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Best Prospects in the ICT Market

For further information about the Belarus market, please consult the Country Commercial Guide.

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Chambers of Commerce

http://www.arcci.org/  American-Russian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ARCCI)
http://www.unioncamere.net/cei/belarus.htm  Belarus
http://www.cci.by/  Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
http://www.cci.by/En/Chamber/GrodnoBr.html  Grodno Branch BelCCI
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Channels of Distribution

For further information of the definitions of the channels of distribution, please click here. The following are known ICT sales channels.   They may or may not be available in all markets.

Agents / Distributors Business to Business (B2B) Consultants
E-Commerce Educational Sales Government
Leasing OEM Retailers
Telecommunications Systems Operators Used / Reconditioned VARS, ISVs, Resellers, System Integrators
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Agents / Distributors

http://www.altolan.com 

AltoLan JSC, ul.Kijevatova, 7/2-1313, 220024, a/ia 50, 220024 Minsk, Belarus, Phone: ++ 375 17 2752858 ; + 375 17 2752882, Fax: ++ 375 17 2752044

http://www.belsoft.vitebsk.by 

BelSoft JSC, ul.Lenina, 8a, 210015 Vitebsk, Belarus, Phone: ++ 375 212 370974 ; + 375 212 365694 ; + 375 212 235540 ; + 375 212 235626, Fax: ++ 375 212 370974 ; + 375 212 365694 ; + 375 212 235540 ; + 375 212 235626

http://www.greenline.by 

Greenline Computer Ltd., pr.F.Skoriny, 61, 220027 Minsk, Belarus, Phone: ++ 375 17 2020558, Fax: ++ 375 17 2373011

http://www.jet.by 

Jet Service Ltd., ul.Tolbuhina, 9, 220012 Minsk, Belarus, Phone: ++ 375 17 2666913, Fax: ++ 375 17 2100722

http://sky.by.com 

SKY SYSTEMS Ltd., ul.Dunina-Martsinkevicha, 6/2, 220006 Minsk, Belarus, Phone: ++ 375 17 2050055, Fax: ++ 375 17 2050077

http://www.vp.minsk.by 

Videoprint Ltd., ul.Kedyshko, 33, 220090 Minsk, Belarus, Phone: ++ 375 17 2839818 ; + 375 17 2839983, Fax: ++ 375 17 2839818

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Business to Business (B2B)

Banks

http://www.reserve-bank.com/ Reserve Banks index of Belarus banks
http://www.aaadir.com/ AAAdir Directory - Directory of Banks, Credit Unions and Financial Information on the Internet
http://www.wiso.gwdg.de/ Banks of the world by country
http://www.qualisteam.com/ Directory of banks on the web.   Coverage : 3.107 banks - i.e. over 95% of all banking sites
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Newspapers

http://www.insideworld.com/  Free E-Mail based newsletter about NIS Countries.
http://www.newspapers.com/ This page provides an easy to use tool for referencing the world's newspapers by numerous filters
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US Subsidiaries

http://welcome.hp.com/country/by/ru/  H-P
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E-Commerce

ASP

http://www.altolan.com 

AltoLan JSC

http://www.belexpo.by 

BelExpo National Exhibition Centre Republican Unitary, Ent.

http://www.server.by 

Server Research Production Ltd., ul.Sovetskaia, 97/4, 246028 Gomel, Belarus, Phone: ++ 375 232 578711, Fax: ++ 375 232 578711

Internet Service Providers

http://www.altolan.com 

AltoLan JSC,

http://www.anitex.by 

Anitex Ltd.,

http://www.belexpo.by 

BelExpo National Exhibition Centre Republican Unitary,

http://www.bn.by 

Delovaya Set (Business Network) JV,

http://www.forenet.by 

ForeNet JSC,

http://www.gsbelarus.com 

Golden Software Ltd.,

http://www.open.by 

Otkryty Contact Ltd.,

http://www.server.by 

Server Research Production Ltd.,

http://www.solo.by 

Solo JSC,

http://www.unibel.by/eng/home.htm  Unibel network - Computer and Analytical Center of Ministry of Education
http://inter.net.by/providers/ Links to numerous ISP's
http://www.rferl.org/ Radio Free Europe - Belarus
http://www.nsrc.org/ The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), a non-profit organization, has been involved for the past decade with the deployment and integration of appropriate networking technology in Belarus.  Note that some of the posted information is old, perhaps even historic by now. But it has been archived here to help document the evolution of the global infrastructure - when the first points of connectivity were established, and subsequent developments leading up to the current state of the network within a particular country or region. 
http://herbison.com/l  Belarus Internet Access Provider Lists by Herbison Consulting
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Educational

