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Skills Formation StrategySkills Formation Strategy

Oracle RomaniaOracle Romania

Dan Garlasu, Dan Garlasu,

dan.garlasu@oracle.comdan.garlasu@oracle.com

December 12-th, 2005December 12-th, 2005

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The Profile of the IT Community in Romania The Profile of the IT Community in Romania

The IT has a tradition of approx. 50 years (first computer produced in 1957)

Every year 5000 IT specialists graduate from the state Educational system

Romania is ranked no. 2 for the no. of IT specialists in Europe after UK

The rate of emigration is 6-7% (below the European average of 8%) Rich language skills: English (majority), French (15% of total

population), German (10% of total population), Magyar (10%), Slavic languages (Serbian/Croat/Bulgarian/Ukrainian/ Czech/ Slovak), Italian, Turkish,Tatar, Greek

6 major university centers spread across the country Computer Science research directions:

mathematical basis of Computer Science Database Technologies Cryptography Algorithms and Security Digital graphics software

Computer Manufacturing Industry since 1970

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Romanian Government Policy for ITRomanian Government Policy for IT

Romanian Government has a transparent and equidistant policy towards the development of the IT&C field.

The Parliament has dedicated IT commission that promotes laws for the development of the IT&C

Fiscal facilities in place: 0% tax on salaries for software engineers (in force since 2001) built in the

Fiscal Code Tentative amendment to the Fiscal Code to allow companies to spend 1%

off their tax on profit for Educational purposes Partnerships with relevant industry players:

Oracle IBM Cisco Microsoft

Safra Catz Hosts Romania PresidentTraian Basescu at Oracle HQ

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Best Practices of IT Software SectorBest Practices of IT Software Sector Alcatel

Employs 1500 specialists to date in Timisoara and Bucharest centers 600 in software development to date 500K Euro invested in labs by the Politehnica University 2000 trainees per year

Siemens Automotive 1000 software developers in the center of Timisoara

Motorola 250 software engineers to develop DSP software in Brasov

Infineon 250 software developers for signal processing and encryption technologies until 2007

Cisco Systems Cisco Networking Academy program in 150 colleges and universities covering all Romania

Oracle: 600 IT Specialists

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Oracle Investments in RomaniaOracle Investments in Romania

From 2004 to 2005

• Capital increase: 5M USD

• Personnel increase: 500

• New facility – Oracle Tower

• 57% Overall increase in turnover

• Average age: 27!!

Competence Centers opened:

• Global Product Support

• OPN Interaction Center

• Software Development Center

• Support Renewals

• Oracle University Sales

• License Management Services

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Oracle Romania Strategy for Skills FormationOracle Romania Strategy for Skills Formation

ObjectiveProactive attitude towards preparing a pool of competent Oracle Tech and Apps resources in Romania

Post graduates: tentative project

Several initiatives in progress

Higher Education: Oracle Academic Initiative - Launched in Romania since 1998

College level: Oracle Academy program - Launched in Romania since 2002.

Skills formation pyramid

Basic knowledge

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Oracle Academy Roll-OutOracle Academy Roll-Out

• 2003: The program started with 2 schools in Bucharest

Results: First prize - International Data Modeling Contest

• 2004: another 7 schools - 270 graduates

Results: Ranked I-st, III-rd and IV-th - International Data Modeling Contest

• 2005: another 11 schools joined – 570 enrolledOracle Academy - No. of graduates evolution

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Oracle Academic Initiative Roll-OutOracle Academic Initiative Roll-Out

7 years longstanding tradition In 2005 involves 16 departments from 15

universities countrywide (3 in Bucharest) 6 new prospects (negotiation phase) Graduates as of 2005 (Bucharest only):

Politehnica University Bucharest – 114Academy for Economic Sciences – 131Mathematics Faculty - 300

Average enrollment (per year): 2000 students

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Professional Level ProjectsProfessional Level Projects

eBS curriculum for the master students at the Academy for Economic Sciences (60 graduates/year), http://www.progapl.ase.ro/ebs.htm

Oracle Financials and Costing for the SELS Faculty (25 graduates/year)

Ongoing negotiations with the Ministry of Education to include Oracle technology in the high school curriculum

A pool of 25 – 30 highly specialized fresh graduates with projects and mentoring from the 3-rd year of University and implication in projects developed by Oracle Romania

The Oracle Academic Forum – an workshop of all schools involved in Oracle training initiatives

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Vision 2010Vision 2010To be theTo be the most admiredmost admired

software company in EMEAsoftware company in EMEA