The IT Sector in Mozambique is Growing Fast Says José Murta From EXI

José Murta, Managing Director at EXI, gives his assessment of the IT sector in Mozambique and mentions opportunities relating to the development of the economy.

“I think the industry here is still very embryonic, although we have some multinationals with a strong presence in the country, including IBM, Oracle, Hitachi and Fujitsu. Solutions and services are available here, but of course, it depends on the customer making good use of this and creating business advantage as a result. That’s probably the driver that still needs to develop. But the IT sector is growing fast. Mozambique has opened to the world, so we have companies coming in, and I see it changing fast. We do follow world developments, so in a sense the solutions available are quite modern solutions. I wouldn’t say the latest ones, but based on quite recent technology. That’s my perception. The government plays a major role, but the business side of it also needs to be more mature, in order to generate higher demand for high-value IT services. I’m very enthusiastic about the perspectives for our company in this environment”, says José Murta.

“Our country’s economy is mainly based on services, which is also traditionally the case for our inland neighbours. But lately, we are seeing business opportunities arising from oil and gas initiatives, and it looks like this is going to grow. The government’s stimulus, along with the presence of oil and gas multinationals, has brought perspective to this new domain, and we have been closely attentive to the new opportunities, because they will surely need IT and associated services. Although at the moment we are going through some kind of a difficult moment, I believe this will be overcome, as the economy enters a new and better phase”, he adds.

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