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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 !