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Central & Eastern Europe
IT Outsourcing Review
2007
Presented by
Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative
www.hi-tech.org.ua
Under support of
ITONews.eu
Baltic Outsourcing Association,
Jnn Consult Ltd.,
Employers Association of the Software
and Services Industry
Kyiv 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
INTRODUCTION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
EXPERT VIEW
ANALYTICAL SURVEY BY CHRISTIAN BERNER
ANALYTICAL SURVEY BY NATASHA STARKELL
ANALYTICAL SURVEY BY PARVIS HANSON
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ANALYTICAL SURVEY BY MARYNA YAROSHCHUK
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COUNTRY ANALYSIS
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MARKET VOLUME
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NUMBER OF COMPANIES
23
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
24
RATES
25
COUNTRY SPECIFIC FEATURES
26
COUNTRY PROFILES
28
ALBANIA
28
BELARUS
29
BULGARIA
30
CROATIA
31
CZECH REPUBLIC
32
ESTONIA
33
HUNGARY
34
LATVIA
35
LITHUANIA
36
MOLDOVA
37
POLAND
38
ROMANIA
39
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
40
SLOVAKIA
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SLOVENIA
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UKRAINE
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INFORMATION ABOUT EXPERTS AND PARTNERS
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EXPERT PROFILES
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PARTNER PROFILES
47
UKRAINIAN HI-TECH INITIATIVE
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LIST OF RESPONDENTS
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LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 MARKET VOLUME
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FIGURE 2 NUMBER OF COMPANIES
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FIGURE 3 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
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FIGURE 4 RATES PER YEAR
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 LIST OF RESPONDENTS
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INTRODUCTION
Europe has enormous potential for development of IT Outsourcing industry. This
region will definitely keep the appreciation of the customers from all over the world
for yet another decade. It will attract new clients by professionalism of the experts,
low labor cost, friendly legislation as well as by geographical vicinity and cultural
connection to the Western Europe.
Main indicators of IT Outsourcing industry development (market volume, number
of professionals, number of companies) take Central and Eastern Europe to the level
of such global outsourcing centers as India, China, and Russia.
Research objectives and methodology:
The main objective of this research conducted by the Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative
with the support of ITONews.eu, Baltic Outsourcing Association, JNN Consult Ltd and
Employers Association of the Software and Services Industry is formation of the
complete view on the potential of CEE region - the promising cluster for nearshore IT
Outsourcing for the Western European countries and offshore IT Outsourcing for the
US.
The data presented in this research have been derived from collected and
processed third party information, individual interviews with the representatives of
associations and companies involved into IT Outsourcing as well as the views of
independent experts.
The research was conducted in August - February 2007-2008. National IT
Associations and largest IT companies from 16 countries of the region kindly
responded to the research.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The research examines key development indicators of IT Outsourcing market in

Central and Eastern Europe region: market volume, number of professionals, number
of IT companies providing outsourcing services, cost of one professional for the end
customer.
Market volume is the main indicator of the development of IT Outsourcing
industry in the country. The scope of final IT products served as the basis for the
calculation of market volume. Other estimation sources were the total number of
employees and average rates on the country market. The use of open analytical
reviews, data received from the national IT associations and expert opinions allowed
adding more precision to this index.
When calculating the number of IT companies, considered were the IT and
software development companies providing Outsourcing services with more than 5
employees. Central and Eastern European region is satiated with the small companies
undergoing intensive development. Low threshold was taken purposefully in order to
provide a complete market snapshot for each country.
When calculating the number of professionals, considered were only those IT
specialists that are involved into IT Outsourcing less administrative personnel.
The attempt was made to calculate also minimum and maximum annual cost per
service of one IT professional in each of the countries. The cost includes salary, taxes,
office facilities, etc.
All findings were placed into the country profiles for more convenience.
Independent experts Christian Berner, Natasha Starkell, Parvis Hanson, and
Maryna Yaroshchuk provided their views on the IT Outsourcing markets of Central and
Eastern European region.
We hope that the Central & Eastern European IT Outsourcing Review 2007 will
be of use both for those who already work and those who only plan to establish the
business in this region.
EXPERT VIEW
This chapter outlines the expert estimations of IT outsourcing market in
Central and Eastern European countries.
Analytical Survey by Christian Berner

Ukraine is set to benefit most from the new value chain in IT services
CIOs in Western Europe, especially in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are
facing a serious challenge. In 2007, for the first time since the peak of the internet
bubble in 2000, the demand for IT specialists exceeded the supply. The last BITKOM
survey indicated that 43% of the German companies encounter serious difficulties in
finding appropriate IT staff.
Some background information about this situation:
The first reason is simple, its demography: the first generation of IT-experts who
started their career in the 60ties is already starting to retire.
The second reason is supply of young IT specialists is not up to the demand: In
2007 only 29.000 new students started higher education in IT, compared to 38.000 in
the year 2000. And not even 50% of them will graduate because many do not finish
their studies for multiple reasons.
Now, one could think this shortage of resources leads to higher prices for IT
servicesbut on the contrary!
New sourcing options from Asia, Eastern and Central Europe are more and more
influencing the definition of tariffs and rates in the outsourcing industry. From a
historical point of view, this picture is not unknown. Look at the situation of the
automotive industry in the 80ties: low standardization of components and processes.
Global competition appeared: Japanese manufacturers introduced lean production:
standardized processes and components allowed to outsource a lot of production
activities to specialised suppliers which can realize economies of scale and innovations
easier because they have a higher degree of specialisation. We can observe the same
situation in the IT services industry today with the development of multiple global
sourcing options and innovative value chains.
At the same time the main tasks of CIOs are changing fundamentally. CIOs have
to concentrate their resources on selected core competencies because the insourcing
of commodities, such as IT infrastructure services is not economical anymore. On the
other hand, outsourcing options are multiple and attractive. The classical IT value
chain plan, build and run is being replaced by a new one: make, buy or re-use and
deliver. It is obvious that this new value chain is also a result of the increasing
importance of offshore outsourcing as a sourcing option.
Germany is the biggest market for IT services in Europe. It is also among the late
adopters of global sourcing options, because German customers like to deal with local
partners. What does this mean for the Ukrainian outsourcing industry?
The supply of IT skills from countries with overheated IT labour markets like
Czech, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Latvia, Estonia or Lithuania is not an option to
increase the competitiveness of the German IT service providers facing competition

from India and China.
Economically, it is obviously not in the interest of the German IT services
industry to deal with outsourcing companies from Eastern EU member states like
Czech, Hungary or Latvia which will themselves subcontract parts of the work to
outsourcing companies in Ukraine or Belarus. Thus, Ukraine may become for the
German and Swiss IT services sector what Slovakia is already today for the German
automotive industry: An integrated part of their cross-border value chain. These
delivery models combine nearshore and onshore service components and go along
with a high organisational maturity level. As an example, Ukrainian outsourcing
market leader Infopulse with their partner REVACOM from Germany deliver software
management services Made in Ukraine to customers around the globe.
Successful worldwide projects uniting IT engineers from Ukraine and delivery
managers from Germany have already become reality and it mainly depends on the
direction of the educational policy of Ukraine if the country will become the leading
Eastern European supplier of outsourcing services to the German-speaking markets.
Analytical Survey by Natasha Starkell

