Why Costa Rica?
Costa Rica is an important international provider of innovative and high value added information and communication
technology products and services; a center of convergence with local and international linkages in an ecologically
friendly, democratic, and safe environment.
Costa Rica's IT industry is favoured by several conditions that promote the attraction of investments and the
companies development:
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Strategic Location - It is a great country to do business, currently the software industry in Costa Rica
is one of the most dynamic industries in Latin America. It provides a strategic location for Outsourcing Services,
products exports and imports as it is located in the Center of the Americas.
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Education - Well-educated, creative, innovative, English-speaking and highly productive human resource.
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Political - Costa Rica is one of the world's most stable democracies. Respect for political issues
and peace processes have been enriched by the abolition of the military service in 1949.
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Time Difference - It has the same Central time zone of US.
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Well Known And Established Companies – Important companies are already established in Costa Rica such as:
Intel, Oracle, IBM, HP, Microsoft, among others.
Recognitions:
During the last years Costa Rica is proudly positioned in the top places of international
indicators such as:
- The World Economic Forum's Networked Readiness Index 2006-2007, ranked Costa Rica
as one of the most connected countries in Latin America after Chile, Brazil and
Mexico.
- The Economist Intelligence Unit, Liveability Rankings 2005 positioned San José among
the cities in Latin America with the highest levels in quality of life.
- The World Economic Forum listed Costa Rica as the 3rd most competitive country in
Latin America in 2006.
- The United Nations Human Development Report 2006 indicates that Costa Rica is the
5th top high-technology exporter in the world.
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