The document summarizes key aspects of Argentina's information and communications technology (ICT) market and industry. It finds that the ICT market in Argentina grew 23.4% in 2008 to $46.1 billion, with over 330,000 people employed in the ICT sector. Adoption of technologies like personal computers, the internet, and mobile phones has followed an "imitation" model compared to more "innovative" patterns seen in industrialized nations. The document also outlines trends in the ICT sector, opportunities for international involvement, and provides a forecast for 2009 anticipating 9-11% growth in the ICT market despite an economic downturn.
6. “ Rogers” status Internet users Mobile PCs Laggards Late majority Early majority Innovators & early ad .
7. Frank Bass: innovation vs. imitation argentine shape imitation Industrialized shape innovation Cumulated sales Time period
8. Bass quotients Argentina PC, Mobile, Internet users & BB 0,690 0,400 0,700 0,245 q 0,004 0,007 0,001 0,005 P Broad Band Internet users Mobile PC´s Quot.
11. ICT + Cc Sector – Companies Half of these HC works in the offer side, another half in large, medium private & public users. Double expected before 2015. 55 % & 99 % respectively is a Critical HR Almost 8.000 companies in ICT total industry + two thirds of employees with universitary or tertiary degrees + one third, english fluent Annual demand: 15-25.000 employees
18. Digital decade 4,1 5,7 7,6 10 13 16 20 2,6 3,4 4 4,4 5,2 6 7 8,2 4,1 6,6 7,2 6,7 7,8 13,1 18,3 24,1 27,5 33,5 1,43 1,6 2,05 2,3 2,8 3,1 3,7 3,7 3,9 3,8 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Usuarios de Internet (en millones de personas) PC's (en millones de unidades) Telefonía móvil (en millones de líneas en servicio) Clientes de Internet (en millones de conexiones
19. * 2 FIDE (ajustado por inflación) Fuente: CCR en base a EPH INDEC / AAM /FIDE $2.200 * 2 Social structure Argentina 2007 Average monthly income per household 15 30 Indigents High class 25 25 Medium high Typical medium class Medium low Low class $9.500 $ 4.000 Poverty line Medium class basket 5 $ 2.200 $1.000 $500
21. Fixed vs. mobile lines thousands - lines in service mobile fixed
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26. 2009 ICT Market Scenario Medium to high probability Inflation around 20 % or less GDP growth, negative, around -2,0 % Dollar december: 4 argentine pesos ICT market growth: 9 - 11 % Sustained mainly by : BB, mobile, IT S & Services