In our advisory work at GoalEurope when IT executives came to us to help find
the best possible location to outsource software development, we often recommended
Ukraine. Our choice is explained by the fact that Ukraine has a large well-educated
population, which provides a source of IT talent, and it is not an EU member state, an
additional hurdle for labor migration. But in the last year the picture has changed:
when the international IT community has learned about the advantages of
outsourcing to Eastern Europe, the demand for IT professionals everywhere in the
region sky-rocketed.
Now no matter how convincing the macroeconomic factors may sound, speak to
any IT manager in Eastern Europe, and he or she will tell you about rising prices and
difficulties to expand IT team. The comments such as Dont come to Romania if you
need more than 100 developers, Another multinational is just the thing we need
here in Sofia and Isnt Ukraine getting expensive? would not be uncommon. The
result of this research proves the point by showing the diminishing gap in gross
salaries of an IT developer across the region. According to this survey, the salary gap
between Polish and Albanian developers is only 10 000 Euros: in Poland IT developer
could expect 30% more than in Albania. At the same time Polish GDP Per Capita
indicator (purchasing power parity) was almost 3 times higher than that in Albania
(Euro 11200 versus Euro 3800, Source: CIA World Factbook est. 2007).
So the two critical elements of the offshore outsourcing: resource availability and
affordable prices are at question. This didnt stop Accenture, Logica CMG, EDB,
Siemens, Nokia and a long list of other multinationals to establish and expand their
presence in Eastern European countries. The quality of work, tolerable labor unions,
proximity to Western Europe and a cultural compatibility are all the factors which
contribute greatly to the interest in the local workers beyond cost arbitrage.
As for the IT industry, acquisitions of outsourcing companies have been
happening across Eastern Europe for a few years but now there are signs of
accelerated consolidation. In the portfolio of US outsourcing company Exigen Group is
Dati Gruppa, a Latvian IT company, and Starsoft, a Ukrainian company. US- and
India- based Global Logic merged with Ukrainian Bonus Technologies, whilst Kharkivbased Telesens was sold for $2.7 million to NASDAQ-listed TTI Telecom in December
2007. Earlier that year Norwegian IT giant EDB bought Miratech and Infopulse, two
Ukrainian outsourcing companies and there are a few other transactions there which
are about to happen.
In Poland, the third largest country in the region after Russia and Ukraine there
are few large specialized offshore outsourcing service providers, with majority
focusing on the local market. Key IT players still offer software development services
to their international customers but its prices perhaps match those in Western Europe
by now. Here IT companies merge to survive fierce competition for resources and
customers from the international corporations such as IBM and HP. In 2007
Computerland merged with Emax to form 3000-people strong Sygnity Group and in
the end of the year Asseco merged with Prokom, creating Polands largest IT
company. The labor migration to the countries such as UK and Ireland is also seen as
a major problem affecting labor market in general.
In Romania, when the country entered the EU on the first of January 2007, its
outsourcing industry was simply sold out. US-based Techteam acquired Akela, one of
the oldest Romanian outsourcing companies; UK-based Endava acquired AGS; and
Adecco bought IP Devel to expand its embedded development team. US-based
Computer Generated Solutions bought EasyCall, the largest Romanian call center
operator with 600 employees and Euro 1.8M revenue. Also in 2006 Adobe bought the
Dreamweaver development experts InterAKT. Now 80 to 90 percent of the industry
turnover is produced by the branches of ICT multinationals or joint ventures where
the main shareholder is a foreign company according to Vasile Baltac, the president of
ATIC - Romanian IT association.
In Bulgaria too the demand for the software developers is strong, and the local
providers are fighting with Coca Cola, HP, SAP, and Siemens for the talent. One of the
leading Bulgarian outsourcing suppliers Sciant has been recently sold to VM Ware,
which retain most of its workers for internal development projects.
Even in Russia, the largest country out of the post-Socialist bloc, the IT workers
are in short supply. One of the explanations is a growing local market: as its oil-fueled
economy expanded, so did the demand for IT services. According to RosBalt, in 2007
the IT market in Russia grew by 25 percent not dissimilar to the growth in the
previous years. Thus many software development companies have seen more success
on the local IT market than abroad. Increasing local market need for IT professionals
resulted in the first signs of the industry consolidation. In 2007 one of the largest
Russian system integrators, IBS Group acquired Borlas, a consultancy and an IT
services company. At about the same time Systematica acquired systems integrator
TopS BI, whilst Verysell raised $50 million to acquire an IT services companies in
preparation for an IPO.
The consolidation of the IT industry is set to continue, but the mismatch of supply
and demand for IT workers is temporary if the governments of the Eastern European
countries embrace their new source of economic growth.
The new policies, which in part are already being implemented, should include
incentives to the businesses looking to establish knowledge-based operations in the
region; growth of the education spending and simplified visa and work permit
regimes.
Inevitably the long-term outsourcing industry will flourish in those countries which
would be able to retain the cost of living for a long period of time and provide stable
political environment.
Analytical Survey by Parvis Hanson

Offshoring to new shores
Nearshoring to Central and Eastern Europe
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is an important region for services offshoring.
The imports of IT-based services from Central and Eastern Europe into the EU-15 rose
by an average of 13% per year between 1992 and 2007. Imports from India, by
comparison, increased only slightly faster during the same period at 14% per year.
Close cultural and geographical ties make suppliers from CEE an attractive option.
The close ties in terms of culture, geography and partly language between the
CEE countries and the key Western European markets, the low wages, the high
standard of education and stable macroeconomic and institutional environment
constitute some of the strengths of the region.
However, CEE cannot boast any IT specialisation in exports or education. IT-based
services account for less than 4% of total exports in CEE, whereas the share in India
is 17%. Also, the share of graduates gaining information technology degrees a key
qualification for IT offshoring is lower in CEE than the Western European and Indian
averages. It is therefore unlikely that offshore production of standard IT services will
become as important for CEE as is the case for India.
The comparative strength of CEE lies in more complex back-office processes. The
cultural background shared by providers and their clients in CEE is particularly
important for more complex business processes. Clients from outside Englishspeaking countries also appreciate the widespread language skills in CEE. Moreover,
the lack of IT specialisation in CEE is less significant for typical back-office processes
such as bookkeeping.
India has shown the way. And others want to follow. Many emerging markets and
regions aspire to become not only the extended workbench of companies from highwage countries but also their backoffice. Offshoring is a special form of trade in which
certain business processes are spun off and outsourced to foreign locations. This
applies in particular to IT services and general back-office process sectors.
IT offshoring: Robust growth from a low base
The economic significance of offshoring is debated controversially. A particularly
heated discussion was ignited during the last US presidential election. However, the
international division of labour and specialisation constitute an important motor of
world trade and the prosperity of nations. The global distribution of the internet along
with high-powered computers and software has improved the tradability of services.
The goods can be converted into digital form and distributed via global data networks.
Many services can thus be produced in processes where there is a division of labour.
Specialisation boosts productivity and offshoring allows international cost advantages
to be exploited. Two methods are frequently used for measurement. Firstly,
companies can be asked directly about their expenditure on offshoring. These figures
are frequently used as the basis for estimates about the market as a whole.
Consultancy firms and commercial data providers are the typical users of this
instrument. A second method is to observe the trade flows reported in official balance
of payments statistics. Authors at the OECD and the IMF are particularly keen users of
this information.
US companies are the biggest consumers of IT offshoring services. India is the

most important production location.
Central and Eastern European output for the US was worth just under USD 0.5 bn,
while the value of the Philippines output for the US came to USD 0.4 bn. Offshoring
leads to imports and exports of services that are reported in international balance of
payments statistics. For this reason some authors attempt to gauge the volume of
offshoring using trade flows. Two items are frequently used in the literature:
1. Computer & information services (CIS)
2. Other business services (OBS)
In 2006 the EU-15 recorded an export surplus with CEE and an import surplus with
India. Worldwide, the EU-15 imports CIS and OBS services worth nearly EUR 220 bn
primarily from other industrial nations.
Trade flows present a more mixed picture than is often painted by the media. The
trade in IT-based services is not a one-way street: locations like India or CEE are both
exporters and importers of these services.
High growth rates
While the volume of IT-based services rendered in low-wage countries for firms in
high-wage countries is still modest, the growth rates are striking. IDC estimates that
spending on IT offshoring will grow by an average of 14.4% per year in the US and by
16.5% per year in Western Europe until 2009.
New production locations
Many new locations are trying to copy Indias success in IT services. However,
export structures reveal that India evidently possesses a pronounced comparative
advantage. The share of a countrys total exports generated by a sector or industry is
often regarded in the literature as an indicator of a revealed comparative advantage.
It is a plausible assumption that countries specialise in those goods and services they
produce more efficiently than other countries. Export specialisation is thus evidence of
a comparative advantage.
The figures for IT-based services, that is the balance-of-payments items CIS and
OBS, confirm Indias leading role as an export nation. In India 17% of all exports are
IT-based services. This figure is only topped by Irelands 19%. In absolute terms the
US is the biggest exporter of CIS and OBS, worth USD 76.4 bn, but these services
constitute only less than 7% of all the countrys exports. CIS and OBS account for less
than 4% of exports from CEE countries, which is much lower than in other countries
Russias export share is just a little over 2%. In the Philippines only just under 0.8%
of exports are generated with IT-based services. The growth rates are also
interesting: while India has grown its CIS and OBS share of exports by an average of
4.5% per year in the past few years, the share in the new EU member states fell 3%
per year on average. There has been a nominal increase in exports of IT-based
services by both India and CEE the only thing is that exports by other sectors have
increased even faster in the new EU member states. The export structure however
reflects the current state of specialisation. If demand increases, then the supply side
will react in turn. It is therefore worth taking a closer look at the factors pertinent to
locations in the CEE.
What Central and Eastern Europe has to offer

