Why Did Dell Services Set Up in Guadalajara?
November 8th, 2011Enrique Cortes on the right moves and ‘near fatal’ mistakes Perot Systems (now Dell) made in Mexico.
Chile’s Service Sector is on Fire: A Classic Success Building a Knowledge Economy
September 27th, 2011
By Patrick Haller
SANTIAGO: The Chilean services sector accounted for $13 billion during 2009-2010, and it is projected it will reach $13 billion during the 2011-2012 period. This robust figure shows a growth rate that will outpace that of goods, the country´s traditional stronghold. Copper continues to be Chile´s main export, and the price of that high-valued commodity has a direct, and sometimes damaging, effect on other exports such as fruit, wine, fish and more recently software.
Mario Espana is the managing director of CADIS, a Guatemala City-based services firm.
Nearshore services involving product development, R and D and project support are definitely on the rise. While there remain concerns that the Nearshore region – especially Central America – risks being limited to call center and customer support services, we continue to see important signs of growth in value-added business support operations which – in our view – must define the next phase of expansion for the Nearshore community.
Mario Espana is the managing director of CADIS, a Guatemala City-based operation providing graphic design for sales materials, CAD design for architectural projects, web design and other services. Espana views human capital as one of the primary attractions of the Guatemala services sector. In an …
