Why Outsource to Kosovo

WHY OUTSOURCE TO

KOSOVO

April 2016

www.Kosbit.net

#1: HIGHLY QUALIFIED YOUNG STAFF

It’s a fact; Kosovo has the youngest population in Europe, who

are well-educated, qualified IT (Cisco CCIE/Juniper JNCIE/Tellabs

& Microsoft MSCE) people with strong English and German

language skills.

#2: STRATEGIC LOCATION

Kosovo is strategically located in the heart of Europe making it

one of the most attractive ITO/BPO destinations and the IT hub for

outsourcing in Europe. According to the World Bank Group’s

report Doing Business, Kosovo has been recognised as top ten

reformer worldwide, now ranks 66 out of 189.

#3: TIME ZONE

Kosovo is closer than you think. Located in the UTC+01:00 –

Central European Time Zone, 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean

Time. It’s just less than 3 hours’ flight to London and less than 2hours from Berlin.

#4: ATTRACTIVE PRICE

In Kosovo, you can get more for less. Recent studies show thatcompanies in the US and the UK are turning to Southeast Europe,

instead of India due a cheaper and more qualified labour force.

#5: CULTURE AFFINITY

Kosovo has a closer cultural link to the Europe, helpingcompanies to reduce some of the problems from working with

companies with different cultural backgrounds. Not only that,

coffee shops in Kosovo serve the best macchiato in the world

(Yahoo Travel, 2015).

#6: EU COMPATIBLE LEGISLATION

Kosovo has reformed its legal system, making it completely

compatible with EU legislation. All the laws are available in

English. With simple and transparent tax system as well Euro as

official currency makes easy to do business in Kosovo.

#7: ACCESS TO EU MARKET

Kosovo has signed the Stabilization and Association Agreement

with EU. Kosovo is also a CEFTA member, giving free access to

520 million EU consumers and offer a better investment

environment and steady relations with its counterparts.

#8: MATURE ICT MARKET

With highest Internet penetration Southeast Europe, Kosovo’s ICT

market continues to grow and provide a great opportunity for IT

outsourcing services for international companies.

#9: NATIONAL IT STRATEGY

Kosovo’s government is committed to supporting ICT industry byproviding consistent ICT –related legislation and framework. The

Kosovo Association of Information and Communication

Technology (STIKK), Capgemini, GIZ, and Innovation Centre

Kosovo (ICK) other relevant stakeholders have come together to

develop a national IT strategy to promote the ICT market in

Kosovo.

#10: INCREASING NUMBERS OF ICT GRADUATES

Kosovo government ICT skills, an initiative is driving a significantincrease in ICT graduates with multilingual and technology’scapabilities to export professional services. Moreover, theeducational system has undergone the Bologna process in thearea of European higher education, also both private andpublic, have recently gone through an accreditation processcarried out by the British Council.

Last but definitely not least, a group of students from Kosovo wonthe “Space Apps Challenge” contest held by NASA for 2015.

CONCLUSION

Outsourcing works – it really does! But it works to best effect when

you do it right. Kosbit is a leading IT outsourcing company based

in Southeast Europe, Kosovo. With over a decade of experience,Kosbit offers a wide range of services, IT outsourcing services,

global telecom solutions, system integration and software

development services to reduce ICT costs, improve service

delivery and enable business growth.

Our service gives you peace of mind… now using the NEW

SOURCE of highly-qualified technicians from Southeast Europe instead of India!

The difference?“We speak your language!”

www.kosbit.net

info@kosbit.net