Language skills and cultural ties make communication easier
CEE countries have close geographical and cultural ties with the markets of
Western Europe. Typical nearshoring locations score high marks because of their
lower costs for communication between the purchaser and the provider of the
nearshoring service. There are three reasons for this:
Personal contact: Complex problems are best solved face to face. Nearshoring
locations are closer to the client, which makes visiting each other easier.
Common language: Nearshoring locations often have personnel that are
proficient in the language of their client even though their official languages may
differ.
Cultural understanding: In most cases nearshore personnel have a better
knowledge and understanding of the cultural background of their clients than their
counterparts in offshore locations. This allows easier, more implicit communication as
misinterpretations occur less frequently.
Language skills are particularly important. Indias success is attributed in no small
measure to the large supply of English speakers and most offshoring contracts come
from Anglo- American clients. This puts continental European companies at a
disadvantage. Although English is regarded as a lingua franca, communication
nevertheless becomes more efficient if both partners speak the language fluently. This
is evidently not always the case in some continental European companies. Moreover,
proficiency in the language used by the procuring company is essential for many
services, for example for providing customer care in call centres or processing
receipts issued in the clients native tongue. CEE is particularly interesting for German
companies. Nearly 40% of schoolchildren in the new EU member states learn German.
The proportion is particularly high in those countries bordering Germany. Though this
does not mean that German is spoken fluently, it does however signify that at least
there is a basic level of proficiency that can be built upon. Furthermore, over 70% of
schoolchildren learn English, which enables language gaps to be plugged. Romania is
interesting for French companies as 85% of schoolchildren there learn French.
These language skills are an important selling point that should not be carelessly
wasted. In some CEE countries, such as the Czech Republic or Slovakia, fewer
schoolchildren are learning German than in 1998.
Along with speaking the language, knowledge of the culture and customs
represent the prerequisites for efficient communication.
Big differences in wages
Cost savings are the primary motive for most outsourcing. Producing services is
labour intensive, that is why wages and non-wage labour costs are important. In CEE,
labour costs are much lower than in Western Europe: In the new EU member states
the average labour costs for non-public services are around one-fifth of those in
Germany. In Romania and Bulgaria labour costs are less than 10% of those in
Germany. The costs in recent years have however risen considerably: between 1996
and 2004 labour costs in the new EU member states rose by an average of 7.7% each
year. In Romania they have climbed 8.1%, in Slovakia by 9.7% and in Lithuania by
no less than 15% per year. By contrast, wage growth in Western Europe was modest:
2.1% in Germany and 3.4% in the EU-15. Wage differences remain pronounced, but
they are narrowing. Most of the CEE countries are not among the cheap offshoring
locations for skilled jobs. In China and above all in India the wages are mostly lower.
Only a few non-EU countries can compete at that level. An engineer in the Czech
Republic is paid about USD 7.40 per hour, whereas he can be hired for just USD 3.50
per hour in China or USD 2.40 per hour in India. In Romania the corresponding wage
is around USD 4.60 per hour, and in Bulgaria it is only USD 4.40 per hour.
The decisive factors for the future development of wages are labour market supply
and demand as well as the structural development of the labour markets themselves.
Structural issues are still of less importance specifically in poorer offshoring locations.
High standard of education but no IT specialisation
The supply of well-trained labour is a key determinant of the appeal of a location.
Most Central and Eastern European countries can boast competitive educational
systems. The number of graduates produced in the new EU member states is slightly
higher than the average in the EU-15 or the US. Per 1,000 inhabitants aged between
20-29 there are around 60 students gaining degrees in the new EU member states
and the US, while the corresponding number of students graduating in the EU-15 is
about 51. Public spending on education is similar in all three regions at around 5.3%
of GDP. The figures are lower in most of the CEE countries outside the EU: In
Bulgaria, for example, the graduate ratio is 4.1% and state spending on education is
equivalent to 3.6% of GDP.
The pool of skilled labour is quite large in most offshoring locations. However,
formal qualifications often provide very little indication of whether the people
concerned are also suitable for employment by a service provider with international
clients (insourcer). Not all universities satisfy the standards that are usually met in
Western Europe or the US. Moreover, some degree courses do not provide the
opportunities for students to gain sufficient language skills or practical experience.
There can be a striking discrepancy between the number of persons with the requisite
formal qualifications and the number of actually suitable job candidates. According to
a study by MGI, just 10% of graduate engineers, mathematicians, statisticians and
physicists in China or Russia are suitable candidates in terms of their training for
the jobs available at insourcers. In the Czech Republic, Hungary or Poland (CEE-3)
the share is nearly 50%, whereas in the industrial nations about 80% of graduates
are suited to working for international service providers.
Although in India und China only a small proportion of trained specialists are
suitable for skilled jobs at insourcers, there are nevertheless more of them in
absolute terms than in other offshoring or nearshoring locations. Moreover, the low
ratio of suitable candidates suggests that extensive reserves can be tapped in the
medium term by improving the quality of training and education.
Poor countries have weak institutions
Low wages for well-trained personnel are not the sole criterion when deciding on a
location. Macroeconomic and institutional factors also play a part. After all, the
offshored processes are often very important to the companies doing the offshoring
even if they are standard services. If, for example, an offshored IT support service
were to become interrupted due to external influences, this could have major
repercussions for the entire production process. Other problems arise if the offshore
location does not take data protection or intellectual property rights seriously, if
contracts are not honoured or if government behaviour is unpredictable. The quality
of a countrys institutions is clearly correlated to its level of economic development. In

the literature the International Country Risk Guide Composite Indicator (ICRG) is
often used as yardstick for institutional quality. It combines estimates of political risk,
the rule of law, the quality of bureaucracy etc. with economic and monetary policy
variables. Since typical offshore locations are mostly poorer countries as only they
can offer the desired wage cost advantages allowances thus have to be made on the
institutional side.
Offshoring means that a medium to long-term supply relationship is agreed
between the buyer and the seller for a specific service. The type and quality of the
service is laid down in a Service Level Agreement (SLA). It is important that the
specifications laid down in the SLA are fulfilled. In some countries, however, the costs
of contract fulfilment are considerable. A general estimate of the average costs can be
found in the Doing Business database of the World Bank, which measures how long it
takes and how much it costs for the legal enforcement of a pecuniary claim in the
case of a dispute. In India this can cost over 40% of the outstanding amount. In
China and Russia the figure is over 20%. In Hungary and the Czech Republic, by
contrast, the costs are lower than in Germany at less than 10%. In Romania and
Bulgaria, too, the costs are under 15%.
The contractual relationship becomes even more complicated by the fact that
requirements change over time, for example thanks to technical developments or
regulatory changes. These changes are not always foreseeable. Supplier and
purchaser must therefore agree on changes during the life of the contract that were
not expected when it was signed.
Good institutions, however, stabilise the business relationship by offering a reliable
forum and set of rules for settling disputes that extends as far as a fair legal
resolution.
Buoyant demand
Backlog demand in continental Europe
Companies from the US and the UK are the leading purchasers of offshoring
services. To date they have benefited from the supply structure as the most important
supplier India has been able to cater mainly for their requirements.
Over 70% of all European offshoring expenditure occurs in Great Britain or Ireland.
Germany, Austria and Switzerland account for a combined share of just 9%, while
France claims 8%. Southern European countries like Italy, Spain and Portugal play
only a very peripheral role.
Continental Europe is an attractive market for suppliers from CEE as the backlog
demand there is bigger than in the UK and Ireland. Moreover, CEE possibly offers
precisely those factors that companies in continental Europe have been waiting for
in terms of language and culture in particular. However, other regions are also playing
to their strengths: French firms are finding French-speaking personnel in North Africa;
Spanish companies are looking for partner firms in Latin America. Smaller firms are
more reluctant to resort to offshoring. For them CEE offers an interesting range of
offshoring services. Smaller firms tend not to be able to split up and standardise their
processes as much as large firms. For this reason the investment in selecting and
monitoring an offshoring partner is often more costly than the potential savings.
Nearshoring is an alternative in this case because the set-up costs tend to be lower.
New processes
Offshoring is no longer restricted to only the simplest programming tasks and call
centres. Complicated and complex processes are also being outsourced to foreign
locations where the expertise for these tasks is growing. Indian radiologists, for
example, analyse and interpret X-ray images for American hospitals. Other skilled
backoffice activities are also being offshored, such as legal advice (Legal Process
Outsourcing) or the evaluation of economic data. The technology consultancy
Forrester estimates that by 2010 nearly 39,000 legal advice jobs will have been
outsourced from the US to offshore locations.
The inventiveness of companies knows no bounds when it comes to offshoring.
Many services and not only the traditional IT services can be provided
inexpensively in low-wage countries. Discovering suitable processes and creating the
necessary corporate structures for outsourcing will increasingly develop into a
business management skill.
Conclusion: Selective offshoring
IT services and back-office tasks for companies in high-wage countries are an
attractive business area for many emerging economies. Offshoring creates well-paid
jobs and export revenues there as well as promoting technology and knowledge
transfers. It is no wonder that so many countries are attempting to imitate Indias
success by promoting themselves as an offshoring or nearshoring location. Central
and Eastern Europe (CEE) is a promising location thanks to its close geographical and
cultural ties with major markets and its comparatively attractive wage levels and
educational standards.
The market for IT and other business process offshoring is expanding markedly.
The growth rates are much higher than for other business activities albeit starting
from a low base. Continental European and Asian companies are still more reticent
than their Anglo-American competitors, but they cannot ignore the expected cost
advantages in the long term. In addition, the range of business activities is
expanding, as new processes are discovered for offshoring for example research
and development. On the supply side typical local factors are important. The wage
level in the advanced CEE countries is lower than in the old EU member states, but
higher than in the standard offshoring locations. Outside the EU, however, there are
more inexpensive nearshoring locations such as Romania or Bulgaria. Typically, the
poorer the country, the lower the wages. However, the macroeconomic and
institutional risks increase when processes are offshored to particularly poor
countries.
CEE is playing to its strengths in precisely those areas where communication
between the purchaser and provider of outsourcing services is particularly important.
This is often the case with more complex business processes. Moreover, the lack of IT
specialization in CEE is less significant for typical back-office processes, such as
bookkeeping. Their close geographical and cultural ties with the client make
communication easier. This reduces misunderstandings and makes it easier to
exchange complex and abstract information. Furthermore, many personnel in CEE
have German and French language skills and can therefore service these markets
more easily. Each company has to decide for itself how important it considers
communication. It is to be expected that companies desire intensive communication
with their clients regarding complex, innovative or creative processes. Inexperienced
companies will pay closer attention to the offshoring relationship in the beginning and
frequently seek reassurance. Simple, standardised services, by contrast, require less
interaction. In these cases companies tend to base their decision on price, even if
communication with the client is more complicated. A nearshoring location like CEE
becomes more appealing as the intensity of the communication desired increases.
Analytical Survey by Maryna Yaroshchuk

