Potential of poltava region it industry market eng

1. Potential of Poltava region IT-industry Market
Poltava, 2013

2. Outline
• Ukrainian IT-industry Market
– Ukraine is one of the leaders in IT-industry
– IT outsourcing in Ukraine
– Consumers of Ukrainian IT products
– Number of Internet users in Ukraine
– Potential of IT education in Ukraine
– Potential of Ukrainian domestic IT market
• Poltava region
– Geographical location of Poltava region
– Transport infrastructure of Poltava region
– IT-industry Market in Poltava region
• Poltava city
– Brief information about Poltava city
– Poltava is “The spiritual center of Ukraine"
– IT education in Poltava city
– Companies working in IT-industry in Poltava
• Kremenchuk city
– Brief information about Poltava city
– Kremenchuk is an industrial city
– IT education in Kremenchuk
– Companies working in IT-industry in Kremenchuk
– Land plot for IT technologies in "Central" Industrial park in Kremenchuk
– Benefits for IT in “Central” Industrial park in Kremenchuk
• Potential for creation of data-center in Ukraine and Poltava region

3. Ukrainian IT-industry Market

4. Ukrainian IT-industry Market
In recent years, Ukraine remains one of the leading countries in
software development in Central and Eastern Europe. According to
Gartner research Ukraine is in the Top-30 list of countries that produce
demanded software. Also, according to Datamonitor, 7 of the top 10
software producers in Central and Eastern Europe are located on the
territory of Ukraine or have Ukrainian affiliates.
High quality software development
is traditionally based on the high
qualification of Ukrainian IT
specialists and maturity of
Ukrainian IT community.
Source: 2012, PJSC «Deloitte & Touche USC»

5. Ukrainian IT-industry Market
The approximate volume of the Ukrainian IT outsourcing and
software development market exceed $ 1 billion a year.
Source: 2012, PJSC «Deloitte & Touche USC»

6. Ukrainian IT- industry Market
Market experts expect that the volume of the Ukrainian IT industry
market will continue to grow, both in terms of domestic sales and
exports of IT services.
The main consumers of IT products in Ukraine are: financial sector,
telecommunications, trade, industry and state administration.
Source: 2012, PJSC «Deloitte & Touche USC»

7. Ukrainian IT-industry
Currently, the number of Internet users in Ukraine is not high
enough comparing to the neighboring countries.
0 20 40 60 80 100
Source: 2012, Wikipedia

8. Ukrainian IT-industry
Ukraine is considered to be a country with a very strong
education system for training IT professionals. Ukraine is among
the top 10 countries with the largest number of certified IT
professionals after the United States, India and Russia in the global
rating of IT - community.
Each year the number of IT
professionals who are trained
in universities funded by the
national budget increases.
In addition, each year in
Ukraine 13000 - 14000
graduated IT-students continue
to study.
Source: 2012, PJSC «Deloitte & Touche USC»

9. Ukrainian IT-industry
Currently, there are over 4000 IT companies operating in Ukraine.
The total number of IT professionals employed in the IT industry
ranges from 40 to 50 thousand people.
The most developed IT - centers in Ukraine are concentrated in
large cities, which are the major industrial and cultural centers
of the country. These are the following cities: Kyiv, Kharkiv,
Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv.
Source: 2012, PJSC «Deloitte & Touche USC»

10. Poltava region

11. Geographical location of Poltava region
Poltava region is geographically located between major market
leaders of IT-industry in Ukraine, cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv and
also in relative proximity to Central and Eastern Europe.
Source: Poltava Regional Center of Investments and Development

12. Transport infrastructure of Poltava region
Roads – 8885,5 km
Highways:
Kyiv-Kharkiv (Е 40);
Poltava – Slobozia
(automobile road Е-584);
International transport
corridor:
Europe – Asia;
railroads – 853 km;
airport – 1.
Source: Poltava Regional Center of Investments and Development

13. IT-industry Market in Poltava region
Poltava city
regional center of Poltava region with a population of
about 297 thousand people. Also Poltava has 10
universities and university affiliates which allow to
train or improve skills for IT specialists. Number of IT
professionals in Poltava who are involved in
development of IT-industry is about 750 people.
Kremenchuk city
city of regional subordination in the Poltava region of
Ukraine, the administrative center of Kremenchuk
district. The population of the city - about 227
thousand people. Kremenchuk is a major industrial
center of Poltava. The city has nine universities and
university affiliates which allow to train and improve
skills for IT specialists. Number of IT specialists
involved in development of IT-industry market in
Kremenchuk is about 700 people.
Source: Poltava Regional Center of Investments and Development

14. Poltava city

15. Brief information about Poltava city
• Poltava city is "The spiritual center of Ukraine"
• City area: 10 300 ha
• City population: 297 thousand people
• Located at the intersection of highways (Kyiv - Kharkiv) and
railways. It has two railway stations - Poltava-Kyiv and Poltava-
Pivdenna.
• City has one airport.
• Distance to Kyiv: 339 km, to Boryspil: 307 km, to Kharkiv: 130 km,
to Dnipropetrovsk: 183 km, to Lviv: 898 km, to Kremenchuk: 119
km.
Source: Poltava Regional Center of Investments and Development

16. IT education in Poltava city
Poltava National Technical University named after Yuriy
Kondratyuk
The university has about 10,000 students at
30 degrees and at 8 faculties. University owns
modern material and technical resources: nine
academic buildings with total area of 87000 m²
Faculty of Information & telecommunication technologies and
systems (the number of entrants from 2009 is 360 people per year)
After a deep analysis of the needs of the regional economy in IT
specialists the University received a license to prepare students for
promising areas: "Computer Engineering", "Computer Science",
"Telecommunications".
Thus, today more than 300 students from different regions of Ukraine
and Poltava region study modern information technology at the faculty
chairs each year.
Source: Poltava Regional Center of Investments and Development

