the digital port of recife: the best it business and technology park in brazil
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Presentation at the ICTSI IT Conference, Pernambuco, Brazil, July 15, 2008TRANSCRIPT
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Cláudio MarinhoPorto Marinho Ltd.
ICTSI IT ConferencePernambuco, BrazilJuly 15, 2008
The Digital Port of Recife: the best IT business and technology park in Brazil
Pernambuco: what place is this?
The new global geoconomy
Brazil’s greatest sustainability challenge...
...is the Chinese crowding-in effect on the world resources...
...but this is also Brazil’s greatest economic opportunity for growth in decades.
Brazil in the world contextBrazil in the world contextCountries with population Countries with population
> 150 million > 150 million Countries with areaCountries with area
> 5 million km2> 5 million km2
Countries with GDPCountries with GDP> USD 600 billion> USD 600 billion
Brazil is a BIGBrazil is a BIGcountrycountry
EUAEUA
BrasilBrasilChinaChina
RússiaRússia
ÍndiaÍndia
JapãoJapão
IndonésiaIndonésia
PaquistãoPaquistão
NigériaNigéria
BangladeshBangladesh
MéxicoMéxico
Países baixosPaíses baixos
Reino UnidoReino Unido
Coréia do SulCoréia do Sul
ItáliaItália
EspanhaEspanhaFrançaFrança
AlemanhaAlemanha
CanadáCanadá
AustráliaAustrália
Fonte: MIC (Brasil & Parceiros 2005)
[thanks to Mauricio Schneck, [email protected],
www.portodigital.org, for the latest value added to the
original slides!]
A cluster-based, public-
private business model to
implement public policies
supporting IT companies,
bringing about economic
development and
revitalizing the old port
area of Recife
What is Porto Digital?
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19Graf Zeppelin at the Jiquiá field, circa
1933
Launched in 2000 and located at the historic center of Recife, Porto Digital is acknowledged today as the largest technology park in Brazil (AT Kearney, 2005) and the best technology park/innovation habitat in the country (Anprotec, 2007).
What is Porto Digital?
Number of companies
63
100 10394
86
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Number of IT professionals
2.000
3.700
1.100
3.000
2.500
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Porto Digital Companies X Employees
196 200 208233
310353
441
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007(*)
Source: IBGE, CONDEPE/FIDEM. (*) Estimated.
(US$ million)
IT EcosystemPernambuco Information Technology GDP
2004 2005 2006
Brazilian IT Market (US$ bi) 11,0 11,9 16,2
Software 2,36 2,72 3,26
Services 3,62 4,69 5,83
Hardware 5,02 4,49 7,11
World market share 1,1% 1,1% 1,3%
Latin America market share40,9
%39,0
%43,0
%
IT EcosystemBrazilian IT market – 2004/2006
Source: ABES, IDC.
2,6%
13,8%
21,1%
15,9%
36,1%
49,5%
8,3%9,6%
27,3%
19,3%
5,5%
0,0%
World USA Japan UK China Spain Brazil Russia Mexico India Israel Ireland
IT EcosystemComparative IT market growth – 2006
Source: ABES, IDC.
Software Development (solutions & products)
Management Finances Health Security Transportation & Traffic Management Software usability
GeomaticsBiometricsGamesNeural Networks / AIE-businessMobility and Wi-FiInformation SecurityInfrastructure and ConnectivityOutsourcingEducation & Research
Porto DigitalIT companies’ capabilities
RecifeRecife 2,660km away from São Paulo
(a 2:45-hour flight)
Less than 4,000km away from: Dakar, Rio de Janeiro, Belém, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Assunção, La Paz.
Less than 9,000km away from: Chicago, New York, Miami, Montreal, Havana, Mexico City, Madrid, Lisbon, Rome
Why in Recife, Pernambuco?Strategic location
300km (~200 miles)4 state capitals3 international airports2 regional airports4 international ports12 million peopleMore than 35% of Northeast GDP
800km (~500 miles)7 state capitals5 international airports6 international ports20 million people90% of Northeast GDP
600km (~400 miles)
Why in Recife, Pernambuco?Strategic location
Northeast AREA – km² 1.5 millionPOPULATION 51.6 millionGDP US$ 124 billion
BrazilAREA – km² 8.5 millionPOPULATION 188 millionGDP US$ 1,655 billion
PernambucoAREA – km² 100 thousandPOPULATION 8 millionGDP US$ 28 billion
Why in Recife, Pernambuco?Strategic location
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Caruaru
51% of all R&D groups in
the Northeast Region are at
a maximum 3-hour car-
drive distance from Recife(1).
