Ukraine: Open for IT by Dmitriy Ovcharenko

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Ukraine: open for IT

Transcript of Ukraine: Open for IT by Dmitriy Ovcharenko

Ukraine: open for IT

UKRAINE: AN investor’s OVERVIEW

The Present IT Industry

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• Number of R&D centers – 100+

• 5 billion dollar market as reported by World Bank

• Annual growth rate – 30%-40%

• Ukraine is expected to double its IT outsourcing market value by 2018

LvivKyiv

Kharkiv

Dnipropetrivsk

Odessa

SoftServeEricsson

Epam 2k+

CiklumLuxoftWargamingBoeing

Samsung

Global Logic

3k+0,2+

3k+3k+0,8+0,4+

0,8+

2k+

UKRAINE: AN investor’s OVERVIEW

Companies that have Invested in Ukraine

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COMPANY EMPLOYEES FROM

800+ 2012

400+ 2013

200+ 2014

200+ 2015

Ukraine: Structure Of IT market (ITO, R&D, etc.)

ICT/ITO

• $2 billion market• 50,000+ developers• 500+

companies• 25-30% growth

R&D CENTERS

• $1 billion• 5,000+ developers• 100+ centers• 30-40% growth

eCOMMERCE

• $2 billion locally• 1000+

employees• 100+

companies• 40-50% growth

STARTUPS

• Worth $1 billion• 1000+ employees• 1,000+ startups• 50-100% growth

E-GOVERNMENT

• 1000+ employees• 50+ startups• 50-100% growth

Why UKRAINE?

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Cost Location Talent Security Cultural similarities

Ukraine: Cheaper than Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania, saving companies up to 60% on their total investment / costs

Ukraine: Only a one- or two-hour time difference if you are in the UK or EU. It’s also basically in the middle of the Australian and the Americas time zones

Ukraine: Undervalued human capital (stated at the Davos economic forum 2016) with apool of more than 100k+ talented IT engineers

Ukraine: Our Client (a world-renowned company) joked: “Since you have so many hackers in Ukraine, you can definitely use them in another direction.”

Ukraine: It’s hard to beat the fact that Ukraine offers a viable location for all your outsourcing needs

Summary

People as the key value (size of IT market, specializations, trends)

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The number of IT specialists in Ukraine: over 215,000

More then 74k Software Developers

27 years average age

60% senior level and higher

74% specialized higher education in IT

78% speak English at the Intermediate or higher level

148 universities which train ICT specialists

Average salary in Ukraine of a Senior Software Engineer: $ 3k USD

Geographic Proximity

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Distance and language barriers play a major role in managing outsourcing contracts, ensuring quality, and mitigating the risks of errors and misunderstandings

In terms of location, Ukraine holds a position similar to Poland, Romania and Bulgaria and is far closer to clients than competitors in India or the Philippines

Short flight times to major EU cities adds a key advantage in terms of the ability of clients to meet face to face with the sourcing firm

Ukraine: language knowledge

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Ukraine is in the cohort of medium English proficiency countries according to the EF English Proficiency Index (2013).

The level of English proficiency in Ukraine is close to some countries where English is an official language (such as India or Hong Kong)

Nearly 17% of adult Ukrainians have at least an intermediate spoken level of English and a substantial share of the population knows other languages, such as German, French or Spanish

English Proficiency Index ranking

Knowledge of foreign languages

Ukraine: low-cost infrastructure

Enjoy full-cycle outsourcing processes for IT business in Ukraine from a leader in the market: SBT Systems Company.

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BPO SOLUTIONS in Ukraine

STAY FOCUSED ON PROGRAMMING – WE’LL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING ELSE

Opening your office in Ukraine

Legal Services Marketing Services

HR & Recruitment Services

Finance & Accounting Services

Business Travel

Our clients: the Top-10 in ukraine

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In the course of cooperation, SBT Systems Ukraine has proven itself as a reliable and true partner of our IT business.“ VITALY NUZHNYY

Managing Director LUXOFT Eastern Europe

Qualities of SBT, such as efficient response and quality of work, helped to care for our employees.“ SERGIY SHUMYGORA

Executive Director Wargaming

contacts10/14 Radishcheva street

Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680Dmitry Ovcharenko

Vice-President of Association "IT Ukraine“ CEO SBT Systems

[email protected]

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STAY FOCUSED ON PROGRAMMING AND WE’LL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING ELSE!