Russia Outsourcing Prospects

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Russia(??????) Outsourcing Prospects

• Peter
• Ecommerce 2007
• CENG 4003

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Brief History and Culture of Russia

• Tsars (Romanov dynasty)
• Bolshevik Revolution
• American Rivals Cold War (scientific, military)
• Huge debts and poverty under USSR (CCCP)
• 1/3 debt paid to Paris Club, oil
• Eastern Orthodox Christian, Islamic and Atheist
• Large percent of pop literate, several science
  degrees

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Living Standards

• 16 major metros with pop 1 million
• Population is shrinking at small rate
  (preventable causes)
• About 17.8 of pop below poverty line
• Required conscription term of 2 years
• Problematic underemployment
• Population considerably smaller then Indias,
  concentrated around urban areas despite large
  land areas (1.8 times the size of the US, 11 time
  zones)
• Synopsis Poor but improving and better then
  other soviet states like the Ukraine

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Infrastructure

• 60 regional capitals with improving
  internet\telecommunications access
• Cross country digital trunk lines exist between
  major centers like St. Petersburg, Moscow,
  Novorossiysk
• Focus on scientific areas in universities,
  mathematics, technology
• Promotion to install Linux on School Machines
  dubbed Russian OS
• St. Petersburg seems to serve as Russian
  technology Hub

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Economy\Political Structure

• Much of Russias national foreign debts being
  paid by oil
• Several companies such as HP, Sun Microsystems
  already in Russia
• Several Reforms made by Putin in areas such as
  banking, land codes but corruption still
  problematic in local governments
• Russian rubles per US dollar - 27.2 (2006)
• Upsets in Russia with the USA long standing over
  Iran situation and Missile Defense System
• Current upsets in political structure involving
  President Putin
• Average monthly wage 300 USD

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Links to Info on Russia

• CIA Fact Book
• Russia Outsourcing-Russia.com
• World Atlas
• Wikipedia
• Pravda (online russian media site)