http://www.ac.by/country/education.html  Belarus: Education, Universities and Schools
http://www.college-lists.com/ Colleges and Universities - Belarus Top Links
http://www.directory-search.org/ University & College in Belarus - Universities, colleges
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Governmental

http://www.mpt.gov.by/ Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, 10, F.Skaryna Ave., Minsk, 220050, Republic of Belarus, Tel. : (+375 17) 227 3861, fax : (+375 17) 227 2157, E-mail: mpt@belpak.by  
http://www.gksoft.com/ Governments on the WWW: Belarus
http://www.geology.bas.bg/ Bulgarian Academic Network - links to most Governmental facilities
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Telecommunications Systems Operators

http://www.beltelecom.by  Belarus Telecom
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Used / Reconditioned

http://sky.by.com 

SKY SYSTEMS Ltd.

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VARS, ISVs, Resellers, System Integrators

Resellers

http://www.softline.by/ SoftLine Company, 155 Bogdanovich Str., office 1215, Minsk 220040, Phone: (375-17) 232-52-81, Fax: (375-17) 239-36-93, Email: info@softline.by 
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Directories and Databases

http://www.b2b.by/ru/  Business-Belarus
http://www.kompass.com/  Kompass, fee based but extensive free information
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Duties, Tariffs & Taxes

For Tariffs and Taxes on Computer Hardware and Software, please see: http://web.ita.doc.gov/

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General Country Information

http://www.beltelecom.by  Beltelecom (Russian)
http://aciminsk.tripod.com/  WebGuide to Belarus
http://www.nsys.by  Network Systems (Russian)
http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/  US Dept. of State's Background Notes
http://travel.state.gov US Dept. of State's Consular Information Sheet
http://minsk.usembassy.gov/ US Embassy, Minsk 
http://www.odci.gov/cia/ CIA Factbook
http://belarus.net/ The native Byelorusiian WWW-server - Whole Belarus Internet Resources 
http://geography.about.com/  About's guide to Belarus
http://travel.lycos.com/  Lycos  Guide for Belarus
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Intellectual Property Rights

http://www.ac.by/country/law.html  Belarus: Legislation and Patents
http://www.cipr.org/activities/ Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in the Republic of Belarus
http://www.cipr.org/map.htm  The Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights - Site Map
http://minsk.usembassy.gov/ U.S. Embassy Belarus - Special 301 Intellectual Property Rights Report
http://www.unesco.org/ UNESCO Observatory Portal: Content Regulation/Intellectual 
http://www.belgospatent.org/  Patent Office
http://ncpi.gov.by/  National Center for Legal Information of the Republic of Belarus provides laws in Russian.
http://www.iipa.com/ Copyright reform in Belarus
http://www.belarus.net/ Trademark and service mark laws
 
State Committee on Intellectual Property
Mr. Stanislav Sudarikov, Chairman
Belarus, Minsk, Kalvariyskaya 1, room 705
Phone/fax 375 (17) 289-3033
Fax 375 (17) 289-31-42
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Legal Issues

None Noted

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Market Research

http://www.e-belarus.org/ ICT Market in Belarus: Trends and Analysis
http://www.worldbank.org.by/ World Bank: ICT Infrastructure and E-Readiness Assessments in Belarus
http://www.bisnis.doc.gov/ Belarus Internet Status
http://www.cdt.org/ Center for Democracy and Technology's "Bridging the Digital Divide: Internet Access in Central and Eastern Europe"
http://www.belarusguide.com/ Computer Industry 
http://www.sce.doc.gov/ Overview of Belarus's software market.
http://www.sce.doc.gov/ Overview of Belarus's Computer Hardware Market
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Search Engines

http://www2.kostenloses.com/

Belarus search engines from Google

http://www.ac.by/country/belwww.html 

Internets (en); Belarus Search Engines, from SE-Express.com (ch); Belarus Search Engine Collection, from Kostenloses.com (en); Belarusian

http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/

SEARCH ENGINE COLOSSUS: search engines of Belarus! 