Recife is the 11th city in
Brazil in number of Masters
an PhD (2)
1(CNPQ, 2002)2(IBGE, 2000)
Why in Recife, Pernambuco?Academic base and human capital
+ 3,000 PhDs and masters, 50 PhDs at UFPE-CIn (Federal University Computer Science Center) 2,336 nationally certified researchers CIn is one of the top-five IT institutions in Latin America 14 technical schools, many of them with IT classes 29 colleges and universities offering IT courses + 60 courses in IT, including master and PhD programs approx. 2,500 students graduated in IT courses in 2006.
Why in Recife, Pernambuco?Academic base and human capital
• Recife– Annual university education labor pool
estimated in 16-17 thousand people.– Annual IT and Administration labor pool
estimated in 3-4 thousand people.– Total annual operating cost per FTE for IT
delivery centers: US$40.000 – US$43.000.
Source: Everest Research Institute Analysis, April- 2006.
Why in Recife, Pernambuco?Academic base and human capital
2.117 1.995 2.1373.692
2.5571.2711.2711.271
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2.000
4.000
6.000
8.000
10.000
analista de
segurança
Programador administrador
de banco de
dados
supervisor de
operações
São Paulo(1)
Recife(2)
•The value includes salary + governmental taxes. For each job position it was considered a level distribution as follows: 35% junior, 40% mid, 25% senior.
Sources: (1) Manager Consulting, April-2006. (2) Site Location Analysis. Deloitte, August- 2006. (3) Global Service Delivery Location Analisys. Everest Research, 2007
Total IT labor costs in Recife are 12% smaller than in São Paulo (3).
Why in Recife, Pernambuco?IT labor costs
• Recife _________ US$ 40,000-43,000• Curitiba _______ US$ 43,000-45,000• Brasilia ________ US$ 43,000-45,000• Belo Horizonte _ US$ 44,000-46,000• Rio de Janeiro __ US$ 48,000-50,000• São Paulo ______ US$ 51,000-53,000
Source: Global Service Delivery Location Analisys. Everest Research Institute, 2007.
Why in Recife, Pernambuco?Total annual operating cost per FTE for IT centers, 2006
Recife has a significant number of head-hunting companies. They provide cost-efficiency to recruiting/selection processes.
• Deloitte• PWC• E&Y• RH Brasil • C.E.S.A.R.• Gelre• Espro• Pleno• Pádua Consultores
Why in Recife, Pernambuco?Recruiting and selection
Reduced ISS (Tax on sales): Regular rate – 5% Porto Digital – 2% for ICT and BPO services
IPTU (Tax on real estate) - 2%Exemption, in case of refurbishing historical buildings
Corporate Income Tax: Regular rate - 15%
Employment taxes and legal costs (Brazil): approx. 54%
Why in Recife, Pernambuco?Taxes and regulatory costs
• Office spaces to be refurbished with low rent prices and short delivery time.
• Growing market for built-to-suit options at the Porto Digital area
Porto DigitalAvailable spaces
*Average price for occupied office spaces
São Paulo Porto Alegre RecifeUS$17 US$27 US$6
Porto DigitalOffice spaces rental cost (per sq. meter *)
• Microsoft
• Borland
• IBM
• Nokia
• Motorola
• Oracle
• Samsung
Porto DigitalPresence of global IT players
Restaurant & bars Coffee shops Banks Government
offices Mail office Drugstores Bakery Beauty parlors Theaters Book stores Shopping Mall Tourist attractions Art galleries
Porto DigitalFacilities
The Porto Digital bank (building of the former state bank Bandepe,
now office space for IT companies)
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We are happy you are here, ICTSI!
Cláudio [email protected]