Primary and Secondary sectors are poorly developed. Reason – lack of significant raw materials (oil, natural gas, precious metals and etc.)
As a result – the main part of the economy is concentrated in Tertiary and Quaternary sector.
International Logistics.
Finance - Bank System, Insurance, Foundations and etc.
Tourism and sightseeing.
Show Business - represented mostly by Gambling.
Mass Media.
Pharmaceuticals.
Quaternary Sector, including IT industry is poorely developed.
Tertiary sector – it's a sector of Services.
In Georgia there dominate several kind of service industries:
Georgian IT Industry. Average monthly earnings
Georgian IT Industry. Number of Employees
Georgian IT Industry. Personnel Costs.
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All the countries with the same economic structure, lacking strategic Raw Materials, successfully developed only through Tertiary and Quaternary Sector – Economy of Knowledge. For example:
Japan
Four Asian Tigers: South Korea, Singapore, Hong-Kong, Taiwan
Four New Asian Tigers: Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand
Baltic Tigers: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Balkan Tiger: Serbia
Celtic Tiger: Ireland
World Experience
The main reason of poor IT industry in Georgia – lack of integration into Global markets.
Demand on Software from local companies is not good enough to create serious IT industry.
DEMAND from Global corporations needs an OFFER from international, highly- qualified IT community. Global DEMAND needs Global OFFER.
Government should become THE MAIN INVESTOR AND ALLY new IT community, creating the FLEXIBLE TAX policy optimal environment for the movement and permanent residence of engineers in Georgia.
G-connect Relocation Program.
G-Connect concept requires creation of Globally Demanded IT industry in Georgia.
The main mechanism – Relocation of highly qualified Software Developers from all over the world in Georgia. These includes both single specialists and existing Software Studios with their staff.
As a result – merge of local IT community with international.
G-connect Relocation Program.
Basic feature of Software Engineering – engineers themselves are Fixed or Long-Live assets.
Relocation of engineers and software studios is EQUIVALENTE to the import of whole factories, generating direct income for the economy.
G-connect Relocation Program.
Advantages of the implementation of G-Connect:
Growth of the Economy without any significant expenses
Upgrade of the local IT community's professional level
Increase of workplaces
Decrease of "Brain Drain" out of the country
Improvement of the Demography
Recover of social environment
Decrease of the internal political tension
G-connect Relocation Program.
What will do?
Georgia connecting
Special legal framework for people, business and technologies