Institutional Presentation Appendix - WITSA
Institutional Presentation Appendix - WITSA
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ARGENTINA SOFTWARE AND IT<br />
SERVICES CHAMBER<br />
INSTITUTIONAL<br />
PRESENTATION<br />
1
About CESSI<br />
CESSI: Argentina Software and IT Services Chamber<br />
VISION<br />
Turn Argentina into an outstanding country in Software and IT Services matters.<br />
MISSION<br />
Through increasing associativity and cooperation, generate actions and<br />
promote public policies for the growth of the Software and IT Services Industry,<br />
helping for the development of the country.<br />
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About CESSI<br />
CESSI: Argentina Software and IT Services Chamber<br />
‐ CESSI was born in 1982 and represents companies devoted to developing, producing,<br />
marketing and implementing software and a broad spectrum of related services, and<br />
regional Software and IT Services entities in Argentina.<br />
‐ CESSI gathers 360 member companies directly (national and international) and 300<br />
more nucleated on Poles, Clusters and Regional Entities members. Nowadays represents<br />
over the 80% of the income and over 85% of the employment of this industry.<br />
‐ Therefore CESSI faces the new century as a mature organization with a large<br />
background and great prestige, standing as one of the main representatives of the<br />
argentinian Software and IT Services Industry before government, private sector,<br />
academy and international markets.<br />
‐ CESSI plays an oustanding role in <strong>WITSA</strong> (Board of Directors & VP for Latin America),<br />
ALETI (Board of Directors & ex ‐ Chairman).<br />
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Why Argentina?<br />
Why to do business with<br />
Argentinian Software & IT Services Industry<br />
‐ High qualified Human Resources<br />
‐ English skills<br />
‐ Empathy<br />
‐ High level in Quality Certification (ISO y CMMi)<br />
‐ Investment in R&D<br />
‐ Innovation and creativity skills<br />
‐ Developed Telecommunications and ICT Infrastructure<br />
‐ Competitive Costs<br />
‐ Constantly developing in new markets abroad<br />
‐ Government, Companies and Academy working together<br />
‐ Compatible time zone with USA, Canada & Europe<br />
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Legal Environment Development<br />
2002 2003 2004 2011<br />
Law 25856<br />
Software<br />
Industrial<br />
Declaration Law<br />
Draft Law for<br />
Law 25922 Software<br />
Law 26692<br />
Software<br />
Promotion Law<br />
St t i<br />
Amendment<br />
Promotion<br />
Law 25922<br />
Strategic<br />
Industrial Plan<br />
2020<br />
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Legal Environment Development<br />
Software Promotion Law<br />
• Who can access?<br />
IT Companies Requirements:<br />
• 50% minimum of the activities promoted<br />
• Quality Certifications<br />
• Export at least 8% of Total Turnover<br />
• Invest in R & D at least 3% of Total Turnover<br />
• How does the law impact on industry?<br />
• 70% labor taxes as a fiscal credit.<br />
• 60% Exemption income tax.<br />
• Fiduciary Fund of Promotion of the Software Industry (Fonsoft).<br />
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Public Policies for Software Industry<br />
Human Resources<br />
• Bicentennial Scholarships for ICT. Encourage study of ICT careers.<br />
• College Scholarship for ICT careers. Avoid drop in ICT careers.<br />
• Training program Scholarships Control “F”, founded by the Ministry of Labor,<br />
Employment and Social Security, in conjunction with Microsoft, Sun Microsystems,<br />
Cisco, IBM and Oracle + CESSI. Training 12.000 young people in technology.<br />
• Promotion of technical programs (INET ‐ Ministry of Education)<br />
• Creation of‐Productive Technology Parks in Universities (National Public<br />
Universities ‐ Ministry of Education ‐ Government of the Province of Buenos Aires)<br />
• Diffusion and Promotion of Informatics Careers (public‐private initiatives)<br />
• Entrepreneurship ‐ to improve academic curricula and training in ICT<br />
• Give OK Plan ‐ Foundation Sadosky<br />
• Continuing Education Programs Plans: +Mas (2006), Entertech I and II (2006‐<br />
2008), Inverti en Vos (2008), Control + F (2008‐2010), Control + F / Ctrl + A. (2010‐<br />
2011). In total 21000 people trained.<br />
• EMPLEARTEC Lifelong Learning Programme 2012‐2015. 2015 More than 30 thousand<br />
people to train.<br />
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Public Policies for Software Industry<br />
Markets<br />
• External:<br />
• Trade Missions, Trade and International Activities (Argentina Foreign Ministry in<br />
collaboration with Provincial Governments ‐ Ministry of Science, Technology and<br />
Innovation).<br />
• ICT Offices Abroad.<br />
• Export Consortia (UIA and Al Invest Programme).<br />
• Local:<br />
• Mainstreaming ICT production sectors.<br />
• Government:<br />
• Development of the Digital Agenda for Argentina. Decree approved by the<br />
President of the nation ‐ in 2009.<br />
• Argentina Connected Plan<br />
• Digital Terrestrial TV<br />
• Connect Equality Plan<br />
• MY PC Plan<br />
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Public Policies for Software Industry<br />
Financing<br />
• Grants and loans FONSOFT, FONTAR, FONARSEC (Ministry of Science, Technology and<br />
Innovation oato for quality certification, cat R & D + i, export, epot,ta training, g,technology ogy investment,<br />
e t,<br />
development of joint public‐private innovation, other)<br />
• International Programs Seventh Framework Programme for the European Union<br />
(Project FIRST ALETI) and Iberoeka Program (Ministry of Science, Technology and<br />
Innovation for development of joint innovation with European and American<br />
companies)<br />
• Different programs SEPYME (Ministry of Industry) for training, quality assurance and<br />
development of regional clusters<br />
• Loans at preferential rates PRODER Program (National Bank)<br />
• Grants and Loans for acquiring several ICT products and services (Ministry of Science,<br />
Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Industry and some Public Banks)<br />
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Public Policies for Software Industry<br />
R&D & innovation<br />
• Dr. Manuel Sadosky Foundation for Research and Development<br />
(Presidential Decree 2009). (Public ‐ private initiative: Ministry of Science,<br />
Technology and Innovation CESSI + + CICOMRA)<br />
• Innovation Platforms (UIA ‐ MINCYT ‐ Sadosky Foundation)<br />
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CFESSI: Federal Council for the Software and IT<br />
Services Industry Entities<br />
Achievements:<br />
‐ +25 Poles, Clusters y Regional Entities make up<br />
CFESSI<br />
‐ Unit Vision, Goals and Objectives focused on<br />
consolidation and growth of Argentina´s<br />
Software and IT Services Industry<br />
‐ Developed Associatively<br />
‐ Networking – Learning – Generating Business –<br />
Mutual Collaboration<br />
‐ Dissolution of regional differences<br />
‐ Consolidation of the Software and IT Services<br />
Industry in various provinces of Argentina<br />
‐ +20 meetings took place all over the whole<br />
country<br />
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IT Development & Evolution 2003‐2012<br />
Main Indicators<br />
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IT Development & Evolution 2012<br />
Sales<br />
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IT Development & Evolution 2012<br />
Exports<br />
Revenue from major destinations ‐ 2nd. semester of 2011<br />
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IT Development & Evolution 2012<br />
Quality Certifications<br />
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¡THANKS !<br />
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