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El cluster TICs en GuatemalaGuatemala ICT Cluster
Estuardo Jose Robles
ICT Promoter - Guatemala
Guatemala...essence of Latin America
Also known as the “Jaguar Economies”, the Latin Also known as the “Jaguar Economies”, the Latin American region is emerging in the global arenaAmerican region is emerging in the global arena
Guatemala is soon to become Guatemala is soon to become the Latin Roaring Jaguarthe Latin Roaring Jaguar
• 3 UNESCO World 3 UNESCO World Heritage SitesHeritage Sites
• Over 500 ancient mayan Over 500 ancient mayan ruinsruins
• Grand Jaguar temple is Grand Jaguar temple is proud heritage of proud heritage of “Ancient Guatemala”“Ancient Guatemala”
• Living mayan culture Living mayan culture today (50% population)today (50% population)
Gateway to the Mayan World
Youth and education
96% literacy (Guatemala City)96% literacy (Guatemala City)
720+public; 2,500+private schools720+public; 2,500+private schools
170,000 university students170,000 university students
250,000 yearly associate degrees250,000 yearly associate degrees
200,000 technical degrees200,000 technical degrees
Proprietary and Confidential
170,000
105,889 120,000 114,729 120,000
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Guatemala El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica Panamá
University Population in Central America
• English a pre-requisite at most universities• 6 Universities with IT careers (30 years)• TCS Center For Excellence in Training
Youth and education
14 Million 72% of population under 30, 50% under 18
EAP Economically Active: 4.2 Million growing 4% annum
Labor ForceLabor Force
•Ventanilla Ágil (Fast Window for company registration) 24 hours•Ventanilla Única para Exportaciones (One-stop export window)•Immediate / online•Customs Facilitation• Electronic Airway bill (1hr) 24/7•Electronic Pre-Clearing•81 countries do not require visas.•Environmental approvals take from 15-60 days.•Free Trade Zones and Industrial Parks•FTA with Taiwan
Source: CLADEC
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BB- (1) BB+ (stable)
Ba2 Ba2 (stable) (positive)
BB- BB (stable) (stable)
Level 6 level 5
IMF “Guatemala is a pillar of Central American stability”
Institutional Investor “Guatemala is the central american country with the greatest improvement in its country-risk qualification since 2003”
World Bank: Guatemala,
top 10 most reformist countries in the
World
Bear Stearns: “Guatemala is sub-qualified”
World Economic Forum Guatemala, #1 improvement out
of 125 countries in the GCI
Tourism
Export Platform
Logistic Hub
POSITIONING VALUES
STRATEGIC AXES
Creativity
Solidarity
Entrepreneurship
Tolerance
Honesty
Passion and excellence
6. Strengthening of the productive and export system
1. Healthy, educated, capable and inclusive society
2. Institutional modernization and strengthening
3. Sustainable and balanced environment
4. Decentralization and local development
5. Strengthening of the productive and technological infrastructure
A prosperous, solidary and
equal Guatemala
Guatemala's Competitiveness Agenda 2005-2015
Telecom infrastructure
Emerging Technology Emerging Technology hubhub
$100M+ in software $100M+ in software exportsexports
Advanced technology Advanced technology and capacityand capacity
1,000+ nodes, MPLS, 1,000+ nodes, MPLS, 99.99% redundant99.99% redundant
Call centers growing Call centers growing at 50% per annumat 50% per annum
Network uptime SLA
99.98 % with last mile redundancy
99.99 % back bone
Disaster Recovery
3 Submarine Cables
(Emergia Maya Arcos)
2 Land Cables through to Mexico
3 Major Carriers
16+ ISPs
Built Capacity to STM64
Lowest Rates in the region, E1 = $1,500
MPLS, implemented 100% since 4 years.
Telecom infrastructure
MAYA 1
GLOBAL CROSSING
(projected)
EMERGIA
ARCOS
PAN-AMERICAN
Fiber Connectivity
Connectivity and redundancy through 5 major undersea cables.
Abundant class A & B Office Space
Over 250,000m2 (+2.6 millones feet) available vacancy at 5%
Projects under construction will add 50,000m2 (+500,000 feet)
Guatemala, one of the lowest rental rates in Latin America
7% interest for 20 years
40% per year growth
Shell Space Class A Office: btw $7.50 - $11.50 ft2/year
Built2Suit buildings “All Included”: btw $13 - $16 ft2/year
Booming Real Estate
Development Projects around Airports
Logistics, cargo & mobility
Passengers & tourism
Residential & business
Leisure & culture
Air side — Airport
06 AIRPORT CITY
Projects around airports
City of Knowledge Project
Terreno
Area de influencia Directa
ICT Cluster / Facilitator for business and investment