Mexico IT Industry Development Project
GDP: $1.14 trillion
2008
Population: 110 million
2008
Spanish: 1 (US 5)
Students (IT) > 400,000 enrolled
65,000 graduate every year in IT
IT/ITES: $4.72b
2007
Employment: 226,284
2007
ITES Market: 5%
2007
IT & BPO States
IT States
BPO States
Nuevo León
Sonora
Chihuahua
Jalisco
Coahuila
Tamau-lipas
Baja California
DF/ EdoMex
QuerétaroAguascalientes
AT Kearney
Funding: $80m
“to foster the creation of jobs in Mexican IT Companies by improving their access to:
(a) a larger supply of trained personnel;
(b) technologies and global marketing networks of Multinationals; and
(c) private debt finance”. Objectives
1. IT/ITES jobs created by the IT Industry as a result of training programs
2. IT Companies’ satisfaction rating with the IT Links Program
3. Increased overall debt portfolio of IT Companies in the financial system
Indicators
MexicoFIRST $38.3m
CANIETI & ANIEI
Founders
Software Developers
TSP & PSP
CMMI
Example
IT Clusters: $9m
• IT Link
• Certification
Examples
Financing of IT companies accreditation: $2.9m
IT Parks: $10.1m
PPP model
eGov: $2.7m
PPPs, Integration Competency Center, training
Legal & Regulatory: $6.1m
1. IT legal and regulatory framework
2. Training for legislators, judges, public servants, law enforcement officers
3. Creation of a local Masters program in IT Law, training professors of Law on IT issues, regulations and enforcement best practices
Examples
Prosoft: $3.6m
1. Private sector linkages
2. Thinking global on skills
3. eGov as an instrument
4. Multiple fronts
5. Crossing the river by feeling the stones
Key messages
Leadership!
Bottom-line
Randeep SudanLead ICT Policy Specialist
Global ICT DepartmentThe World Bank
Mumbai February 10, 2009