Ukrainian IT companies claim superior value in global outsourcing market

By Bozhena Sheremeta / June 18, 2015

Around 60,000 employees of IT outsourcing and consulting firms in Ukraine produce almost a half of $5 billion industry’s value. Ukraine, though, does not always market all competitive advantages of its tech specialists.

During the Business Sweden forum held in Kyiv on June 16, the representatives of software development and IT consulting firm Sigma Software tried to prove the relatively higher value of Ukrainian IT specialists compared to the cheaper tech labor force of Asian countries.

Topics: Analysis & opinion, International, IT services, Labor & HR issues, Ukraine-EU

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Bozhena Sheremeta

A graduate of the Economics Faculty of Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv, Bozhena Sheremeta covers the vibrant Ukrainian startup scene for The Kyiv Post. She can be reached at [email protected] and followed on Twitter @BozhenaLucky.

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