17. Companies working in IT-industry in Poltava
There are 75 IT companies in Poltava that work in different areas of IT-
industry ranging from the sale of computer hardware and software
development to services in the IT sector. The total number of IT
professionals employed is about 750 people (average salary is about
300 euros). Major IT company in Poltava are:
Source: Poltava Regional Center of Investments and Development

18. Kremenchuk city

19. Brief information about Kremenchuk city
• Kremenchuk is an industrial city
• City territory: 10 000 ha
• City population: 227 thousand people
• Located at the intersection of highways (Borispil - Kyiv and Poltava-
Olexandria-Odessa) and railways
• Advanced river transport. Requirements for vessels in the river port:
draft 3.2 m, length 125 m, ships of "river-sea" type, load capacity up
to 3.5 thousand tons
• Distance to Kyiv: 286 km, to Boryspil: 254 km, to Kharkiv: 250 km,
to Dnipropetrovsk: 162 km, to Lviv: 780 km, to Poltava: 119 km
Source: Poltava Regional Center of Investments and Development

20. IT education in Kremenchuk city
Mykhailo Ostrogradskiy Kremenchuk National University
The university has about 10,000 students in 15 academic
buildings, which have 26 computer classes with Internet
access. The University is actively working on the
development of international ties, which aims to enhance
cooperation with educational and research institutions of
foreign countries to enhance the learning and research
process at the university.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Energy and Computer
Technology (number of students per year is 170 people, since
2005)
The Faculty trains students in "Systems Engineering",
"Electromechanics", "Electrical Engineering and Electrotechnology.“
Faculty of Electronics and Computer Engineering (number of
students per year is about 240 people, since 2005)
The Faculty trains students in "Informatics", "Computer Engineering",
"Radio Electronic Devices."
Source: Poltava Regional Center of Investments and Development

21. Companies working in IT-industry in
Kremenchuk
There are about 70 IT companies currently in Kremenchuk that work
in different areas of IT - industry from the sale of computer hardware
and software development to services in the IT sector. The total
number of IT professionals employed in them is about 700 people
(average salary is about 300 euros). List of major IT companies in
the Kremenchuk:
Source: Poltava Regional Center of Investments and Development

22. Land plot for IT technologies in "Central" Industrial park
in Kremenchuk
Sector 3 -
«TechnoPolis» 27,35 ha
(direction of economic
activity - IT and
electronics): platform for
the development of
advanced information and
telecommunications
technology,
nanotechnology,
electronics manufacturing.
Toral area 168,55 ha
Land owner–
Kremenchuk City Council
Source: Poltava Regional Center of Investments and Development

23. Benefits for IT in “Central” Industrial park in
Kremenchuk
• Strategic location of Ukraine : access to the markets of the European Union, Asia and
the Middle East;
• Low operational costs for business;
• «0» duty rate for equipment and components that are not produced in Ukraine and
imported by the initiator and / or managing company for the installation within the
Industrial park.
• «0» duty rate for equipment and components that are not produced in Ukraine and are
not excise goods for doing business within the Industrial park.
• Exemption from equity participation in infrastructure development of localities in
which the Industrial park is located;
• State support in equipping (supply of engineering and transport infrastructure) of
Industrial park;
• Transparent and simple procedure of ownership rights acquisition for land within
the Industrial park;
• Time to market for participants of Industrial park is 6 - 9 months;
• Skilled workforce (average salary - 250 Euros);
• Great inner market - 46 million people.

24. Potential for creation of data-center in Ukraine and
Poltava region
Traditionally, the best places to build data centers are the great
technology centers with more powerful IT-companies. Such places as
Silicon Valley, northern Virginia and Manhattan.
Currently, the U.S. continues to occupy the leading
position as the most reliable place to host and
operate data centers, and first and second place in
Europe is still occupied by the United Kingdom and
Germany. But also attention should be paid to
Ukraine as the place to locate new data centers
for consumer of IT market of the European
Union, Asia and the Middle East.
It should also be noted that according to a report Datacenter
Dynamics Industry Census, Scandinavian countries are still the
smallest markets of data centers that are developing in Europe
despite interest from the world's leading IT companies. The main
factor that hinders the development of a market there high labor
costs and relatively low level of telecommunications.

25. Potential for creation of data-center in Ukraine and
Poltava region
Nowadays there are all the conditions for investment in various
sectors of economy in Ukraine, including one of the priority areas –
IT-industry. The process of creation of industrial parks is guided by
the state authorities through «National project «Industrial parks
of Ukraine»
Kremenchuk Industrial Park "Central" is the first such park in
the Poltava region and one of the first in Ukraine. So we hope
that representatives of IT industry will be able to see the
attractiveness to locate businesses in Ukraine and in Poltava region
in particular.
For full support from the government
Poltava RCID is ready to provide all
necessary assistance to the investor,
and do everything possible to ensure
that your investments were
successful.
We invite you to invest in the market of IT industry
of Poltava region!

26. Contacts
4, Shkilny Lane, of. 41, 45. Poltava, Ukraine,36003
Leta Dmytro - Acting Director of Poltava Regional
Center of Investments and Development
tel.: +38-0532-50-08-64
mob. tel.: +38-066-816-52-09
e-mail: leta.dima@gmail.com
skype: leta.dima
www.investinpoltava.com.ua