1. C OSTA R ICA Chamber of Software Producers of Costa Rica green & smart

2. C OSTA R ICA the software habitat

3. Software Companies in Central America and the Dominican Republic Source: Estrategia & Negocios Magazine. July 2002

4. Cumulative establishment rate Total of 105 companies Source: Caprosoft Online Survey

5. Companies’ size Micro 100 Source: Caprosoft Online Survey

6. Capital’s origin Source: Caprosoft Online Survey

7. Production destination Source: Caprosoft Online Survey

8. Export destination Source: Caprosoft Online Survey

9. Extra Central American Exports Source: Caprosoft Online Survey

10. The Organization

11. Caprosoft: The Chamber Of Software Producers Close to 120 members Board of directors: 11 Full time Executive Director Legal and intelectual property assistance Public Relations and Communication advisors Cross membership with other Chambers Work groups (task forces)

12. Our Vision We will be an important international provider of innovative and high value added information and communication technologies’ products and services; a center of convergence with local and international linkages in an ecologically friendly, democratic, and safe environment.

13. Our Mission Integrate and align the diverse information and communication technologies stakeholders’ actions to impulse their sustainable and competitive development internationally and enhance socioeconomic progress.

14. Integrating the ICT Sector ICT Intelectual Property Products ICT Services ICT Enabled Services Components Related activities (Ex: IP Legal Firms) Caprosoft will broaden its’ scope of members in the following months accordingly

15. Our Objectives 1.Stimulate the appropriate environment to create and develop business in a sustainable and competitive manner. 2.Promote and stimulate innovation, the generation of intellectual property and the creation of high value added business. 3.Effectively integrate and represent all segments that constitute the information and communication technologies’ sector. 4.Develop enterprise, political, finance and knowledge linkage mechanisms. 5.Position and support the information and communication technology sector to help it become a successful product and service international provider.

16. Our Goal

17. Building a Strategy: The Process 1.Mapping the habitat: online survey 2.Economic impact study 3.Local and international consulting 4.Definition and revisal of strategic plan 5.Task Forces bringing action

18. Financing Organization Infraestructure Marketing Human Resource Work Groups

19. Thank you Witsa

20. Contact us Web Page www.caprosoft.org Strategic Plan Web Page www.caprosoft.net Software Congress Web Page www.procomer.com/software Caprosoft Federico Cartín-Arteaga Executive Director fcartin@caprosoft.org Prosoftware Adolfo Cruz-Luthmer Executive Director acruz@caprosoft.org Quality assurance consultor Esteban Vargas calidad@caprosoft.org Executive Assitant: Jessenia Pérez jperez@caprosoft.org Administrative Assistant Paula Fernández pfernandez@caprosoft.org Communications & PR: comunicacion@caprosoft.org Numbers Pho: (506) 283-2205 Fax: (506) 280-4691