why is the moldovan ict sector attractive for your investment?
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Why is the Moldovan ICT Sector Attractive for your investment?
CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARYAny use of this material without specific permission from State Chancellery of Moldova is strictly prohibited
Government of Moldova
February 2012
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Where is Moldova?
Moldova is a bridge between the EU markets and the growing CIS markets
Population 3.6 million
Time zone GMT+2
Average monthly wage EUR 215
Multilingual population 70%
An open economy with on-going negotiations for EU integration
Open economy
▪ Moldova is the only country with:– EU autonomous trade agreements – CIS countries free trade agreements
▪ International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) member
▪ World Trade Organisation (WTO) member since 2001
EU integration
▪ 52% of trade with the EU
▪ No visa requirements for EU nationals and other 70 countries
▪ Ongoing negotiations on EU-Moldova Association Agreement and Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA)
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Why is Moldova an attractive destination for Ubisoft?
1 There are currently 9 Free Economic Zones
Lowest wages in Europe for qualified, multilingual European workforce1▪ High education level (80% attain
secondary education, 38% pursue higher education), strong technical education
▪ 70% of population is multilingual (Romanian, Russian, English, French, Italian, German)
2Competitive Incentives Package
▪ Most attractive Fiscal Regime in Eastern Europe:
- 12% corporate income tax- Personal and Social fund incentives for IT specialists
▪ Extensive network of double taxation treaties
Excellent infrastructure and tech savvy population3▪ One of the highest internet
speeds in the world▪ Free Wi-fi in many public
spaces: parks, airport, univ▪ IT Park being developed▪ First Data Center under
construction
4Access to EU and CIS growth markets (500m + 275m = 775m potential customers)
▪ Moldova – trade agreements with the EU and CIS countries
▪ Cultural affinities with both Western Europe and CIS
▪ By plane: <3 hours to Paris; <1 hour to Bucharest and Kiev 2 hours to Moscow.
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We are here to assist you at the highest possible level of leadership
Foreign Direct Investment Attraction TeamSuccessful investors in Moldova willing to share their experience
Doina CebotariAdvisor to Prime-Minister, Team Leader [email protected]+373.798.487.09
Full-time Foreign Direct Investment Attraction Team
Leadership team
Vladimir FilatPrime Minister of the Republic of Moldova
Valeriu Lazar Deputy Prime MinisterMinister of Economy of the Republic of Moldova
Industry
Financial Institutions
ICT
Ludmila [email protected]+373.604.881.77
Diana [email protected]+373.690.590.90
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ATIC
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AGENDA
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VISION
Information and Communication Technologies are the driver of economic growth, through productivity enhancement, improved government service and transparency.
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Our mission is to ensure sustainable growth for the information technologies and communications sector through policy development.
We create business opportunities and encourage investment by promoting free market and liberalization policies.
Transparency and efficiency are core values we believe are fundamental for an effective government, responsible businesses, and an active and involved civil society.
MISSION AND VALUES
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Targeted Growth for Targeted Growth for 20120144Targeted Growth for Targeted Growth for 20120144
Indicator Current Level Target 2014
Landline telephony penetration
33 35%
Mobile telephony penetration
93% 100%
Broadband Internet penetration
10% 23%
Total sales of ICT sector€ 400 million € 500 million
ICT products and services exports
€ 100 million € 180 million
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AGENDA
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EU average – 24%
Source: NRAECIT
Access to modern technology has approaching rapidly EU levels
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Mobile Telephony is driving the progress
but penetration still well below potential 70% fixed | 120% mobile]
Source: NRAECIT
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8855%% households – landline telephony services
8080%% families – families – at least one mobile phone
4242%% inhabitants – inhabitants – use PCs
27%27% households – households – connected to Internet
We are getting ready for…
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… the Internet of Things
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Opportunities are Emerging
Digital SwitchoverNext Generation Network
Logistics & Applications Seeding & Ventures
Cloud & Data Center
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The Economics of Off-shoring – 57 %– 57 %
* Offshore location with 50 developers** Duplication of project management staff (5 people) at onshore costs*** For project business requiring significant coordination
Source of the Evaluation Model: McKinsey
Total costs WesternEurope (~€3.5 million/ year)
Labor cost savings*
Additio-nal mgmt. resour-ces**
Facility costs
Telecom-muni-cation costs and
IT infra-structure
Travel costs***
Cost level after offshoring to Moldova
-57%
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ICT Strategy
2011-2014
Broadband Access Program
Digital TV Strategy
Postal Services Strategy
ICT Development Stimuli Defining the place of Moldova’s ICT within the global value chain
Defining the Country’s OFFER National ICT sector positioning and promotion
Infrastructure Development Development of electronic communications and increase of their availability to final users
Availability of terminal equipment for the access to electronic communications network
Development of electronic contents and applications
Education as the development factor In order to ensure that the ICT sector has adequate resources for development
To prepare the citizens for e-Government
Policy: Education; Market; Infrastructure; Investment
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AGENDA
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Ambitious e-Transformation Objectives
By 2020 all public services shall have their electronic counterparts.
o 10 new electronic services implemented and launched every year;
o 7 back office processes should be digitized every year.
Over 50% adoption of electronic public services.
Existing information system rationalized and integrated into governmental data interchange framework.
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From Government Centricity to Citizen Centricity
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e-Government Center – the enabler of government transformation
Access
Provision
Awareness
Organization
Outcomes
Trust
strengthen citizens engagement and trust in government
respond to external pressures from business
respond to external pressure from citizens and/or civil society
respond to pressures from governmental agencies/institutions