1. | The Global Information Technology Report /April 2012 – P. 26 - Networked Readiness Index ‘NRI’- Tunisia, ranked in 50th place, leads the
New -Tunisia, New Opportunities
By Neziha BERZOUGA / Lamia BOUFAIED –
FIPA - TUNISIA
Tunis ia , A Highly S ucces s f ul
Of f s hor ing Indus t r y
Sustained Growth and Significant Investments in Offshoring recorded in Post-Revolution Tunisia
Tunisia is among the emerging offshoring locations that has in recent years significantly invested in boosting its IT-BPO indu
Tunisia has successfully managed to attract big names in this field, namely SUNGARD, Teleperformance, Kromberg&Schub
Sourcing services from Tunisia fulfills various needs, such as language skills, cost savings, geographic proximity as well as cu
Tunis ia ’s Ma j or As s et s :
A Compet it ive Pool at Eur opea n Level Ta lent :
With smaller price differences, all the other benefits start to work in favour of Tunisia. Tunisians are technologically-minde
A positive Ranking of the Education System
Tunisia provides World-Class Mathematical and Scientific Education –
« The Global Information Technology Report » - April 2012
Top level ICT training
Over 50 000 students on ICT courses at university, i.e. about 14%
of all university students
Over 13 000 new ICT graduates a year
Over 200 university ICT courses
A Wor ld Cla s s Inf r a s t r uct ur e
Tunisia is already hosting offshore centers of major companies while offering very favorable implantation conditions, namely complet
Statement: ARDIA / ACTIA Group
«ARDIA in Tunisia represents one of the main R & D centers of our ACTIA group. It is a center where our new products will be de
Cyril ROCHARD, General Manager ARDIA
The S ect or ’s Achievement in 2 0 1 2
FIPA-Tunisia ‘The foreign Investment Promotion Agency’ through its ‘Offshoring Promotion Department’ recorded consistent and sig
Most investors mentioned that the ‘Revolution’ sustained the country’s position as an IT destination.
Indeed, the tendency recorded through the last year did confirm the strategic orientation chosen by Tunisia and which consists in bec
Source: U.P.O –Offshoring Promotion Department – FIPA-Tunisia
Key Ta keaways
Tunisia is one of the most competitive destinations for companies looking to:
Offshore up to a few thousand jobs at very competitive costs while retaining quality/productivity levels
Offshore small R&D or IT units at the lowest cost in the Euro-med zone in various languages (English, German, French, Italian etc)
Access a pool of talents with European-style qualifications (engineers / scientists/technicians)
Rely on solid local companies who are prepared to build up various types of partnership: outsourcing, build operate transfer, joint ven
Exploit cultural and geographic ties
New –Tunisia / New Opportunities – February 2013