III. MARKETPLACE The size of the domestic market is the main factor that limits the competitiveness of Cape Verde and causes a low economic dynamism and innovation capacity [5] resulting in a high youth unemployment rate. [4] The value of the global ICT market grew from 1.24 in 2008 to 3.5 in 2015 and is estimated at 5.9 trillion USD in 2020, in five distinct segments. [6] The global ICT market is led by innovation that takes place in the United States, China and some European countries. The markets of other countries, particularly the national and regional market, are dragged and often "overwhelmed" by the technological dependence and the rentier interests of the main global players in this market. (Fernandes Antonio J - jan2019)