ICT
Leading, innovative, cutting-edge talent at large in a vibrant and demanding market.
Why consider Copenhagen for ICT?
Development capabilities
Copenhagen offers world class R&D capabilities for global ICT companies due to:
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The world’s highest ICT penetration rates in all major categories:
Internet, mobile phones etc. - An excellent test-market for new technologies and solutions
- An innovative, skilled workforce in a highly demanding market
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Strong focus on the development as Denmark as a advanced
user-driven society -
ICT is seen as a key industry sector to drive cost down and productivity
up in other industry section and the public administration
Business opportunities
The Danish economic prosperity, outstanding commercial infrastructure and the world’s best business climate has made Copenhagen a highly attractive market giving unparalleled opportunities to foreign ICT companies. The largest IT cluster in Denmark is located in the Greater Copenhagen area including the southern part of Sweden.
Denmark is number 1 in the world on E-readiness Index (EIU 2007).
Copenhagen is the educational centre of Denmark and the Øresund region. It holds prestigious universities and higher education institutions that team up to make the Øresund region the largest human ICT resource area in Scandinavia.
Strongholds of the Danish ICT market
As the most business-friendly environment in the world in a five year perspective (EIU World Investment Prospects 2007) Denmark offers a unique, world class framework conditions for the ICT industry.
Denmark is up front when it comes to innovation across professional borders. New alliances are created all the time with business resulting in mutual inspiration and new innovation. Due to this special innovative business environment, a broad range of companies have chosen to establish their global development centers’ or Nordic Headquarters in Copenhagen.
The largest IT cluster in Denmark is located in the Greater Copenhagen area including the southern part of Sweden.
The World Economic Forum ranked Denmark the world’s IT nation in 2006/2007, which clearly underlines the fact that the region is highly attractive for the development and testing of new products and services within the IT sector.
