Information Technologies in innovation-based economy

Nikolay Puntikov

Information Technologies in up-to-date economic environment have the impact upon the progress in all spheres of today’s production and service. However, Information Technologies is the only business industry that is developing driven by real market needs practically without support from the state.
IT-industry has a positive effect on the economic development in general, diminishing raw exportation dependence, thus, strengthening the positions of Russia at the global market. “Information Technologies are the key business industry that lays the foundation for the prosperity of our economy”, - states the President of Russia.

At present Russia-based IT-companies need serious efforts and a series of steps that would strengthen the positions of Russian IT-companies as well as the weight and authority of Russia within the global economic environment. Basing on the experience of our colleagues from BRIC countries, competent state policy – it is the most competent approach to support and develop IT-industry in general. It affects the taxation system in the first line, as well as the management of the business industry in question. Every business and, innovative, in particular, is developing well under favorable economic conditions.
Innovation economy deserves an innovative approach!

Nikolay Puntikov

Bio

Coinciding with Russia’s dramatic move toward privatization in 1991, Nick Puntikov founded StarSoft Development Labs, one of Russia’s seminal private software engineering firms. During the next 15 years as CEO of StarSoft he developed the company into a premier outsourcing software services provider catering to clients in Europe and North America.

In 2007, StarSoft merged with Exigen Services to become a leading force in the IT outsourcing space in Central and Eastern Europe and a next-generation application outsourcing provider. In Exigen Services, Puntikov is responsible for managing the global delivery organization, encompassing 2000 developers from ten delivery centers across six countries, including China.

Puntikov is an outspoken advocate of both the domestic and international portions of the Russian IT services industry. Since 2003, he has served on the Board of the Russian National Association of Software Developers (RUSSOFT).

An internationally recognized expert in his field, Puntikov has spoken at many conferences in North America, Europe and Japan, and is referenced frequently in the press on topics such as software outsourcing, software localization, and knowledge management.

Puntikov holds a Master of Science degree from the St. Petersburg State University in Russia, where he currently resides. In parallel with work, he defended in 2007 his Ph.D. thesis on the subject of formal modeling of software project life cycles.