Drivers of IT industry in Ukraine, Bulgaria and Romania
In the era of global knowledge-based economy, informational technology (IT)
plays a unique role in increasing competitiveness of all the different sectors of the
economy and the country as a whole, because IT helps to spur productivity in the
production process, to bring businesses to the global level, to make government more
transparent and keep society informed. The success of the IT industry will be a key
determinant of Ukraines potential to compete on the international arena, as there is a
pronounced need to resort to knowledge-intensive, value-added production for
creating wealth for the country and providing sustainable social development. At
present, Ukrainian IT is one of the most dynamic sectors in the country, with ICT
increase in volume revenues by 23% in 2007 compared to 2006. Although Ukraine
cannot yet compete with India or Ireland, but it is no longer terra incognita anymore
for foreign customers and investors.
The question is: how successful is the Ukrainian IT sector compared to other
countries in transition and what impact does it have on the countrys economy? The
valuable lessons can be learned when comparing and contrasting Ukrainian case with
Bulgarian and Romanian IT industries. Bulgaria and Romania were chosen as the
three countries have a lot in common when it comes to legacies of the past. Bulgaria,
Romania and Ukraine had patrimonial type of communist regimes with little rational
bureaucratization. Another common feature is that they shared a similar starting point
in terms of educational foundation after the collapse of the Soviet Union, which makes
it interesting to track the evolution of the IT industry in these three states and to
observe features of diversity and commonalities. At a first glance, it is conspicuous
that in the 1990s and till 2003 Bulgaria had predominantly local ownership, which is
changing rapidly, now with the growing interest of MNCs in the country, whereas
Romania has consistently enjoyed increased the presence of multinationals. Thus, the
aim is to locate Ukraine on this axis and understand the causes and effects.
To better appreciate the IT competitiveness of Romania (#40), Bulgaria (# 42),
and Ukraine (# 56), as rated by the Economist Intelligence Unit in 2007, it is worth
evaluating skilled labor supply and governmental policies (factor conditions), domestic
and external demand (demand conditions), collaboration and clustering, as well as
related and supporting industries.
1. Factor conditions. Skilled Labor
The situation on the labor market in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine is ambivalent,
and it is worth discussing whether the quantity and quality of workers supplied meets
the demand of the market, the reaction of the state to this issue and activities of the
business community in this field. For this purpose, software industry is considered,
because it serves as a driver of ICT development.
Ukraine is conspicuous among the international IT community, judging from the
observation that almost every Ukrainian company has a western project in its
portfolio. The most popular trend is IT outsourcing, which is supported by the fact
that Ukraine was included in the five most attractive outsourcing directions in some
Western countries in 2006.
What are the reasons that prompt western companies to outsource their projects
to Ukraine? According to the Global Outsourcing Report, the leading forces in the IT
outsourcing market worldwide are now quality and speed to market, not just cost of
services. It is commonly known that Ukraine has inherited a scientific base along with
its various technological and scientific establishments, mathematics schools and
centers of computing technologies. Another fact is that 30,000 computer students
graduate each year, who are praised for their analytical and creative skills.
Employers are not satisfied, however, as graduates do not have good command of
English, management skills and solid knowledge of the software development process.
Thus, despite the large number of capable young workforce the industry experiences
a shortage of IT specialists. The larger spending of budget on education (5.4%),
compared to Bulgaria (3.5%) and Romania (3.5%), also does not bear fruit yet. At
the moment, the percentage of professionals trained by higher educational institutions
is growing, but is still low.
As a result, the business community calls on the state to reform the educational
system. Companies suggest that the content of curriculum should undergo change, as
the quality of IT-education in Ukraine cannot satisfy modern market demands and
challenges. Industry observers also point to the problem that educational institutions
do not employ practitioners to teach new courses in computer sciences. Consequently,
more potential employees go abroad for education.
The representatives of the educational field bring up an argument that national
universities should give a good basic foundation, and the rest of skill tailoring is to be
done by the industry players, because IT industry evolves rapidly. Nevertheless, most
recently Ministry of Education and Ministry of Transport and Communication have
started to pay attention to this issue by organizing several conferences, which called
for brainstorming solutions to the problem of educational service in ICT discipline, the
practical outcome of which is still to be seen.
The IT sector in Bulgaria has been surging recently, which predictably led to a
shortage of highly qualified labor force in the software industry. Unlike in Ukraine, the
competition for professionals became even more intensified with an impressive influx
of MNSs. According to InvestBulgaria, in the last 3 years big name companies decided
to capitalize on Bulgarian advantages, among which the most prominent are IBM, HP,
Tumbleweed, Software AG, Jonson Controls, Microsoft, and Cisco. At present, Bulgaria
produces only 3,500 software engineers per year and it becomes more challenging for
foreign companies to find suitable employees. A common feature is that the education
system appeared not to be ready to produce specialists with the right profile at such
a fast rate of market growth.
However, unlike in Ukraine, the key technical universities in Bulgaria have already
introduced new programs that meet international standards and industrys demands:
The Faculty of mathematics and informatics (FMI) of Sofia University, Plovdiv
University, and the American University in Bulgaria implemented an updated
computer science curriculum, as well as joint research labs in cooperation with the
abovementioned MNCs. Moreover, the Bulgarian government started to be active
since 2005 in its support for the industry by providing PCs in the schools, but mostly
via cooperation with foreign companies.
Having the same problem, the key divergence between Bulgaria and Romania is
that the government of the latter started to act earlier and more vigorously. Such a
commitment on behalf of Romanian authorities, as well as the evolution of policies

and introduction of various programs commissioned by the state, can be explained by
Romanian accession to the EU. The emphasis is put on strengthening the research
base, providing competitive financial incentives to decrease the digital divide in the
society, and furthering the certification program for IT professionals. Therefore, the
EU enlargement has positively influenced an interaction between the actors and
stakeholders. The commonality between Bulgaria and Romania lies in the fact that
both MNCs and the EU enlargement prospect gave external push to the IT market
development.
I think that no industry can stay competitive long enough just based on the
inherited factors of production and without support from the government in the form
of favorable policies. Of course each state has its own tradition and blindly duplicating
policies in order to gain competitive advantage can lead to unexpected outcomes.
However, it is useful to look at the strategies of the three states and to check to what
extent they are similar or different.
2. Governmental Policies
As it is impossible to imagine any innovative advancement without IT, officials
have declared information technology among priorities for national development.
Thus, at the beginning of 2007 the previous parliament adopted the Law of Ukraine
On the Foundations of the Development of Ukrainian Information Society in 200715, which was followed by the Action Plan on Implementing the Tasks Envisaged by
the Law of Ukraine. The goal of the law and the subsequent documents is to promote
an information society in Ukraine, hence strengthening basis for IT sector
development.
The growth of the IT market is conditioned also on improvement of investment
climate. In this domain, president Yushchenko issued a decree at the end of 2005
which created a State Agency for Investment and Innovations (SAII). Two more
additional bodies where brought into existence in 2006, such as the Ukrainian Center
for Investment and the State Company for Innovations, which later were brought
under the auspices of SAII. In May 2007, thanks to initiative of SAII and the National
Technical University Kyiv Polytechnic Institute a special corporation was born,
Science Park Kyiv Polytechnic, which now brings together academia, science
researchers and manufacturers to reinforce innovative and informational development
of the country. Yet, according to Anatoliy Zayets, the First Deputy Head of the State
Agency for Investment and Innovations, one key effort needed to improve the
situation is the development of a sustainable strategy in creating legislation that
would help build institutional infrastructure in this industry.
Explanation for the absence of a concrete strategy on behalf of the state is
mentioned by business community. They argue that if the IT industry is considered
per se, then its current share of GDP is only 3%, whereas the threshold figure is 10%.
Thus, according to the General Director of Microsoft Ukraine, Vitaliy Lanovenko, when
IT industry in Ukraine reaches this point, it would be difficult to neglect it, and then it
could be more realistic to expect assistance from the state. Thus, the IT market has
to grow by at least 3 times before the state will take notice of it. Yet, this poses a
puzzle, as it seems that such support is already badly needed, especially when it
comes to IPR protection laws and their enforcement, alleviation of draconian taxes,
custom rules, changes in copyrights, etc. The light at the end of the tunnel is given by
such influential companies, as Microsoft, Intel, and Oracle, which repeatedly engage
in discussions with the government to take necessary steps in this direction.
The root problems can also be eliminated by Ukraines eventual accession to WTO,
which imposes certain sets of laws, standards and societys awareness of IPR issues.
Accession to WTO, should serve as a positive boost for export-oriented industries,
which is also a feature of Ukrainian IT at the moment. Consequently, an additional
optimistic prospect for the Ukrainian economy will be the launching of a Free Trade
Area with the EU as a part of the upcoming Enhanced Agreement, which is currently
under negotiation. These two milestones are the last chances for Ukraine to bring its
regulations into compliance with international standards.
Being a late comer to the ICT market, Bulgaria has to catch up with the leaders by
implementing necessary steps even more adroitly and massively, but in the shorter
lapse of time. The government realized this, and especially right after Bulgaria joined
the EU, it has put software industry and ICT as a whole on top of its policy agenda.
The character of policies is naturally driven by the EU, which has high standards that
Bulgaria is now striving to reach. Bulgaria has also created the State Agency for
Information Technology and Communications to expedite its integration to the EU club
of information societies.
Apart from the numerous projects supported by the EU and the funds from
international financial institutions, the government of Bulgaria has also served as a
main procurer of IT services and equipment. Governmental purchases totaled 50% of
market sales, which grew last year by 23% (in dollar value). However, according to
the observers from the Bulgarian ICT Cluster, there is a problem in absence of control
over execution of public procurement contracts for IT projects. Although there is a
Public Procurement Act, it is an implementation and interpretation of the law that is
obscure (a pattern characteristic for majority of post-Soviet states). On a positive
side, as mentioned by InvestBulgaria, the latest incentives are annual depreciation
rate of 30% for machinery & equipment, 50% for new equipment used in new
investments or expansion projects and 50% for software and hardware. ICT business
community has considerable bargaining power in voicing their dissatisfaction or
proposing new measures, because industry accounts for a considerable 9,9% of GDP
(in 2003 it was 7%). Furthermore, business representatives could draw the attention
of state authorities to experience of Romania, which had introduced encouraging tax
incentives for local IT companies earlier.
In Romania the state must have realized that growing IT industry, even if it is
foreign owned, provides numerous opportunities for mushrooming consultancy firms,
research and development centers and ICT industry growth in general. The actions of
the Romanian government are not on an ad hoc basis, but rather a part of a sound
strategy. Starting from 2001 the government has recognized the ICT sector as a
strategic priority for the national economy. Consequently, a separate body was
created, the Ministry for Communication and Information Technology, whose
responsibility is to devise necessary policies for the industry. Additionally, as reported
by Businessmonitor, since 2004 the government started to lead IT spending and is
recognized, along with banks and telecoms as the largest spender.
The most pronounced policies are exemption of employees employed by software
companies from income taxes, reduction of income tax for programmers from certain
universities, and a 25-month VAT postponement for new goods. Another possible
explanation for increasing attention to such incentives is that the brain drain still
remains an issue for the industry. Thus, the government tries to reward those active
industry players and indirectly tries to create more benefits and better conditions for
IT specialists.
Thus, the capability of government to prioritize and focus on development of a
specific sector by devising and deploying a clear strategy along with providing
financial investment, can be an effective driver of progress. Looking at the dynamics
of the IT industry development in the region and comparing the approaches that state
governments have adopted in order to aid this development, it can be seen that
although Bulgaria and Romania have been in more or less similar condition in the
beginning, the Romanian governments timely efforts to recognize the potential for
the IT industry and to coordinate efforts in order to build up the sector has been paid
off by the countrys leading position among the two. In comparison to its neighbors.
Ukraine has yet to model their successful practices and attempt to avoid the dangers.
Conclusion
The success of IT industry was discussed in 3 NIS countries, which are currently in
the focus of international investment community. Although Ukraine, Bulgaria and
Romania had similar starting point in terms of the former regime and educational
base, the trajectories of development varied respectively depending how the
opportunities were embraced and strategies were employed by the key actors (state,
business and universities). When reviewing factor conditions, it becomes apparent
that favorable and timely governmental policies still play a significant role in
improving the countrys image needed for international investment and for normal
functioning of domestic industry players. In this respect, Ukraine can learn from
regional leaders, which in turn emulated best practices of mature international IT
nations. First, a clear-cut and balanced state strategy is needed in Ukraine to support
the growing market, which, on the one hand, has a critical set of attraction factors,
but, on the other hand, suffers from a weak business environment. Then, links with
international markets can be more easily achieved due to improved credibility rating.
Thus, work is to be done on two fronts: domestic and international, because a
combination of strong players both local and foreign-owned is more beneficial for the
countrys economy as a whole. While international companies serve as drivers most of
the time (for policies, collaboration initiatives, etc), local firms are perceived as
necessary for development of high-value added national products needed to maintain
competitiveness in future. While Ukraine rates better in terms of market size, salary
level, and potential for growth, it still has to catch up with Bulgaria and Romania
when it comes to relevant educational policies, share of services and infrastructure to
maintain favorable local and international demand. Therefore, the key to success is to
be ready when the opportunity comes.
COUNTRY ANALYSIS
Market Volume 2007
600
544
500
416
380
400
310
296 288
$mln 300
256
200
140 132
80
100
44
43
32
20
15
Ukraine
Romania
Hungary
Poland
Czech Republic
Belarus
Bulgaria
Estonia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Lithuania
Moldova
Croatia
Latvia
Slovenia
Albania
0
Market volume
Source: Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative
$mln
1
Ukraine
544
Romania
416
Hungary
380
Poland
310
Czech Republic
296
Belarus
288
Bulgaria
256
Estonia
140
132
10
Slovakia
80
11
12
Lithuania
44
Moldova
43
13
Croatia
32
14
15
Latvia
20
Slovenia
15
16
Albania
Market volume is the main

