Domestic IT Production
Domestic IT production is limited in the context of hardware. Most of its hardware is imported. In 2002, the total size of the computer market in Chile was US $538,000,000 of which only $105,000,000 was produced locally of which it exported $60,000. Additionally, local production usually entails assembly of imported components. About 60% of its hardware imports originate from the US [6].
Chile is stronger in the production of software. The local firm, Sonda, is the largest software exporter in Latin America . Recently, Intel bought a stake in the company.
The government is making an effort at selling Chile as an outsourcing destination. This year it ranked 9 th in the A.T. Kearney Offshore Location Attractiveness Index. Brazil ranked slightly higher, but the two nations were the only Latin American countries within the top ten of the index. Cited as some influencing factors were the government's insistent pursuit of offshore opportunities, its developed infrastructure and low operating costs.