2024 Review

Deutscher Outsourcing Verband e.V.

December 2024 – New website and new issue of the German Vendormanagement Journal. Visit www.vendormanagement-journal.de for latest articles and download.

December 2024 – New Edition of the Outsourcing Destination Guide Series, adding Albania and giving a comprehensive view on the Albanian ICT sector.

Go to www.outsourcing-destinations.org for a free download

December 2024 – Training and coaching Ethiopian IT entrepreneurs and IT managers to increase competitiveness on the global market for ICT services.

As part of a public program to support the Ethiopian ICT sector, the German Outsourcing Association is working with a group of 12 Ethiopian IT companies in work sessions and individual coaching sessions to bring their companies closer to the global market for ICT services.

We are making rapid progress and got to know the Ethiopian companies and their management as extremely competent and culturally very compatible with the European market.

October 2024 – Daniel Zurfluh is joining the Advisory Board of the association as representative of the Albanian ICT sector. We have been working with Daniel already for years on various occasions and are very happy to have in him another ICT sector expert contributing to our international relations. Read the announcement here: https://outsourcing-verband.org/daniel-zurfluh-new-member-of-the-associations-advisory-board/

July 2024 – This publication provides information for professionals and organizations interested and/or involved in buying, providing, or advising in ICT, business processes, and shared services. We help to understand better the conditions and opportunities in the ICT sector in Africa. The ICT Africa Journal Special Edition has been commissioned by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ and is published by Deutscher Outsourcing Verband e.V. (German Outsourcing Association). You can download the edition here.

June 2024 – The Ethiopian Information and Communications technology (ICT) sector has been growing rapidly in recent years, propelled into its lift-off phase by the government’s continuous focus on developing the digital economy. Currently, the industry is primarily focused on expanding its ICT infrastructure. However, software development and IT services follow right behind, particularly web and mobile app development, software testing, and IT consulting. > Download the guide for free to read more

June 2024 – Hans Hendrik Groth is joining the advisory board of the association, representing the association on the Egyptian ICT sector and supporting us in collaborations with Egyptian ICT organisations.

April 2024 – The Outsourcing Destination Guide Uzbekistan provides information for professionals and organisations interested and/or involved in buying, providing, or advising in ICT, business processes, and global business services. The Outsourcing Destination Guide Uzbekistan has been developed in cooperation with IT Park Uzbekistan in Germany and has been produced independently without representing any commercial interests of the participating companies. > Download the guide for free to read more

March 2024 – Um noch besser auf die individuellen Fragen und Bedürfnisse von Verantwortlichen, die Kooperationen mit externen Dienstleistern in IT
und Backoffice planen und steuern, eingehen zu können, haben wir das deutsche Vendormanagement Journal gegründet – unabhängig, nicht-kommerziell und kostenlos. Das Vendormanagement Journal gibt Einblicke in Best-Practices von deutschen Unternehmen, um es auch anderen Unternehmen und Verantwortlichen zu ermöglichen, Kooperationen mit externen Dienstleistern besser und effektiver zu planen und zu steuern. Beiträge und Download der Ausgabe sind unter www.vendormanagement-journal.org verfügbar

March 2024 – Since 2023 we have been supporting Ukrainian and African IT companies in their efforts to expand their business and services delivery in the framework of a special initiative by the German GIZ. As part of it we invited Ukrainian and African IT companies to meet in Berlin for discovery meetings and to network with representatives of German companies and German startups.

March 2024 – In cooperation with SIB Startup Incubator Berlin and HTW (University of Applied Science Berlin) we organised a workshop specifically for German startup founders to explain the opportunities and conditions when working with ICT servcies providers in foreign markets. We talked about availabilities and collaboration models as well as IT sourcing strategies.

February 2024 – Over the last couple of months we have been closely observing the developments in the Ukrainian ICT sector and interviewed representatives of Ukrainian IT associations and nearly 100 Ukrainian IT companies on their strategies to expand their services delivery and mitigate the risks for their clients and partners. The Ukrainian IT companies showed incredible resilience and already had strategies in place to counter the disruptions due to the Russian invasion. We continue to support Ukrainian IT companies in their efforts to provide uninterrupted services to our markets.