indicator of the development
of IT Outsourcing industry in
the country. The scope of
final IT products in 2007
served as the basis for the
calculation of market volume.
Other
estimation
sources
were the total number of
employees and average rates
on the country market. The
use
of
open
analytical
reviews, data received from
the national IT associations
and expert opinions allowed
adding more precision to this
index.
Each
country
IT
Outsourcing market volume
is indicated in USD Mlns.
Number of Companies
800
800
Ukraine
Romania
700
Belarus
600
Poland
600
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
480
500
Hungary
400 400

360
400
Slovakia
Estonia
300
Lithuania
300
Croatia
200
Moldova
170
200
110
100
Latvia
90
70
Slovenia
60
40
30
Albania
10
0
1
Ukraine
800
Romania
600
Belarus
480
Poland
400
Bulgaria
400
Czech Republic
360
Hungary
300
200
Slovakia
170
10
Estonia
110
11
Lithuania
90
12
Croatia
70
13
Moldova
60
14
Latvia
40
15
Slovenia
30
16
Albania
10
Number of companies is one

of the key indicators of the
country IT Outsourcing market
development.
When calculating the number
of IT companies, considered
were only the IT and software
development
companies
providing Outsourcing services
and with the staff of more than
5 employees. Because the
markets of Central and Eastern
European region undergo the
stage of rapid development,
they are satiated with a large
number of small companies.
Low threshold was taken
purposefully
in
order
to
provide a complete market
snapshot for each country.
Number of Employees
14,000
14,000
12,500
Ukraine
12,000
Romania
Belarus
9,500
Hungary
9,000
10,000
8,000
Bulgaria
7,800
8,000
Poland
7,500
Czech Republic
Estonia
6,000
4,000
Slovakia
Moldova
3,700
4,000
Lithuania
2,500
Croatia
1,440 1,300
2,000
Latvia
1,000
600
450
100
Slovenia
Albania
0
1
Ukraine
14,000
Romania
12,500
Belarus
9,500
Hungary
9,000
Bulgaria
8,000
Poland
7,800
Czech Republic
7,500
4,000
Estonia
3,700
10
Slovakia
2,500
11
Moldova
1,440
12
Lithuania
1,300
13
Croatia
1,000
14
Latvia
600
15
Slovenia
450
16
Albania
100
When
calculating
the
number
of
professionals,
considered were only those
IT
specialists
that
are
involved into IT Outsourcing
services less administrative
personnel. Other estimation
data sources were general
information
about
each
country such as population,
as
well
as
review
respondents feedback on the
number of companies and
the average number
of
employees in each of them.
25,920
45,440
47,360
26,240
48,640
25,920
49,600
48,960
27,200
26,240
27,540
26,240
26,730
27,880
27,880
30,600
30,000
29,970
30,020
40,000
32,370
32,800
50,000
25,920
51,200
51,680
52,160
53,790
55,420
55,760
60,000
57,800
60,680
62,320
70,000
65,520
66,000
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Poland
32.800
66.000
Hungary
32.370
65.520
Romania
30.020
62.320
Czech Republic
29.970
60.680
Estonia
30.600
57.800
Latvia
27.880
55.760
Lithuania
27.880
55.420
26.730
53.790
Slovakia
26.240
52.160
10
Slovenia
27.540
51.680
11
Croatia
26.240
51.200
12
Ukraine
25.920
49.600
13
Bulgaria
27.200
48.960
14
Moldova
25.920
48.640
15
Belarus
26.240
47.360
16
Albania
25.920
45.440
1
2
Annual cost per professsional means how much the

end customer should pay
for the services of one IT
specialist
yearly.
This
includes:
salary,
taxes,
office facilities, etc.
The attempt was made to
calculate both minimum
and maximum annual cost
per service of one IT
professional in each of the
countries.
Findings
are
indicated in USD.
COUNTRY SPECIFIC FEATURES

Ukraine
Belarus
Lithuania
IT industry sector in
Ukraine has grown
considerably during the
recent years. Because
this country is the
closest to Europe out of
those which have not
yet joined the EU and
which has a visa-free
entry regime, Ukraine is
very attractive to the
Western European
countries. A large
number of small
companies provide a
whole variety of
outsourcing
opportunities for the
medium and small
businesses. Low rates
and a huge pool of
highly skilled
professionals are other
advantages of
outsourcing to Ukraine.
Ukraine is a very
convenient place, a so
called sluice for
collaboration with
Russian and Belarusian
companies.
Serious support of IT
sector from the Belarus
state does promote IT
outsourcing in the
country. The market
consolidation is very
strong related to the
other Eastern European
countries. Belarus has
very stable positions in
hardware design.
Lithuania has the fastest

growing economy and
the lowest corporate tax
rates in Europe. Macro
stability and flexibility,
easy travel throughout
the European Union,
developing innovation
policy all together
attract the Western
European countries.
Well educated and
professional personnel
is guaranteed thanks to
the highest number in
EU of graduates that
reaching 1000 per year.
Albania
Recently the trade laws

in Albania have been
revised. The purposes of
this initiative were to
allow greater
investments into the
country as well as to
simplify trade
relationships with the
other countries. This
boosted tremendous
increase of outsourcing
in the country.
Poland
Poland, an EU member
since 2004, is
considered to be an
attractive outsourcing
location for Europe and
especially for Germany
due to cultural and time
zones compatibility.
Good skills of foreign
languages, namely
English and German add
value to the country.
There are numerous
connections to the US.
Slovakia
Slovakia is an
outsourcing attraction
for the European
countries. Low office
facilities cost, industrial
and storage premises
make it possible for the
companies to establish
outsourcing centers
here. It is also
convenient to develop
the business here due
to well developed bank
and finance sectors.
Romania
Romania indeed attracts

