Invest in Bogota

IT

For more than ten years, Bogota’s IT sector has provided Remote Infrastructure Management Services (RIMS) and Application Development and Maintenance (ADM) services for clients in a wide range of verticals. More recently, given the abundant talent pool, world class telecommunication infrastructure and adequate business environment, local and multinational companies have chosen Bogota as their offshore location.

What Investors are Saying

“In Bogota we have found workers who are committed and full of expectations. Leading this team is a gratifying privilege. From Bogota we participate in corporate decisions and lead the Latin American expansion”.
Alejandro Jordán, General Manager, Dacartec.

“(…) Bogota’s foremost strength is its people. Our employees, the majority of them engineers, are top-quality and dedicated. We also find a robust and reliable telecommunications infrastructure in Bogota. Thanks to this, some of the best practices implemented here in our Managed Services Center in Bogota have been adopted by some of our centers worldwide, such as in India and in the United States”.
Yolanda Auza, General Manager, LACSA, Unisys.

Why Locate in Bogota?

Bogota has a population of 7.3 million; including the metropolitan area the population exceeds 9.4 million, allowing for the scalability of any operation
Every year 67,000 higher education graduates are added to the 3.8 million strong workforce
In Bogota is home to over 40,000 students in IT-related engineering
Bogota is located on a sophisticated telecommunications node and has sufficient office and work space available at competitive prices
Bogota has top quality human resources, telecommunications and IT services
In Bogota, all the necessary professional services for the industry are available, including a complete and robust IT value chain
Colombia and Bogota offer tax incentives for investments, such as the Special and Permanent Free Trade Zone with a preferential corporate tax rate of 15%

Bogota’s IT Sector

For over 20 years, Bogota has hosted local and multinational software development companies, resulting in extensive expertise in both customized enterprise solutions as well as industry-specific software
In 2009, the Colombian IT industry generated more than US$2,370 million in revenues
The main verticals served by Bogota ADM providers are finance, health, retail, commerce and telecommunications
Several RIMS operations are serving local and offshore markets from Bogota
Main RIMS segments served from Bogota are: end-user (helpdesk and desktop) management services, network and security management service and mid-range server management service
Bogota offers “Talk to the World”, an intensive English language training program (600 hours/ 14 months duration) designed specifically for students and employees in the offshore services sector

Revenues for the Colombian IT industry (2004-2009*)

Source: BSA, Business Software Alliance and ECLAC, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Expected revenues for 2009

Main Verticals Served by Bogota ADM Providers (2009)

Source: Invest in Bogota

Major Players Located in Bogota

Multinational Companies

	Dacartec (Spain) established its Technology Innovation Center in Bogota to provide integration solutions and collaborative software to serve Spain and the Andean region http://dacartec.com
	Present in Bogota since 2006, Everis (Spain) provides enterprise application services for government, telecoms and the financial sector http://www.everis.es/
	Over 500 employees provide RIMS at the Getronics (Netherlands) Bogota location http://www.getronics.com/web/show
	In Bogota for more than 12 years, Indra (Spain) has over 800 employees who provide ADM services for telecom, utilities and financial sectors http://www.indra.es/
	With over 500 employees, Oesia (Spain) provides ADM solutions for telecoms and the financial sector in Colombia and abroad http://www.oesia.com/
	Present in Bogota since 2002, Softtek (Mexico) has more than 180 engineers working on SAP implementations in Colombia and abroad http://www.softtek.com/
	With more than 300 employees, TCS (India) provides software application development, testing and QA services for government, telecoms and the financial sector http://www.tcs.com
	Present in Bogota for more than 20 years, Unisys (US) has over 250 employees who operate one of eight global RIMS delivery centers. In addition, the company has more than 50 employees who provide ADM services http://www.unisys.com/

Local Companies

	Gattaca has more than 100 employees providing ADM solutions for local and Spanish offshore clients http://www.e-gattaca.com/
	Heinsohn has over 450 employees who provide ADM services for local and offshore clients http://web.heinsohn.com.co/
	Vision Software provides ADM solutions mainly for local clients http://www.visionsoftware.com.co/
	Zero Fractal produces 3D animation, rich internet applications and content for mobiles, web, TV and film for local and offshore clients http://www.zerofractal.com/

Invest in Bogota has extensive knowledge of this sector. The following documents provide additional information.

Bogota IT - Invest in Bogota.pdf (386 Kb)
Bogota Offshore Services - Invest in Bogota.pdf (2,9 Mb)
Bogota's Potential as a Delivery Location for Offshoring and Outsourcing Services - Everest Research Institute.pdf (586 Kb)

If you require greater detail, please contact any of the agency Investment Officials in charge.

Events:

Invest in Bogota continues positioning Bogotaas an ideal location for shared services. This is why our Agency will participate in the 4th Shared Services Latin America conference that will be held Miami, Florida, from August 17th to 19 th, 2010.

Relevant Information:

Invest in Bogota describes why Bogota makes sense for offshoring operations. US offshore industry leader Keith Fiveson interviews Invest in Bogota’s Senior Investment Officer Monica Ramirez during the American Teleservices Association (ATA) Convention & Expo held in New Orleans in October. Learn about some of Bogota’s advantages for services offshoring.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeUgShqnXfc

Offshoring & Nearshoring: Latin America not only offers lower costs, but also the right mix. Bogota highlighted! Listen to Kirk Laughlin, Founder/editorial Director Nearshore Americas, and a panel of experts discuss on Canadian T.V. what the trends are when it comes to Offshore/Nearshore. Bogota is highlighted… Learn why!
http://watch.bnn.ca/#clip233690

Related links:

http://www.sharedserviceslatam.com/
http://www.andi.com.co/pages/comun/infogeneral.aspx?Id=68&Tipo=2

Updated (mm/dd/yyyy): 08.10.2010