Outstanding IT centre
The Stuttgart region is home to over
8,800 highly specialised IT companies
who develop a wide variety of IT infrastructures
and solutions, primarily for
industry-focused services. In this area,
now more than ever, the twin remit
is to cut costs and increase efficiency.
The IT industry is an important provider
of distinctive, competitive software
solutions.
The IT business directory “Competenz-
Atlas IT-Region Stuttgart” provides all
the necessary information for specific
sourcing of IT companies in the region.
The region’s economic development
department also supports targeted IT
sector meetings and network activities –
online and offline – for IT providers and
users.
An important IT market segment is open
source software. In this, too, the Stuttgartregion
plays a leading role in Europe.
A cluster initiative set up by the economic
development department successfully
links up the players.
There are many excellent educational
institutions for covering the IT sector's
recruitment needs for qualified staff.
Every year over 1,000 undergraduates
complete their degrees at the University
of Stuttgart, the University of Hohenheim
and another nine specialised universities
of applied science.
As the foremost high tech region, the
Stuttgart high-performance computer
centre is equipped with Europe’s fastest
vector computer. It is available to scientists,
experts from all over the world, and
to industry for interdisciplinary work.
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