macedonia masit ict biljana zarkova, masit, membership coordinator
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Biljana Zarkova,MASIT, Membership Coordinator
ICT
IT Y2006 – $80M
IT Y2007 - $164M
IT Y2008 - $159.05M
MASIT GOAL: IT Y2010 - >$200M
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ICTYear 2008
Companies Employees (%) (%)
IT Services 43,8 20,2 IT Channels 38,2 14,8 Telecom (Carrier) Services 7,8 42,1 Other Telecom 4,7 7,3 Software 3,2 12,6IT Hardware 2,3 3,0
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Structure of IT workforce
Programming/software engineer …. 25.3% Technical support …. 18.2% Database design, development and administration …. 11.4% IT sales / marketing …. 10.5% System analysis and integration …. 7.5% Network design and administration …. 7.5% Other …. 5%
Source: MASIT Work Force Demand Survey for the ICT Industry in Macedonia 2009 http://masit.org.mk/?Workforce%20Demand%20Survey2009%20Narative%20Report%20MASIT.PDF
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HighlightsStrong software development and IT services capabilities
Skilled local ICT professional workforce
Flexibility in responding to the market demands
Outsourcing (off-shore, near-shore) capabilities
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ICT Macedonia satisfies the key requirements for IT services outsourcing partnership Prevailing labor cost - Highly educated, cost-competitive labor force Socio & geopolitical risk - WTO member, long-term accession path to EU and NATO Distance & time zone - Direct 2x daily flight to Vienna. Same time zone. Importance as regional base - Central in Southeast Europe - linguistically, culturally Business environment - Government open and accessible to foreign trade investors Language & communication - High English & German proficiency among Engineering grads Cultural affinity - Long-term experience with Western European clients Infrastructure - 1st fully digital network in Eastern Europe. High redundancy
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About MASIT Founded in 2000 as a joint effort of the 15 domestic leading IT companies Today – 80+ top national ICT industry companies 35+ ICT Experts Council members (individuals) Represents over 80% of domestic IT market outputExecutive Office represented with 4 proffesionals
VISIONMASIT TO BE A DRIVING FORCE OF A COMPETITIVE
INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) INDUSTRY, AN INNOVATION-DRIVEN ECONOMY, AND
CONTRIBUTOR TO THE NATION’S PROSPERITY.
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MASIT can provide you:
Information regarding ICT industry in Macedonia
Contacts with the most relevant Macedonian ICT companies
Market information
Clear view on overall ICT business climate
Experience in EU funded projects
Other relevant business information
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Strategic Documents that MASIT worked on in the past 2 years:
Export Promotion Strategy for the Macedonian Software and IT Services Industry: http://www.masit.org.mk/?IT_export_strategy
Position Paper on Public Procurement of ICT in Macedonia 2010: http://www.masit.org.mk/?2010-PPpositioning%20paper
Position Paper on Development of Broadband and Next Generation Networks 2009: http://www.masit.org.mk/?bb_positioning_paper
ICT Workforce demand survey 2009: http://www.masit.org.mk/?IT%20Workforce%20demand
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MASIT contacts
Mr. Dame Cvetkovski, Chairman
Mr. Igor Bimbiloski, President
Ms. Anita Nikova, Acting Executive Director [email protected]
Ms. Biljana Zarkova, Membership Coordinator [email protected]
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