Reported at Software Outsourcing Summit, St. Petersburg 2003
IDC analyses worldwide industry trends, a state of the economy in Western Europe, competitive landscape, and advantages and drawbacks of outsourcing to Russia. IDC identifies the following disadvantages of Russian IT services:
- Limited language skills
- Limited understanding of foreign markets
- History of isolation & little marketing
- No government support for industry
- Limited private sector initiatives
- Limited skill base for outsourcing
- Image of instability and corruption
- Absence of protection for intellectual property
As stated by IDC, the main competitive advantages of Russia's IT industry are the following:
- Good education and technical schools - strong focus on math and physics
- Abundance of software programmers
- Strong R&D base
- Good infrastructure in several cities
- Active software associations
- Dynamic IT market
- Education sector IT initiatives
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