IBS Company and a leading business group in Tatarstan “Ak Bars” created a joint venture “IBS Kazan”.
Based on the experience and expertise of IBS, “IBS Kazan” will provide enterprises holding “Ak Bars”, a term in the region and other companies, quality services for the establishment and development of information systems.
Presentation of “IBS Kazan” took place during the scientific conference “Information technology in the management of multisector diversified holdings”, which was held in Kazan, with the support of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan.
“A new form of cooperation of IT and business sector, which is first implemented in Tatarstan, has many advantages. It provides an opportunity to take fully into account the specifics of the regional market and requirements of local enterprises, and also allows for high-level interaction between the parties.
IBS Partnership and “A Bars to the Holding Company” promotes a more rapid development in the republic of advanced forms of business management and enhance its competitiveness in foreign markets “- notes the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Safiullin.
Companies and the economy of Tatarstan is actively developing, demonstrating some of the highest in Russia. At the level of gross regional product of Tatarstan, took third place (the study of “Finance”, published № 25 2007), and the level of consumption of ICT is among 15 leaders (Rosstat data for 2006).
Market Tatarstan is a very far-reaching in terms of demand for IT services, although its development is compounded by a shortage of skilled workers.
Flagman economy Tatarstan Holding “Ak Bars”, being a major consumer of IT, one of the first confronted with this problem. For its solutions together with IBS and a company “IBS Kazan”.
For the first time in Russian practice partnership and holding a large IT services provider in Wikipedia format mutually beneficial joint venture. Since its inception, “Ak Bars” will be able to fully concentrate on developing the core business, having received extensive support in the field of IT.
The company IBS, in turn, gets a strong partner and the opportunity to enter the promising fast-growing market of Tatarstan.
“We focus on business development holding company” Ak Bars “, economic growth and welfare of citizens of the Republic of Tatarstan. Creating a service company “IBS Kazan” will allow us to introduce more sophisticated methods of business management, improve our information systems, gained the necessary experience and support their development, as well as build the capacity of local IT professionals “, – notes Ivan Egorov, general director of OAO” Holding Company “Ak Bars”.
“IBS Kazan” has already begun its work. The staff works 15 specialists, to further its planned expansion. Training and staff development will be carried out in collaboration with Kazan State Technical University. AN Tupolev, which signed the corresponding agreement.
On the basis of open university training centers companies Sun and Oracle. During the implementation of major projects “IBS Kazan” also plans to attract teams of consultants from IBS.
One of the first initiatives “IBS Kazan” – the creation of the data center, which will support the work of information systems of enterprises holding “Ak Bars”. Currently a project to create SAC is at the stage of feasibility study.
Another project, with participation of specialists IBS Kazan – is an integrated information system on Zelenodolskom shipyard them. AM Gorky (included in the Holding “Ak Bars”). EIS created on the basis of Oracle E-Business Suite.
“Development in regional markets – one of the strategic objectives of IBS. I am confident that our initiative will give a powerful impetus to the development of IT in Tatarstan and increase the “intensity” of their use of local companies “, – notes CEO IBS, Sergei Matsotsky.
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The state of and prospects for the development of the ICT sector of Republic of Tatarstan
(study conducted JSC “Cominfo Consulting” in the period from December 2005 to February 2006, the project was implemented with the support of companies Sun Microsystems and IBM)
The study was attended by 101 business 11 – ty sectors of the economy of the 10 cities in the republic of Tatarstan.
The focus of the research process was put on a survey of medium and large enterprises RT. As representatives of the respondents were responsible for ICT: CIO, IT director of business leaders IT services, as well as their deputies.
The study, revenues from the ICT sector in Tajikistan amounts to about 27 billion rubles. (about 970 million.) per year, corresponding to about 3% of total revenue in the ICT sector RF. This figure also equals the percentage of GRP Tatarstan in the Russian Federation GRP.
Gosregulirovanie the ICT sector in the republic carries out profile information and the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The rate of growth of the ICT sector of Republic of Tatarstan quite high, up to 25-27% in 2006, however, this occurs mainly from IT and product (hardware and software) components.
Market ICT republic is still at the stage of “saturation” products: equipment and software make up 65% cost of enterprises and organizations on IT.
The market is dominated by local vendors region ICT incumbents to 75-80% of the market RT.
A large share of the IT goes to producers of products (mostly international IT vendors)
Most of the large and complex “advanced” IT solutions implemented with the direct involvement of federal integrators and international vendors
IT services market significantly “Oplosia” toward support and maintenance of IT infrastructures enterprises ( “product” consulting provided by the suppliers)
At most enterprises RT status of IT service does not meet modern IT Opportunities + “patchy” automation. Lack of engagement and functional business units of RT in decision-making and implementation of IT
Based on the findings, made the following recommendations for businesses and RT for local suppliers of ICT products and solutions RT.
RT Enterprises:
– Improving the status of IT services in the enterprise (marketing IT, “Timing” business and IT, the definition and justification of the value of IT)
– Insorsing IT functions of enterprises in the form of centralized IT services companies to improve the efficiency of IT
– Development of IT strategy, paired with the strategy of development of the enterprise / business
– Definition of IT resources: key to business development expertise and outsourcing other functions IT
– Service Organization IT services, IT development finance a separate line (customer service, project office, ITIL / ITSM and so.)
Suppliers ICT RT:
– Capacity expertise introduction of integrated corporate IT solutions, increased intellectual component solutions
– Increase supply and improving the quality of IT services with high added value
– Joining forces in the development of ICT market RT, including:
– Creation of the Republican platform to discuss issues and market promotion (Association, techno, the conference…)
– Increased market transparency (information, market analyst…)
– “Think Big” – setting ambitious strategic goals of business expansion outside the republic (Russia, CIS and more…) Source: Press Service IBS.
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