Top 30 Offshore Outsourcing Locations According to Gartner Research Institute

Gartner Research Institute thinned down the world’s top countries that offer the best locations for offshore services.

Tuesday- the mentioned research firm released its Top 30 Leading Locations for Offshore Services of 2008. According to the results, India might not be the only country when considering outsourcing work overseas. Countries such as Argentina, South Africa and New Zealand could take some of the spotlight off India as the offshore industry darling; although India remains to be in the list of the leading outsourcing locations.

The location selection is a key factor that companies need to consider when sending work overseas, Gartner says; and the city they choose will impact the success of the offshore engagement.

“Whether you have a country-led or vendor-led approach to offshore services, you must understand the offshore location landscape,” according to a presentation by Gartner research vice president Ian Marriott.

This is a great opportunity for the countries mentioned by Gartner, to improve their economies more.

Gartner evaluated 30 countries in three world regions that could address enterprise companies’ outsourcing needs. Considering 10 key criteria, Gartner scored the potential of numerous cities to provide the right mix of English language proficiency, local government support, infrastructure and technical considerations, such as data security and privacy. The research firm released the data at its Outsourcing & Vendor Management Summit in Washington, D.C., this week.