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The importance of temporary inflow of natural persons for the Swiss IT MarketJoint WTO-World Bank symposium on the movement of natural persons (mode 4) under the GATSGeneva, April 11-12, 2002 Switzerland - an open country Economically strong Size: 41’284 km2 Population (2001) - Total: 7’204’000 - Active: 3’938’000 GNP 2000: CHF 451,4 bios Pierre E. Page President TKS-Teknosoft Ltd Logistics/Administration/Powerpoint/Divers/WTO-12APRIL2002.ppt * Open 19,7 % of foreign population at end 2001 Inflow of 150’000 asylum seekers (1997-2001) 50% of GNP produced by exports Switzerland is a service economy 3/4 of active population 2/3 of GNP * BUT… The net outflow of scientists/researchers from Switzerland amounts to approximately 400 professionals per year * Switzerland - a net exporter of services Service exports 1996-1999 CHF 46,5 billions Service imports 1996-1999 CHF 20,7 billions Swiss services trade surplus 1996-1999: CHF 25,8 billions From a service economy to an information society 2/3 of Swiss GNP produced by services IT manpower in Switzerland: 67’500 staff Total IT manpower cost: CHF 4,9 billions/year (a) Penetration of IT in Swiss Businesses 70% of Swiss businesses use IT 56% of all workplaces are equipped with IT resources BUT… * (a) Source: Swiss Federal Statistic Office-Indicator of the swiss information society 1999 From a service economy to an information society Lack of qualified IT staff Open positions : 10’500 Number of graduates per year in informatics EPFL ETHZ : 260 (Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology) HTL/ETS : 300 (Engineering schools) Less than 5% of IT staff have an informatics university degree Temporary inflow of IT Specialists is needed and welcome * The GATS rules as applicable and applied in Switzerland No hidden hurdles Conditions are clear and known Conditions match the agreement as signed by Switzerland How to obtain a work permit? 1. Annual work permits quotas decided by federal government 2. Signed employmen