Post on 06-May-2015
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The Belgian ICT-sector
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Belgium, in the heart of Europe
> ICT-market: 20 billion euro> 3% of the European ICT-market
> Households: Belgium is a top-10 broadband region in the World> Two competing broadband technologies: ADSL and cable> Broadband: 60% of households connected> PC: two third of households have PC @ home
> Companies: More than 99% of SMEs are broadband-connected and use all sorts of ICT-applications> Interesting for “cloud computing”-applications
> Government: interesting e-gov building blocks:> eID, database of entreprises and citizens, platform using Social Security
authentic sources,…
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The Belgian ICT expertise
> IBBT (Interdisciplinary Institute for BroadBand Technology) > with focus on: e-health - New media – Mobility - Image processing - e-Government and enabling
technologies> Multi disciplinary and demand driven research > 600 highly skilled researchers
> IMEC (Interdisciplinary Micro-Electronics Center)> Europe’s largest independent research center in nano-electronics and nano-technology> over 1,600 employees coming from all over the world> research is applied in better healthcare, smart electronics, sustainable energy, and safer transport
> Centers of excellence in companies: Alcatel-Lucent Bell, Barco, Scientific Atlanta/Cisco, Agfa, LMS, Metris, Vasco Data Security, Philips, Option, Televic, Callatay & Wouters, …
> Belgian ICT-sector = 4% of Belgian GDP, but 20% of all R&D-efforts…
> Government support systems for company R&D> Project support> Fiscal measures> 75 % of withholding tax not due for company employees active in R&D
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The Belgian ICT-sector: employment
> Employment: 105 000 people> 2,3% of Belgian employment
> Information technology > IT-hardware, services & software:> 62 000
> Development & production of ICT:> 13 000
> Telecom-operators:> 30 000
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Belgian ICT-sector: value added
> Value added: 12,6 billion euro> 4,4% of Belgian GDP
> Informatics (IT-hardware, services & software): > 5,7 bio euro
> Development & production of ICT:> 1,2 bio euro
> Telecom-operators: > 5,7 bio euro
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Belgium: The 6 domains of expertise in ICT
> Nano-electronics, nano technologies & micro-electronics> Financial security solutions & smart card technology> Telematics, GPS, cartography & Location Based Services, Geo-ICT> Telecommunication & Network equipment> Digital audio-video products & digital printing> Software products
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Belgium: The 6 domains of expertise in ICT (1/6)
> Nano-electronics & Micro-Electronics
> IMEC, ON semiconductors, ST-Ericsson, Tyco Electronics, …
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IMEC, a world-class micro-electronics research center with lots of spin-offs
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Belgium: The 6 domains of expertise in ICT (2/6)
> (Financial Security Solutions) & Smart card technology
> Authentification solutions, card technologies, IT-governance, compliance, integrated financial solutions,…
> Capco, Zetes, Callataÿ & Wouters, Certipost, Verizon, Utimaco Safeware, Vasco Data Security, Norkom, Intellect, Clear2Pay, Isabel, Keyware Technologies, Diebold, Cable Print, Proton World International, Financial Architects, ATOS Worldline,…
> LSEC – ICT security cluster> Agoria Banking Club : exporters of financial IT solutions
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Examples of authentification and smart card technology-applications
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Belgium: The 6 domains of expertise in ICT (3/6)
> Telematics, GPS, cartography, Location Based Services, Geo-ICT, road pricing,
> Mercator, inventor of the cartography in 16th century, was born in Flanders
> Punch Telematix, Transics, Tele Atlas (Tom Tom), Luciad, Traficon, GIM (Geographic Information Management),…
> ITS (Intelligent Traffic Systems) & Telematics Cluster
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Cartography: a Belgian tradition
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Belgium: The 6 domains of expertise in ICT (4/6)
> Telecom & Network Equipment (Fixed and Wireless)
> Alcatel-Lucent Bell, Ericsson, Nokia-Siemens Networks, Telindus, Televic, Newtec, Option, Scientific Atlanta/Cisco, Zenitel, Septentrio, Thales Alenia Space ETCA, Thales Communications, Thomson,…
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Successful telecom products
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Belgium: The 6 domains of expertise in ICT (5/6)
> Digital Audio-Video Products & Digital printing
> Philips, Barco, Agfa Health Care, Esko Artwork, Alfacam, Scientific Atlanta/Cisco, EVS, I.R.I.S., Océ Software Laboratories,…
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Examples of digital audio-video and digital printing applications
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Belgium: The 6 domains of expertise in ICT (6/6)
> Software products
> LMS, Materialise, Inventive Designers, Real Dolmen, ACA-IT-solutions, Invenso, Produmex, Metris, Helios-IT, Selligent, BSB, …
> Speech & Language Technology: Nuance,…
> Gaming: Larian Studios, Netlog
> Agoria ISV (Independent Software Vendors-platform)
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A few illustrations of succesful software developers
> LMS “Virtual.Lab Desktop”
> Materialize “Magics”
> Metris “Camio Studio”
> Larian Studios “Superia”
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Conclusion
> Belgium: 3% of the European market> A strong concentration of ICT-companies and high value
added services companies in and around Brussels, capital of Flanders, Belgium & European Union
> Belgium, world-class centers of excellence
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> Welcome to Belgium !