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<h2 id="top-established-global-outsourcing-cities">Top established global outsourcing cities</h2>
<p>According to Tholons Global Services - Top 50,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> in 2009, Top Established and Emerging Global Outsourcing Cities in Testing function were:
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<ol><li><a href="/facts/Bengaluru,_India/LoufLHv4">Bengaluru, India</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Cebu_City,_Philippines/Pdwn1xgx">Cebu City, Philippines</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Shanghai,_China/nYyuBo2S">Shanghai, China</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Beijing,_China/Bg4puFBv">Beijing, China</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Krak%C3%B3w,_Poland/hubj59IT">Kraków, Poland</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Ho_Chi_Minh_City,_Vietnam/TyQxqTmQ">Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam</a></li></ol>
<h2 id="vietnam-outsourcing">Vietnam outsourcing</h2>
<p>Vietnam has become a major player in software outsourcing. Ho Chi Minh City's ability to meet clients’ needs in scale and capacity, its maturing business environment, the country's stability in political and labor conditions, its increasing number of English speakers and its high service-level maturity make it attractive to foreign interests.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
</p><p>Vietnam's software industry has maintained annual growth rate of 30-50% during the past 10 years. From 2002 to 2013 revenue of the software industry increased to nearly 3 US$ billion and the hardware industry increased to 36.8 US$ billion. Many Vietnamese enterprises have been granted international certificates (CMM) for their software development.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a>
</p><p>According to Global Services Location Index 2017 by <a href="/facts/A.T._Kearney/jKrNc0b1">A.T. Kearney</a>, Vietnam ranks sixth in the global software outsourcing market. Vietnam's position in this year's index reflects its growing popularity for <a href="/facts/Business_process_outsourcing/qa3WgJ7u">Business process outsourcing</a> (BPO). Its BPO industry earned US$2 billion in 2015 and has annually grown by 20-25% in the past decade.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a>
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<h2 id="argentina-outsourcing">Argentina outsourcing</h2>
<p>Argentina's software industry has experienced exponential growth in the last decade, positioning itself as one of the strategic economic activities in the country. As Argentina is just one hour ahead of North America's east coast, communication takes place in real-time. Argentina's Internet culture and industry is one of the best, <a href="/facts/Facebook/0IhXFR6u">Facebook</a> penetration in Argentina ranks 3rd worldwide and the country has the highest penetration of smartphones in Latin America (24%).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> Perhaps one of the most surprising facts is that the percentage that internet contributes to Argentina's Gross National Product (2.2%) ranks 10th in the world.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a>
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<h2 id="india-outsourcing">India outsourcing</h2>
<p>India's software outsourcing industry plays a critical role in the country's economy, contributing significantly to its <a href="/facts/Gross_domestic_product/zQRgyFKc">Gross Domestic Product</a> (GDP). As of 2021, the Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) sector in India accounted for approximately 8% of the country's GDP.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> The sector also employed over 4.5 million people, making it one of the largest private-sector employers in the country. India's outsourcing industry is dominated by software services, which contributed about US$150 billion to the country's export revenues, according to the Economic Times.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a>
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<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Vashistha, Avinash; Khan, Imrana (October 2009). "Top 50 Emerging Global Outsourcing Cities: A Global Services-Tholons Study" (PDF). Retrieved December 13, 2017. <a href="http://www.itida.gov.eg/Documents/Tholons_study.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.itida.gov.eg/Documents/Tholons_study.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"Software outsourcing: Recovery and development". LogiGear Corporation. January 20, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2017. <a href="http://www.logigear.com/blog/about-logigear/software-outsourcing-recovery-and-development/" target="_blank">http://www.logigear.com/blog/about-logigear/software-outsourcing-recovery-and-development/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Greene, Will (December 9, 2014). "Vietnam IT Services Climb the Value Chain". Forbes Media. Retrieved December 13, 2017. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/techonomy/2014/12/09/vietnam-it-services-climb-the-value-chain/" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/techonomy/2014/12/09/vietnam-it-services-climb-the-value-chain/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"Read @ATKearney: The Widening Impact of Automation". www.atkearney.com. Retrieved 2018-10-18. <a href="https://www.atkearney.com/digital-transformation/gsli/full-report" target="_blank">https://www.atkearney.com/digital-transformation/gsli/full-report</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"Argentina". New Media Trend Watch. December 17, 2008. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090221020443/https://www.newmediatrendwatch.com/markets-by-country/11-long-haul/35-argentina/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090221020443/https://www.newmediatrendwatch.com/markets-by-country/11-long-haul/35-argentina/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>"Internet aportará u$s24.700 millones al PBI de la Argentina en 2016" (in Spanish). May 3, 2012. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. <a href="https://www.infobae.com/2012/05/03/645695-internet-aportara-us24700-millones-al-pbi-la-argentina-2016/" target="_blank">https://www.infobae.com/2012/05/03/645695-internet-aportara-us24700-millones-al-pbi-la-argentina-2016/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>"PFLB Platform". platform.pflb.us. Retrieved 2023-07-26. <a href="https://pflb.us/" target="_blank">https://pflb.us/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>"Indian IT & BPM Industry". www.investindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-07-26. <a href="https://www.investindia.gov.in/team-india-blogs/indian-it-bpm-industry" target="_blank">https://www.investindia.gov.in/team-india-blogs/indian-it-bpm-industry</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:9"><p>Sachitanand, Rahul (2017-01-15). "India's $150 billion outsourcing industry stares at an uncertain future". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-07-26. <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/indias-technology-vendors-paddling-shaky-boats/articleshow/56543653.cms?from=mdr" target="_blank">https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/indias-technology-vendors-paddling-shaky-boats/articleshow/56543653.cms?from=mdr</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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