Czech Republic: overview of premier outsourcing hot‐spot Michal Zalesak Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

Czech ICT Alliance – about Official export alliance of CzechTrade Aim to promote Czech Republic as the IT destination Presence at leading events (CeBIT, Gartner ITxpo) Gathers leading Czech IT services exporters Business missions Range of EU funds-related services for member companies Cooperation with CzechInvest Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

Free services for foreign partners Provided with 30 foreign CzechTrade offices Services: – Information service – Partner/Supplier Search – Trade Missions to CR – Business Trips to CR – Investment Search Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

What others say about Czech Republic - Ernst & Young Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

E&Y about Czech Republic Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

What others say about Czech Republic - Gartner Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

“The Czech Republic is a suitable site for offshore outsourcing; highly rated in terms of political and economic stability, cultural compatibility and security.” Gartner Analysis of the Czech Republic as Offshore Services Location(2007) Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

Gartner 2007 about Czech Rep. Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

IT in Czech Republic grows… Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

ICT education in CR Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

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Workforce costs Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

Average gross monthly wages EUR Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

Main Czech IT centers IT in the Czech Republic is not only about Prague Other current IT hot places – Brno – Ostrava Emerging places – Pardubice, Hradec Kralove – Plzen, Liberec – Zlin, Central Bohemia Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

Already attracted investments IBM – international headquarters DHL – state-of-the-art global facility Sun Microsystems - Usability Lab Skype - dev center Deutsche Borse - dev center Google - dev center Microsoft – mobile dev center Ness – European HQ Redhat - dev center Infosys - dev center Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

EU funds supporting Czech IT ICT and Business Support Services program – Focused on creation of new jobs – Up to 60% of costs covered – Time period: 3 years – Max. support: EUR 3 mil. – CzechInvest agency Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

IT cooperation in Czech Republic Great many of originally Czech SW companies with profound IT knowledge between employees – best target for European cooperation (not only supplier, but also partner) Representation of all major IT brands with global presence Tiny start-up with local orientation Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

Why Czech Republic Strong and credible IT companies with proven references Close proximity (with direct flights) Relatively stable economy Reasonable costs Skilled labour force (academic background) High‐quality infrastructure Good beer! Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5

Thank you for your attention… Michal Zálešák Executive Director CzechICT Alliance CzechTrade E: W: T: Czech ICT Alliance Holubova 2527/ Praha 5