whole Europe, especially
Italy and France. This
country has the largest
number of IT
professionals per capita
in Europe. Good
mastery of Germanic
languages. This is the
perfect location for the
multi-lingual call centers
with the particular
specialty in Italian and
French. All the working
in IT sector in Romania
should not pay income
tax that is 16%, flat.
Serbia and
Montenegro
It is in Serbia where the
customer will find highly
skilled professional with
great experience. Some
companies have started
outsourcing services
provision since 1996.
Moldova
Czech Republic
Due to the low rates

and low cost of living in
Moldova, as well as due
to the low office
facilities cost, it is very
profitable to establish
business in this country.
Tax legislation is really
friendly with the main
advantage in the fact
that all the companies
that activate in the IT
domain do not have to
pay taxes for revenue.
Czech Republic is the

ideal outsourcing center
for German customer
service needs. Low
rates, political stability
and qualified
professionals are the
things that make Czech
Republic attractive for
European countries.
This is the best country
for the variety of BPO
and IT support.
Hungary
Bulgaria
Hungary has established

itself as a data center
home for business in
nearby European
countries thanks to its
proximity to Europe and
cultural compatibility.
Such companies as IBM
and Siemens have their
Headquarters in
Hungary.
Bulgaria is the country

with the strongest base
of education. The
excellent mathematics,
science and engineering
schools are found here.
The most qualified
professionals in the
Eastern Europe are here
as well. This is the best
place for the high-end,
complex, but smallscale projects.
Estonia
High quality of services

and cost effective
production attract
customers to Estonia
a traditional outsourcing
center for the Northern
European countries.
Estonia is the country
that developed Skype
and is also well known
for the large number of
know-hows of modern
IT solutions for public
sector.
Latvia
Latvia is business
friendly country, what
makes it easy-tooutsource. The fastest
GDP growth rates in
Europe, low taxes
(corporate income tax is
15%, flat), but
competitive labour costs
and high productivity of
Latvian professionals
attract customers to this
country.
COUNTRY PROFILES
Albania
Capital Tirana
Population 3,600,523
GDP (PPP*) $19.818 billion
Per capita $6,259
Time Zone CET (UTC+1)
Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Map of Albania
Findings:
Volume of IT outsourcing market (USD
Mlns)
Number of IT outsourcing companies
10
Number of employees involved in IT

outsourcing
100
Rates per year** (USD)
min
25,920
Largest IT outsourcing companies:
TPKSolutions, Shkodra Software,

AlbTek.NET, Kontabel, Bilanc,
IBM
IT Associations:
___
max
45,440
Belarus
Capital Minsk
Per capita $7,700
Time Zone EET (UTC+2)
Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Map of Belarus
Findings:
Mlns)
288
480

outsourcing
9,500
min
26,240
Epam, IBA, Belhardsoft, Belhard

Group, Softclub, System
Technologies, B-logic
IT Associations:
Infopark
www.infopark.by
max
47,360
Bulgaria
Capital Sofia
Per capita $10,843
Map of Bulgaria
Findings:
Mlns)
256
400

outsourcing
8,000
min
27,200
SAP, HP, Melexis, Fadata

Technologica, BIANOR, ICB,
Haemimont, Nemetschek, Netage
Solutions, Inc., OBS BG, Sciant,
SIRMA AI, Soft-Innovations Ltd.,
Webgate
IT Associations:
Bulgarian Association of Software

Companies BASSCOM.
www.basscom.org
max
48,960
Bulgarian Association of Information

Technologies BAIT www.bait.bg
Bulgarian Web Association (BWA)
http://www.bwa.bg
Croatia
Capital Zagreb
Per capita $17,133
Map of Croatia
Findings:
Mlns)
32
70

outsourcing
1,000
min
26,240
Siemens PSE, Combis, Libosoft,

Infodom, Bello, ABC Informatic
IT Associations:
Croatian Association of Software

and Online Entrepreneurs
(Initium)
www.webstart.ini.hr;
max
51,200
HUP ICT (Croatian Employers'

Association - ITC)
http://ict.hup.hr;
Croatian Information Technology
Society (CITS)
www.hiz.hr
Czech Republic
Capital Prague
Per capita $25,346
Map of Czech Republic
Findings:
Mlns)
296
360

outsourcing
7,500
min
29,970
Abra Software, Aquasoft, Logica

CMG, Software602, T-Soft and
Velentrhy Brno
IT Associations:
Association for Information

Society (SPIS)
www.spis.cz
max
60,680
Estonia
Capital Tallinn
Per capita $12,203
Map of Estonia
Findings:
Mlns)
140
110

outsourcing
3,700
min
30,600
Webmedia, Mandator Estonia,

Helmes, Skype, Playtech,
Microlink, Datel, ProExpert,
Cybernetica, Zebra
IT Associations:
Estonian Association of
Information Technology and
Telecommunications
http://www.itl.ee
max
57,800
Hungary
Map of Hungary
Capital Budapest
Per capita $20,700
Findings:
Mlns)
380
300

outsourcing
9,000
min
32,370
IBM, EDS, Getronics, SAO Synergon

Ltd., KFKI-LNX, Hewlett-Packard,
Kopint-Datorg, Mv Informatika,
Accenture, Qualisoft, Beko
IT Associations:
Hungarian Association of IT
Companies
www.ivsz.hu
max
65,520
Hungarian Outsourcing Association

www.hoa.hu
HSA - Hungarian Software Alliance
Ltd.
www.h-s-a.hu ,
www.outsourcehungary.com
Latvia
Map of Latvia
Capital Riga
Per capita $16,000
Findings:
Mlns)
20
40

outsourcing
600
min
27,880
Nexum IT, Tilde, DEAC,

Lattelecom Technology, Exigen
Services DATI, SAF Tehnika,
TietoEnator Alise, Data Pro,
DEAC, ZZ Dats, RIX
Technologies, FMS GROUP.
IT Associations:
Latvian Information Technology

and Telecommunications
Association LIKT
www.litta.lv
max
55,760
Business Software Alliance

www.bsa.lv
Lithuania
Capital Vilnius
Per capita $17, 104
Map of Lithuania
Findings:
Mlns)
44
90

outsourcing
1,300
min
27,880
Baltic Software Solutions,

Sintagma, Sonex Group,
Gaumina, Elsis Group
IT Associations:
Baltic Outsourcing Association

www.balticoutsourcing.com
max
55,420
Association INFOBALT
www.infobalt.lt
Moldova
Capital Chisinau
GDP (PPP*) $9,367 million
Per capita $2,962
Map of Moldova
Findings:
Mlns)
43
60

outsourcing
1,440
min
25,920
Endava, Allied Testing, Penthalog,

Tacit Knowledge, Deeplace IMSP,
DAAC-Sistem, Ritlabs, Vivat
Consulting
IT Associations:
The Association of Moldavian

Programmers
www.aim.md
max
48,640
Association of Information
Specialists
Poland
Capital Warsaw
GDP (PPP*) $ 631.8 billion
Per capita $16,599
Map of Poland
Findings:
Mlns)
310
400

outsourcing
7,800
min
32,800
Polcard, Euronet, HP Poland,

Accenture, IBM Poland, Grytek,
Business Point, Xerox Polska,
COPI KGHM, Archidoc
IT Associations:
Polska Izba Informatyki i

Telekomunikacji - PIIT
www.piit.org.pl
max
66,000
Romania
Capital Bucharest
GDP (PPP*) $ 256.9 billion
Per capita $11,800
Map of Romania
Findings:
Mlns)
416
600

outsourcing
12,500
min
30,020
SAP, Endava, Romsoft, Totalsoft,

Ubisoft, Epicor, Ingenio Software
IT Associations:
ANIS - Employers Association of

the Software and Services
Industry
www.anis.ro;
max
62,320
Information Technology &

Communication Association of
Romania (ATIC) www.atic.org.ro;
Ministry of Communications and
Information Technology
www.mcti.ro
Capital Belgrade
Per capita $7,265
Map of Serbia and Montenegro
Findings:
Volume of IT outsourcing market (USD Mlns)
132
200

outsourcing
4,000
min
26,730
Boi i sinovi, Teletrader,

Independent Expert Group,
Execom,Spinnaker,
Antegra, Pexim, Pakom
Solution Centre, Virtual
Team, Micro Business
Solutions, Datalab
Tehnologije, Arius,
PanonSoft
IT Associations:
JISA - Union of ICT

societies
http://www.jisa.org.yu
max
53,790
Informational society SCG

www.e-drustvo.org
Slovakia
Map of Slovakia
Capital Bratislava
Per capita $20,002
Findings:
80
170

outsourcing
2,500
min
26,240
HP, Accenture, IBM,

Soitron, Dell, T-systems
IT Associations:
IT Association Slovakia ITAS

www.itas.sk
max
52,160
Slovenia
Map of Slovenia
Capital Ljubljana
Per capita $26,576
Summer (DST) - CEST (UTC+2)
Findings:
15
30

outsourcing
450
min
27,540
Manard, S&T Slovenia,

SRC.SI
IT Associations:
max
51,680
__
Ukraine
Map of Ukraine
Capital Kiev
Per capita $7,832
Findings:
544
800

outsourcing
14,000
min
25,920
Luxoft, Softserve, Miratech,

Infopulse, Softline, Validio,
Aricent, Lohika
IT Associations:

www.hi-tech.org.ua
max
49,600
IT Ukraine
www.itukraine.org.ua
* Purchasing Power Parity

** The cost per one IT specialist per year performing services for final customer that includes
salary, taxes, office, etc
INFORMATION ABOUT EXPERTS AND PARTNERS

