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Welcome to the Global Information System Project (IS 540) Website for group Costa Rica. This is a DePaul University class within the CTI department that encompasses the topic of “Global Information Technology” for Graduate level students. Our goal for this website was to provide an analytical approach, using the provided framework, to provide Global IT a way to measure Costa Rica’s Readiness for the Networked World. In an essance, “What would you need to know when thinking about offshore outsourcing or moving a business to Costa Rica?” We have also provided the following link (click here) for a table with a high level summary of our findings.

The Central American favorite Costa Rica has attained significant results in its efforts to enhance the deployment, access, and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). This effort has been led by an activist central government who recognizes the country’s long-term growth potential can only be achieved by the widespread adoption of information rich technologies, the fostering of high-tech employment, and incenting certain high-tech foreign producers. Striving to realize these goals has already paid-off in the form of broader ICT preparedness, higher living standards, and a strong reputation as a “go-to” IT country of the region. The resident works of such major companies as Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, Motorola, and Cisco Systems indicate that an adequate mix of infrastructure, opportune labor, political stability, banking facilities, and economic incentives are apparent. By analyzing these factors according to the Framework developed in Harvard Business School’s Readiness for the Networked World we have concluded that Costa Rica is currently at a Stage Three level of ICT readiness. Such readiness is concluded upon after considering advancement in six distinct categories. These include Network Access, Networked Learning, Networked Society, Networked Economy, Network Policy, and Offshore Opportunities. For each of these supporting sections of analysis we have also included recommendations as to how the nation might further prepare itself, and thus recognize the highest level of global ICT readiness.

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