Why Argentina should be your next development outsourcing hub
By Lisanne28 June, 2016Blog-english, Blog-espanol

Outsourcing has become very popular over the past few years, especially within the development sector. Lately, I have read several articles about why companies should outsource their development to other parts in the world. In this article we will focus on the emerging market of Argentina.  The country has a growing  market, thriving IT sector, and many more beneficial aspects that will be explained in more detail.

# 1      Emerging growth of IT Talent

With the growth of internet usage and the high volume of IT talent, Argentina is becoming more and more tech-talent centric. This can also be seen throughout the expanding market of (tech) startups. The entrepreneurial spirit of Argentina shows that there are a lot of talented people doing everything they can to get their own business going.

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7 Reasons to Choose Latin America for your Development Outsourcing
By daniel11 April, 2016Blog-english, Blog-espanol
Image Credit: Tupungato / Shutterstock http://venturebeat.com/2016/04/02/7-reasons-to-choose-latin-america-for-your-dev-outsourcing/ Author: Damien Filiatrault, Scalable Path

There’s a new twist in America’s 20-plus-year outsourcing narrative. U.S. companies have historically looked to India for cost-effective programming talent, and more recently to Eastern Europe for mobile development. But these days, more and more IT jobs are being outsourced in a new direction: south.

A number of trends in Latin America have created a growing pool of IT talent. The continent’s 400 million-strong population has seen Internet usage grow by1644.3 percent over the last 15 years, with an Internet penetration rate in 2015 of 61 percent (the global average is 45 percent). There’s also a growing number of startups (a.k.a. “TechnoLatinas”) in the region. Programs like Startup Chilehave backed over 1,000 startups, while Colombian business development bankBancoldex has raised $500 million to spur economic development through young companies.

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