Expert Profiles
Christian Berner, founder & managing partner of CBP Cross
Border Projects
Christian Berner is founder & managing partner of CBP Cross Border
Projects. He is an e35xpert in offshore outsourcing, management of
cross border value chains and mergers.
Due to more than 15 years of work as global account manager and
managing director for IT service providers in Europe, Asia and North America,
Christian understands the challenges, opportunities and risks of international
business, especially in offshore outsourcing, with its wide array of different business
cultures, market conditions, administrative and legal structures. As a manager of a
systems integration division in Australia and France, he monitored and lead cross
border mergers as well as a large number of offshore projects. In the role of a global
account manager he created a worldwide account team and gained in-depth
experience of complex sales processes and coaching of sales staff of different
nationalities and business cultures. Being experienced, creative and initiative, he is a
motivator, coach and change agent for international teams. He helps his clients to
define goals, develop ways to make them reality and implement them successfully.
Most of his projects and assignments are connected with:
offshore strategy development and implementation; offshore outsourcing; cross
border mergers and alliances; management of geographically distributed teams.
Cross Border Projects provides advice and support to the IT and Hi-Tech
companies willing to cut their expenses and increase their competitiveness by working
with Eastern European outsourcing providers. Currently the company activity is
focused on Ukraine, Russia and Belarus the leading countries in IT and Hi-Tech
outsourcing in Eastern Europe.
CBP provides a wide range of services related to:
selection of the appropriate offshore delivery model; identification and selection of
the appropriate outsourcing partners; offshore governance, management and
realignment of offshore IT projects; merger and integration management for captive
offshore initiatives; recruitment and consulting; assistance to expatriates; businessculture education and coaching.
CBP professionals are well-acquainted with the local business environment and
have wide experience in successful offshore IT projects implementation. CBP currently
runs offshore projects in Germany, France, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK and
USA.
Contact details: Phone/Fax: +49 331 979 918-28, +49 331 979 918-29
Email: cb@cb-projects.com
Website: www.cross-border-projects.com
Natasha Starkell, CEO of GoalEurope

Natasha is a CEO of GoalEurope, advisory firm for Western companies
looking to do business in Russia and Eastern Europe and a leading
commentator on outsourcing industry in the region.
Natasha Starkell has worked in the IT industry (Unisys Corporation)
for seven years in the area of Corporate strategy and M&A, Finance and
Outsourcing. In 2003 she completed an executive MBA and a Corporate
Finance course at London Business School.
Having experienced an information gap and the challenges in the cross-border
collaboration whilst working on the offshore outsourcing project for Unisys, she
decided to establish Goaleurope, set to bridge the gap between Russian and Eastern
European companies and Western businesses.
She comes from Novosibirsk, Russia and lived in Switzerland, United Kingdom and
Germany. She speaks Russian, English and German.
Maryna Yaroshchuk
Maryna's interest in life comes from organizing challenging projects.
At the moment Maryna is the Affiliated Researcher for Ukraine at the
Offshoring Institute (HQ in Berlin, Germany), which provides reliable
location data at city level to its members in order to equip them with
objective, neutral and independent information on potential offshoring
options.
Maryna has worked as Business Development Manager at BirchBob
International, a Belgian Innovative Technology Transfer, Information and Service
Company. During this time she co-founded and coordinated the FLEX4IPR community
in Ukraine, which is a new network of young leaders, businessmen, academia, and
governmental representatives working on the frontiers of innovation and intellectual
property rights. Thanks to the events held in the framework of this project, the
network members explored the best practices of such innovation champions as Silicon
Valley and the Greater Region of Leuven in Belgium and discussed current problems
and developments in the innovations policy of Ukraine.
Other organizations that Maryna has contributed to the success of include Rich
Strategy, CFC Consulting, IntellectTechnologies and American Councils for
International Education. Currently, Maryna is pursuing her Masters degree in
International Relations and European Studies, with emphasis on Political Economy, at
Central European University in Budapest, Hungary.
Parvis Hanson, President of The Manor Group

Parvis Hanson is the President of The Manor Group. The Business
Strategic Insights Community. Through The Manor Group, he is a Senior
Advisor to the leadership of corporations from Asia, Europe and North
America. Prior to founding The Manor Group, Parvis Hanson was Senior
Manager of the World Economic Forum, in charge of Asian affairs,
Information Communication Technologies member corporations and the
New Asian Leaders Community. During this time he has developed an
extensive experience and knowledge on the world's economic, business and political
scene and of its key players. Under his leadership, the World Economic Forum has
expanded their presence in Asia and of Davos Summits have evolved to facilitate
the exchange of expertise between leaders in business, government, and civil society.
The Manor Group is a leading strategic advisory on long term scenarios related to
globalization, systemic risk and business needs. Horasis our business partner on Asia
is a visions community - together with clients and partners we explore, define, and
implements trajectories of sustainable growth. Horasis hosts the annual China Europe
Business Meeting - the foremost annual gathering of Chinese business leaders and
their counterparts from Europe, North America and other parts of the world. The
event is open to Chief Executive Officers of the world's leading companies.
Parvis Hanson is an innovative, results orientated management professional with
over 15 years of broad based experience and visible achievements in strategic
business partnerships and emerging markets.
Accomplished manager having worked for and with numerous Fortune 500
companies such as UBS, Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Sony, Toshiba, Haier, Swisscom,
BT, Deutsche Telecom, BP, Shell, Lukoil, Gasprom, Volkswagen, Ford,
DaimlerChrysler, Dell, LogicaCMG, Microsoft, Ariba, SAP, Oracle, Swiss Airlines,
Lufthansa, Air France, Novartis, Hoffman La Roche, Merck Serono, Pfizer and other.
Furthermore Parvis Hanson has been working with many Governments from
around the world such as Singapore, Australia, China, German, French, UK, Spain,
Portugal, Russia and the European Commission.
He has lived, studied and worked in Europe, US and Asia for almost a decade,
principally in San Francisco, Moscow, Singapore and in Beijing where he developed
and managed European Multinationals' operations. He has a thorough understanding
of how the world functions today - an understanding created through an on-going
interaction with top business, political and intellectual leaders around the world.
Parvis Hanson has addressed audiences at the World Economic Forum, IMD
University, and several high-level corporate events. Parvis Hanson was educated in
Germany, England, France and Switzerland and is fluent in German, French and
English.
Contact details:
Phone: +41786063615
Email: phanson@hanscon.ch
Partner Profiles
ITONews.eu Outsourcing News

from Central and Eastern Europe!
ITONews.eu information analytic platform about IT Outsourcing in Central and
Eastern European countries. The main aim of ITONews.eu is to show activities of IT
companies, providers of outsourcing services the most widely and impartially, and to
serve as a place for IT outsourcing services providers and customers meetings.
The portal, that started its work in 2008, contents daily updatable news, pressreleases, analytic materials, information about global and regional events concerning
IT outsourcing.
ITONews.eu gathers, analyzes and distributes information about IT outsourcing
markets in CEE countries. The main objective of the information portal is formation of
the complete view on the potential of CEE region - the promising cluster for
outsourcing services provision and creation of common information flow from Central
and Eastern Europe.
We know everything about outsourcing in CEE!
ITONews.eu adheres to main principles of information activity efficiency,
uniqueness and thematic scope of the widely-spread information. Easy way of getting
the news, recipient-oriented distribution and the team of professionals give you an
opportunity to get all the needed information about outsourcing in Central and
Eastern European region.
ITONews.eu accepts for submission press-releases, reviews, analytic materials
concerning outsourcing and BPO.
Contact details:
Email:
Subscribe for ITONews.eu Newsletter:
Submit news or press-release:
general@ITONews.eu
subscribe@ITONews.eu
press@ITONews.eu

The Baltic Outsourcing Association is an independent non-forprofit professional advisory body.
BOA strategic OBJECTIVES:

market education and members training activities
promotion and sharing of best practices, benefits and innovative solutions in
outsourcing industry
development and communication of BOA vision and the main value propositions
to both potential Buyers and Providers of ITO and BPO
representation the interests of the BOA members organizations at the regional
and international target markets and target groups
promotion of outsourcing service management capabilities of Baltic SME of
various industries
promotion of regional and international networking
increase BOA brand and service value awareness at regional and international
scene
BOA operational OBJECTIVES:

- provision a match between what Western customers want and need, and what
Baltic organizations are able to supply
- business opportunities development
- provision of integrated assistance through each business establishment process
(value creation chain) to both local and international Customers
- partnering with Baltic SME of various industries
BOA
-
Products:
Training
Corporate Hospitality
Business information
BOA
-
Business development portfolio:

Analysis and Research
Strategic and Operational Business Development Solutions
Integrated Brand Communication Strategies
Legal Services
IT Solutions
Accounting, Audit & Tax Services
Property Valuation & Real Estate Advice
Human Resource Support
Contact details: Saulius Masalskis

Chairman / Managing director
Phone/Fax: +370 526 52002
Website: www.balticoutsourcing.com
E-mail: info@balticoutsourcing.com
JNN Consult Ltd.

