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... 8 % (2003 est.)
– Population: 38 million (2003 est.)
Poland’s information technology and telecommunications market (ICT) sectors are said to follow general trends in Western Europe, though Poland tends to lag 3 years behind in terms of the latest technology. While Poland has experienced an economic slowdown, the ICT sectors have been performing better than average. The IT market in Poland has a total value of about USD 3 billion. The EITO (European Information Technology Observatory) estimates Poland’s expenditure on IT to be about 2. ... (Trends in ICT, 2003)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR
The overall performance of the IT sector was quite good compared to the GDP growth rate of about 1. ... The situation is expected to have improved in 2003, once the large projects in the public sector begin.
Development capability:
Polish companies develop about 60% of the software sold in Poland, while American companies account for about 25%. Poland has many skilled, well-educated software engineers, and hence foreign companies often contract out some of the work to facilitate market entry. ... (IT Investments by Sector, 2003)
INTERNET USAGE:
By mid-2003, there were 167,000 registered domains in Poland, at a growth rate of 15%. ... (Internet Services, 2002)
The value of Poland’s Internet services is valued at USD 740 million. ...
The development of the internet in Poland is unbalanced because the internet
infrastructure is dependant upon inadequate access. ...
· 63% of computers in the firms have access
· A clear interdependency between Internet access and company size/revenues: the larger the revenues and company size the more Internet access
The barriers to the development of the internet in Poland include:
· low expenditures on information technology,
· the high cost of telecommunication services in general (especially broadband access),
· an underdeveloped telecommunications infrastructure,
· a lack of suitable legal regulations,
· a lack of user experience in direct selling (which resultis in a lack of trust in
electronic transactions).
(Internet Services, 2002)
COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
There are 5000 ICT companies, employing 28000 people. ... HP is the No 1 with IBM Polska, Microsoft, Intel, California Computer and Cisco Systems Poland in the top 20.
Poland is very receptive to US companies because of innovativeness, as well as historical and cultural factors.
Approximate Word count = 1786
Approximate Pages = 7.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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