Innovation is increasingly based on digital technologies and business models. These technologies and solutions are developed in a global market. Exploring the opportunities in new markets and knowing how to utilize them can bring great benefit.
According to ICT-Norway's member survey from 2016, shortage in IT-specialists is the largest impediment to growth. Outsourcing to other countries is a strategy for firms to reduce costs and access the right competence. Many Norwegian companies have succeeded in engaging IT specialists in Ukraine, India, Slovakia and Poland. But there are many pitfalls that may be very costly.
The digital development means that companies in most industries will need IT expertise in the future. Engaging IT specialists from countries with a large pool of experts, like Ukraine, might be one way for Norwegian companies to access the right competence.
We invite you to two panel debates on outsourcing and how to get it right.
In the first panel, leading politicians, experts and business leaders with will share their view on how to foster digitalization and if outsourcing is a part of the solution. Some of the questions we are raising are:
• Can outsourcing to foreign countries be a good way for Norwegian companies to ensure necessary IT-competence?
• What are the risks and opportunities involved in outsourcing?
Among the participants in the panel are:
• Heidi Austlid, CEO ICT Norway
• Arne Mjøs, founder and CEO of Itera, a leading developer and provider of ICT services in Norway.
In the second panel, you will gain insights into how you can successfully engage ICT specialists in countries like Ukraine or India. You will also gain insights one of Europe’s emerging ICT and outsourcing destinations. Some of the questions we are asking are:
• How to succeed with outsourcing and cross-border cooperation in ICT?
• How to tackle cultural differences?
• How to find a reliable partner?
To share their experience, we have:
• Jeanette Louise Rønne, business controller at Evry, Norway's largest ICT-company.
• Olga Afanasyeva, CEO of Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.
You are also invited to a reception and speed dating session. Here you get the chance to meet potential business partners from leading Norwegian and Ukrainian ICT-companies. This is a good chance to get an overview of the market and what different ICT suppliers has to offer.
To ensure you get the meetings you want, you can book in advance at [email protected]. Please let us know what you are looking for.
There will be plenty of time to meet and mingle. We are offering drinks and Ukrainian delicacies.
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