BUSINESS & BACKGROUND:
JNN Consult Ltd. is the first marketing consulting company in
Bulgaria established in 1999. The company is specializing in
Integrated marketing, Information & Communications Technologies (ICT) Market,
Internet and Business-to-Business marketing, providing full range of marketing
services, marketing information, consulting, training and coaching. The company
combines unique Bulgarian industry knowledge and marketing expertise and have
proven results of increasing R.O.I. of marketing investments for its clients.
JNN Consult Ltd. is one of the publishers of The FIRST WHITE PAPER of ICT in
Bulgaria, the White Paper of ICT&SME in Bulgaria, White Paper of Bulgarian eGovernment, White Paper of Bulgarian Telecommunications, Services and
Technologies and White Paper of Bulgarian Business Intelligent Software for
Business Management.
The General Manager and Senior Marketing Consultant Ms. Janet Naydenova has
experience in ICT and Marketing fields since 1986. In particular, she spent 8 years of
her professional career with the Worldwide Fortune 500 IT Distributor reaching the
position of Channel Marketing Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Her articles
on marketing, analyses on ICT and Internet Markets, surveys, researches and
interviews have appeared in all specialized newspapers and magazines in Bulgaria,
business-oriented Bulgarian and German newspapers and Magazines, the first
electronic E-zine in Bulgaria, dedicated to the Internet and in the European magazines
PC EUROPA and Connects (Magazine of Financial Times). Ms. Naydenova is the first
Certified Master of Guerrilla Marketing Coach in Central & Eastern Europe. She is an
ICT marketing expert of European Union's (EU) and marketing consultant of the World
Bank Group.
MISSION:
"Our mission is to help our clients receive higher R.O.I. (return on investments) of
their marketing, sharing our experience & knowledge on the Bulgarian Market and
inspiring a human touch in long-term partnership!
VISION:
JNN Consult Ltd. to become a bridge between leading European companies and
Bulgarian Market!
Contact details: Janet Naydenova
General Manager
Phone/Fax: +359 2 971 14 01, +359 2 971 14 02
Website: www.jnn-marketing.com
E-mail: jnn@jnn-marketing.com
Employers Association
of the Software and Services Industry
ANIS represents the interests of Romanian IT companies,
particularly of software producers and services providers. The association was
founded in 1998, and at present we count more than 120 members, some of the
foremost IT companies in the field. For detailed information regarding our members
and the projects we are currently involved in, we invite you to visit our website or to
contact us directly.
Through its actions, ANIS contributes to helping Romania become one of the
regional leaders in software production and an acknowledged international exporter of
high standard software products and IT-enabled services. One of ANIS prerogatives is
to act as a point of access to any information regarding the Romanian software
industry.
During the last years, ANIS has been involved in creating and promoting the brand
of the Romanian IT industry. Cooperation with partners both in public and private
sectors was the success factor in many of the associations projects.
In 2007, ANIS took a strategic option to merge with ARIES Romanian
Association for the Software and Electronic Industry in order to create the most
representative national organization in the IT field in Romania.
If you are searching for partners or sub-contractors on the Romanian IT
market, collaborating with us can provide you with:
Support in identifying partners or business opportunities on the Romanian IT

market
General information regarding the Romanian business environment
Information through third-party consulting regarding general and specific legal and
fiscal aspects
The opportunity of taking part in the associations own events, in events organized
by ANIS in collaboration with various third parties, or ANIS partners events
Contact details: Valerica Dragomir

Executive Director ANIS & ARIES
Phone/ Fax: : 0040-21-312.13.97
Website: www.anis.ro , www.romaniaIT.com
E-mail: office@anis.ro

Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative is a leading Ukrainian alliance
of offshore software development and IT outsourcing providers. The mission of the
alliance is to promote Ukrainian software development companies in the global
market.
Hi-Tech Initiative provides the Ukrainian software developers with the opportunity
to enhance their business in the areas of IT outsourcing and offshore programming by
using the partner network and marketing channels of the Initiative in the external
markets.
Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative provides the services in establishing partnerships,
collaborating in IT projects implementation, assisting in BPO between Ukrainian and
western companies.
Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative is an organizer of annual Ukrainian Outsourcing Forum
(www.outsourcing-forum.com.ua) IT business forum dedicated to promotion and
development of Ukrainian software development and outsourcing market.
The first Ukrainian Outsourcing Forum was held in 2003. Since, it became the
major event of Ukrainian software development industry. Participation in the Forum
provides a possibility for Ukrainian and Eastern European companies to present their
potential to the clients establish business relations and sign advantageous contracts
The Forum objectives are boosting software development and outsourcing
services market, discussion of global trends in IT markets, and addressing current
issues in the outsourcing area.
Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative objectives:
setting up and development of international connections in the sphere of
software development;
creation of a possible image of Ukrainian software development on the
foreign markets;
search and selection of partners supplying IT services outsourcing and BPO
in Ukraine;
finding investors into Ukrainian software development industry;
establish stable channels for exchanging information with foreign markets;
promote development of hi-tech industries in Ukrainian economy;
promote the export potential of Ukrainian enterprises engaged in hi-tech
industries;
promote utilization of scientific potential in products of the Ukrainian hitech industries.
encourage advanced training of hi-tech professionals.
Contact details: Victor Maznyuk
President
Phone: +38 044 458 1753
Website: www.hi-tech.org.ua
E-mail: hi-tech@hi-tech.org.ua
LIST OF RESPONDENTS
We would like to thank all who have contributed to the Central & Eastern
Europe IT Outsourcing Review 2007:
ANIS - Employers Association of the Software and
Services Industry
www.anis.ro
Abit
www.abit.hr
Association INFOBALT
www.infobalt.lt
www.balticoutsourcing.com
Baltic Software Solutions
www.bss.biz
Bluebird International
www.bluebird.co.hu
Bulgarian Association of Software Companies BASSCOM
www.basscom.org
Bulgarian Assosiation of Information Technologies BAIT
www.bait.bg
Bulgarian Web Association
www.bwa.bg
CEED (Competitiveness Enhancement and

Enterprise Development Project)
Croatian Association of software and online
entrepreneurs (Initium)
www.webstart.ini.hr
Czech ICT Alliance
www.czechict.cz
Data Solutions
www.ds-bg.com
Dekart
www.dekart.com
DIS
www.dis.waw.pl
Estonian Association of Information Technology
www.itl.ee
Estonian Information Technology Society (EITS)
www.eits.ee
Hungarian Association of IT Companies
www.english.ivsz.hu
Hungarian Outsourcing Association
www.hoa.hu
HUP ICT (Croatian Employers' Association - ITC)
www.ict.hup.hr
I.C.S. Tacit Knowledge S.R.L.
www.tacitknowledge.com
Belarusian Association Infopark
www.infopark.by
Information Technology & Communication

Association of Romania (ATIC)
www.atic.org.ro
JISA - Union of ICT Societies
www.jisa.org.yu
JNN Consult Ltd.
www.jnn-marketing.com
Latvian Information Technology and

Telecommunications Association - LIKT
www.litta.lv
Logosoft d.o.o.
www.logosoft.co.yu
Macedonian Association for Informatics Technology MASIT
www.masit.org.mk
Magic Solutions
www.magicbg.com
Mansoon Outsourcing SRL
www.mansoon.ro
Ministry of Communications and Information

Technology
www.mcti.ro
Neocom AD
www.neocom.com.mk
Nexum IT
www.nexum.lv
PanonSoft d.o.o.
www.panonsoft.com
Polska Izba Informatyki i Telekomunikacji - PII
www.piit.org.pl
Seedot.com
www.seedot.com
Semantic Soft
www.semanticsoft.net
Softec
www.softec.sk
Softex
www.arobs.com
Syntactic Sugar s.r.o.
www.syntacticsugar.com
The Association of Moldavian Programmers
www.aim.md
Tilde
www.tilde.lv
WebSoft
www.websoft.co.yu
And special thanks to:

Anna Vlasyuk, Infopulse Ukraine
Christian Berner, Cross Border Projects
Dona Scola, CEED
Dumitru Curca, Semantic Soft
Ion Mardarovici, The Association of Moldavian Programmers
Natasha Starkell, GoalEurope
Parvis Hanson, The Manor Group
Jri Jema, Estonian Association of Information Technology
Dmitry M. Sharadkin, RQL Ukraine

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ANALYTICAL SURVEY BY CHRISTIAN BERNER

ANALYTICAL SURVEY BY NATASHA STARKELL

ANALYTICAL SURVEY BY PARVIS HANSON

ANALYTICAL SURVEY BY MARYNA YAROSHCHUK

COUNTRY SPECIFIC FEATURES

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

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INFORMATION ABOUT EXPERTS AND PARTNERS

UKRAINIAN HI-TECH INITIATIVE

FIGURE 2 NUMBER OF COMPANIES

FIGURE 3 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

FIGURE 4 RATES PER YEAR

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The research examines key development indicators of IT Outsourcing market in

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Analytical Survey by Christian Berner

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increase the competitiveness of the German IT service providers facing competition

Central & Eastern Europe Outsourcing Review 2007 7

Analytical Survey by Natasha Starkell

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Central & Eastern Europe Outsourcing Review 2007 9

Analytical Survey by Parvis Hanson

US companies are the biggest consumers of IT offshoring services. India is the

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What Central and Eastern Europe has to offer

of a countrys institutions is clearly correlated to its level of economic development. In

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Central & Eastern Europe Outsourcing Review 2007 15

Central & Eastern Europe Outsourcing Review 2007 16

Analytical Survey by Maryna Yaroshchuk

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Central & Eastern Europe Outsourcing Review 2007 18

commitment on behalf of Romanian authorities, as well as the evolution of policies

Central & Eastern Europe Outsourcing Review 2007 19

Central & Eastern Europe Outsourcing Review 2007 21

Source: Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative

Serbia and Montenegro

Market volume is the main

Central & Eastern Europe Outsourcing Review 2007 22

Serbia and Montenegro

Source: Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative

Serbia and Montenegro

Number of companies is one

Central & Eastern Europe Outsourcing Review 2007 23

Source: Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative

Serbia and Montenegro

Central & Eastern Europe Outsourcing Review 2007 24

Rates per Year

Source: Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative

Serbia and Montenegro

Annual cost per professsional means how much the

Central & Eastern Europe Outsourcing Review 2007 25

COUNTRY SPECIFIC FEATURES

Lithuania has the fastest