why outsource to kosovo
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WHY OUTSOURCE TO
KOSOVO
April 2016
www.Kosbit.net
#1: HIGHLY QUALIFIED YOUNG STAFF
It’s a fact; Kosovo has the youngest population in Europe, who
are well-educated, qualified IT (Cisco CCIE/Juniper JNCIE/Tellabs
& Microsoft MSCE) people with strong English and German
language skills.
#2: STRATEGIC LOCATION
Kosovo is strategically located in the heart of Europe making it
one of the most attractive ITO/BPO destinations and the IT hub for
outsourcing in Europe. According to the World Bank Group’s
report Doing Business, Kosovo has been recognised as top ten
reformer worldwide, now ranks 66 out of 189.
#3: TIME ZONE
Kosovo is closer than you think. Located in the UTC+01:00 –
Central European Time Zone, 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean
Time. It’s just less than 3 hours’ flight to London and less than 2hours from Berlin.
#4: ATTRACTIVE PRICE
In Kosovo, you can get more for less. Recent studies show thatcompanies in the US and the UK are turning to Southeast Europe,
instead of India due a cheaper and more qualified labour force.
#5: CULTURE AFFINITY
Kosovo has a closer cultural link to the Europe, helpingcompanies to reduce some of the problems from working with
companies with different cultural backgrounds. Not only that,
coffee shops in Kosovo serve the best macchiato in the world
(Yahoo Travel, 2015).
#6: EU COMPATIBLE LEGISLATION
Kosovo has reformed its legal system, making it completely
compatible with EU legislation. All the laws are available in
English. With simple and transparent tax system as well Euro as
official currency makes easy to do business in Kosovo.
#7: ACCESS TO EU MARKET
Kosovo has signed the Stabilization and Association Agreement
with EU. Kosovo is also a CEFTA member, giving free access to
520 million EU consumers and offer a better investment
environment and steady relations with its counterparts.
#8: MATURE ICT MARKET
With highest Internet penetration Southeast Europe, Kosovo’s ICT
market continues to grow and provide a great opportunity for IT
outsourcing services for international companies.
#9: NATIONAL IT STRATEGY
Kosovo’s government is committed to supporting ICT industry byproviding consistent ICT –related legislation and framework. The
Kosovo Association of Information and Communication
Technology (STIKK), Capgemini, GIZ, and Innovation Centre
Kosovo (ICK) other relevant stakeholders have come together to
develop a national IT strategy to promote the ICT market in
Kosovo.
#10: INCREASING NUMBERS OF ICT GRADUATES
Kosovo government ICT skills, an initiative is driving a significantincrease in ICT graduates with multilingual and technology’scapabilities to export professional services. Moreover, theeducational system has undergone the Bologna process in thearea of European higher education, also both private andpublic, have recently gone through an accreditation processcarried out by the British Council.
Last but definitely not least, a group of students from Kosovo wonthe “Space Apps Challenge” contest held by NASA for 2015.
CONCLUSION
Outsourcing works – it really does! But it works to best effect when
you do it right. Kosbit is a leading IT outsourcing company based
in Southeast Europe, Kosovo. With over a decade of experience,Kosbit offers a wide range of services, IT outsourcing services,
global telecom solutions, system integration and software
development services to reduce ICT costs, improve service
delivery and enable business growth.
Our service gives you peace of mind… now using the NEW
SOURCE of highly-qualified technicians from Southeast Europe instead of India!
The difference?“We speak your language!”
