Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Market Intelligence Center
Published: October 2007
Product Code: R760-255Description While China has been working actively to develop its software industry, India has already established itself as the world's second largest software producer nation in terms of production value. Following the visit that China's then premier Zhu Rongji made to India in 2002, several leading Indian software companies have invested in China. Given the many sources of competitive advantage that they enjoy in India, why have Indian software companies chosen to invest in China? What have their main considerations been when deciding whereabouts in China to locate their facilities? Are Indian companies having as much success in securing software outsourcing business in China as they have had in the North American and European markets? This report will examine the details of Indian software companies' investment in China and its strategic significance.Table of Contents - Factors Behind Indian Software Outsourcing Firms' Investment in China
- Manpower Shortages in India
- Securing Orders from Multinational Corporations in China
- Tapping Demand from Chinese Domestic Companies
- Easier Access to the Japanese and Korean Markets
- Indian Software Firms' Development Strategy
- R&D Centers Concentrated in Changjiang River Delta Region
- PR and Marketing Centers Concentrated in Beijing
- Challenges for Indian Software Firms' Deployment
- Competition for Manpower from Chinese Software Firms
- Inadequate Language Skills of Chinese Labors
- Shifting Focus to Second-tier Cities
- MIC Perspective
- Appendix
- LIST OF FIGURES
- Figure 1 Number of University Students and Graduates in China by Region, 2006
- Figure 2 University Students and Graduates' Share of Total University Students and Graduates in China, 2006
- Figure 3 Japanese Software Outsourcing Share by Country, 2004 - 2005
- Figure 4 Geographical Distribution of Indian Software Outsourcing Firms' R&D Centers in China
- Figure 5 Number of University Students and Graduates in China by Region, 2006
- Figure 6 Leading Indian Software Outsourcing Firms' Manpower in India and in China
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