The document discusses opportunities for commercialization and business partnerships in South America, specifically focusing on Colombia. It provides an overview of the Colombian economy and software market, noting growth rates and key sectors such as infrastructure, applications, and development services. The document proposes exploring opportunities to internationalize an Irish software company by researching conditions in Colombia, developing partnerships there, and potentially expanding an existing business model or product to the Colombian market.

1. Commercialisation in South America Jairo Diaz Business Developer [email_address] http://www.linkedin.com/in/diazs Twitter: jairod

8. Advanced vs. Emerging economies

13. South American Economies 4.3 -3 273 34 Ireland 27.5 -0.5 319 31 Venezuela 44 1.2 240 38 Colombia 16.6 3 169 46 Chile 191.6 2.5 1572 10 Brazil 39.5 0.7 326 24 Argentina Population (million) Growth 2010 GPD 08 (billion) Ranking Country

14. Latin American Economies 5 46 49 80 Ireland 3.8 37.6 58.6 48 Venezuela 9 38.1 52.9 37 Colombia 4.8 50.5 44.7 57 Chile 20 14 66 173 Brazil 9.9 32.7 57.4 54 Argentina % GDP Agriculture % GDP Industry % GDP Services Imports (billion) Country

15. Colombia

19. Treaties and taxation agreements

21. Information Technology

23. Colombia is major investor in IT

25. Infrastructure Segment

26. Applications Segment