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Trade Associations

None Noted

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Trade Publications

http://www.nestor.minsk.by/kg/  Computer News (Russian)
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Trade Shows, Exhibitions and Seminars

Additional information on how to prepare for and select an international trade show can be found at http://www.exportmichigan.biz/

http://www.belarusexpo.com  Telecommunication Industry, Bank and Office (TIBO) 2000, 4-7 April, 2000, Organizer: "T&C" (Technology and Communication) Exhibition Company, Belarus, 220004, Masherova 7, Phone: +375 (172) 269-014, 233-391, Fax: +375 (172) 233-386
http://www.minskexpo.com.by  Automation-2000, 28-31 May, 2000, Organizer: "Minskexpo", Belarus 220035, Minsk, Masherova 14, Phone: +375 (172) 269-193, Fax: +375 (172) 269-860
http://www.tscentral.com/ This site provides an extensive trade show directory with detailed information on 30,000 international and domestic trade shows, conferences and seminars. You can search by show name, show type, industry, city, country, and start & end dates of the show. Some events have the option to have more information sent to the user and have on-line event registration.
http://www.techweb.com/techcalendar/ Techweb’s calendar is focused on information technology and provides access to information on 2,000 plus technology related events which may be searched by key word or by industry. There is detailed information on each event. Additional information concerning computer related trade shows can be found here.
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Trade Statistics

Computers & Peripherals

HTS Number 2005 2006 2007 Percent Change
2006 - 2007
In Actual Dollars
847330
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS THEREOF, MAGNETIC OR OPTICAL READERS, TRANSCRIBING MACHINES, ETC., NESOI
303,342 850,158 444,471 -47.7%
847180
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNITS, N.E.S.O.I.
289,412 82,596 289,537 250.5%
847141
ADP MACHINES COMPRISING IN SAME HOUSING AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT AND AN INPUT AND OUTPUT UNIT, WHETHER OR NOT COMBINED, N.E.S.O.I.
6,000 0 193,656 N/A
847130
PORTABLE AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES, WEIGHT NOT MORE THAN 10 KG, CONSISTING OF AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT, KEYBOARD & A DISPLAY
0 250,291 65,158 -74.0%
847150
PROCESSING UNITS OTHER THAN THOSE OF 8471.41 AND 8471.49, N.E.S.O.I.
0 10,700 44,016 311.4%
847160
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INPUT OR OUTPUT UNITS, WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING STORAGE UNITS IN THE SAME HOUSING, N.E.S.O.I.
167,076 184,023 35,666 -80.6%
847170
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING STORAGE UNITS, N.E.S.O.I.
0 0 6,215 N/A
847149
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS THEREOF PRESENTED IN THE FORM OF SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I.
21,000 45,533 5,620 -87.7%
847190
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNTS THEREOF; MAGNETIC/OPTICAL READERS, MACH FOR TRANSCRIBING DATA TO DATA MEDIA IN CODED FORM & MACH FOR PROC DATA, NESOI
0 0 3,022 N/A
847110
ANALOG OR HYBRID AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES
65,461 0 0 N/A
  852,291 1,423,301 1,087,361 -23.6%
  852,291 1,423,301 1,087,361 -23.6%
Source: USITC Trade Data Web

Telecommunications Equipment

HTS Number 2005 2006 2007 Percent Change
2006 - 2007
In Actual Dollars
851762
MACHINES FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR REGENERATION OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, INCLUDING SWITCHING AND ROUTING APPARATUS
0 0 362,213 N/A
851770
PARTS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS
0 0 55,656 N/A
851721
FACSIMILE MACHINES
36,227 0 0 N/A
851730
TELEPHONIC OR TELEGRAPHIC SWITCHING APPARATUS
0 0 0 N/A
851719
VIDEOPHONES & OTHER TELEPHONE SETS, N.E.S.O.I.
0 0 0 N/A
851780
ELECTRICAL TELEPHONIC AND TELEGRAPHIC LINE APPARATUS, N.E.S.O.I.
0 0 0 N/A
851750
ELECTRICAL TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS OR FOR DIGITAL LINE SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I.
19,388 8,442 0 -100.0%
851790
PARTS OF ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR LINE TELEPHONY OR TELEGRAPHY, INCLUDING PARTS OF SUCH APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS
6,754 52,908 0 -100.0%
  62,369 61,350 417,869 581.1%
  62,369 61,350 417,869 581.1%
  • Source: USITC Trade Data Web
  • http://www.intracen.org/

    Source:  The International Trade Centre is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations.

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    User Groups

    http://www.linux.org/ Linux user groups
    http://www.redhat.com/ Redhat Linux user groups
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    E-Mail Links to the Respective Industry Specialist(s)

    None Noted


    Revised: November 08, 2008


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