Quite alive: The ICT competence network

Value Chain of the ICT competence network

Today information and communications technology (ICT) is of central significance in every sector, which additionally reinforces the brisance of the lack of specialised experts (until 2017 around 32,000). This makes the visualisation of St.Gallen's major competences in this area even more important.

Expanded network core

In addition to software and information technology application manufacturers, web service providers and ICT companies, the headquarters of large companies with correspondingly pronounced IT departments are to be found in St.Gallen. The economic milieu in the ICT sector is defined by its attractive, innovative and successful stakeholders as well as competences in education, science and research.

Employment of the ICT competence network

The services area with around 55 percent of work locations makes up the largest share of this competence network. Sales (wholesale and retail) are also very well represented in St.Gallen.

Active city – dynamic future

The City of St.Gallen is creating optimal conditions for the ICT sector with the expansion of the optical fibre network and is consciously moving actively in Web 2.0. With mysg.ch neues Fenster its own participation platform is being operated, a mobile website neues Fenster was activated, an iPhone/iPad app neues Fenster was developed and information dealing with the city of St. Gallen is being regularly dispersed via Twitter and Facebook.

Due to the growing demand for ICT services and e-commerce in all areas of the economy and the increasingly higher demands for data security, above-average growth potential is to be expected for the entire sector. St.Gallen is equipped to respond.