1943. Ecuador: Labor Code 2005. Argentina: Law 11,544 1933 and 20,744 1976..

Colombian Human Resources

Colombian Competitiveness

Colombian Goverment Engagement

“Oportunidades de Inversión en las TIC y el sector de desarrollo de Software en Colombia”

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Colombian ICT Market

Colombian Competitiveness

Investment Opportunities in the ICT and Software Development sector in Colombia

Colombia: a country with multiple development centers

Colombia has a population of 46 million inhabitants and has 8

major centers of development with over 500,000 inhabitants

SOURCE: Mckinsey**Coffee Triangle: Manizales, Armenia, Pereira

Colombia is in the middle of 5 time zones

Colombia is in the middle of 5 time zones, and share time zone with important business centers like New York, Toronto and Miami

SOURCE: www.turistaloserastu.es

Colombia: a competitive country in Information Technology Industry (IT)

Change in IT Industry Competitiveness Index on Business Software Alliance (BSA)

Ranking, 2009-2011(Position’s Change)

SOURCE: Business Software Alliance (BSA)

-8

-4

-4

-1

0

3

4

5

10

-10 -5 0 5 10 15

Russia

South Africa

Argentina

Egypt

Peru

Colombia

Mexico

Chile

India

Networked Readiness Index (NRI)* 2006-2011

Colombia’s evolution in the NRI ranking (2006-2011)

SOURCE: World Economic Forum ‘‘Global Information Technology Report 2009-2010’’, Ranking between 133 countries

Source: Global Software Piracy 2010. Business Software Alliance (BSA) - IDC

Levels of piracy in Latin America% 2010

Lowest levels of piracy in Latin America

Colombia demonstrates a strong commitment to legal activity in

the IT Industry