IT & Telecom in Copenhagen

Key information about the attractive Copenhagen IT business environment: IT cluster, IT Infrastructure, entrepreneurship and core competences, funding and Bioinfomatics and IT-education.

The fact that Denmark has the highest rate of Internet penetration, mobile phone penetration and e-business implementation in Europe together with the highest IT spending level per capita in the world is a clear indication that Denmark is at the forefront with regard to IT.

Denmark's leading position within IT is acknowledged by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Based on nearly 100 criteria the EIU ranked Denmark as the nation possessing the most "E-readiness" in the world (2004). Among the factors considered in this extensive study was broadband and mobile phone penetration, business environment, and e-commerce trends.

Copenhagen offers foreign IT companies a broad range of attractive features:

• Highly skilled workforce - holistic thinking, self-motivated while team-spirited
•  A population with the highest IT literacy in the world
• One of the world’s highest IT penetrations – in both private homes and industry
• Northern Europe’s largest IT human resource area – Copenhagen and Southern Sweden
• One of the world’s most efficient IT and telecom infrastructures
• A high level of innovative entrepreneurial activities
• World-class software development – worldwide recognition in design, user-friendliness and quality
• Excellent test market – a manageable market-size and a willingness to use new products
• The world’s most sophisticated public sector in terms of IT usage
• Public/private R&D programs positioning Denmark in the forefront regarding new technologies

Greater Copenhagen, the largest IT cluster in Denmark, is located in the center of the cross-border region comprising Southern Sweden and the greater Copenhagen Area named the Øresund region. Copenhagen consists of numerous fast growing sectors and industries. The city’s importance is further emphasised by being the most densely populated area in Northern Europe with 3.5 million inhabitants within a 50 km radius.

This guide covers some of the aspects as to why Copenhagen is an attractive IT business environment:

1. Copenhagen – IT cluster
2. Entrepreneurship and core competences
3. Funding
4. Bioinfomatics – the interface between biotechnology and IT
5. Infrastructure
6. IT Education
7. Links

A complete and more detailed report regarding IT opportunities in Copenhagen can be downloaded here.

1. Greater Copenhagen – IT cluster

The largest IT cluster in Denmark is located in the Greater Copenhagen area. Including the southern part of Sweden, this cluster accounts for more than 100,000 IT employees.

All major international IT companies have located large R&D activities in order to gain a strong foothold in the region.

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2. Entrepreneurship and core competences

Danish entrepreneurs have become known worldwide for their innovative business initiatives. The Copenhagen region has a strong position in software development, photonics, and wireless and mobile communication. 

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3. Funding

This section gives a short overview of the market for seed funding and venture capital with a special focus on the opportunities regarding the ICT sector in Denmark. This section also describes the Danish technology incubator program offering various types of support for ICT companies in the start-up phase.

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4. Bioinfomatics – the interface between biotechnology and IT

The pharmaceutical and biotechnology cluster Medicon Valley in the Øresund region is host to a number of groundbreaking bioinformatics firms and public supported research projects within the interdisciplinary area of information technology and biotechnology.

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5. Infrastructure

Denmark has a highly developed telecom and data infrastructure with a variety of platforms and technologies to serve the needs of companies, institutions and households. The government has made efforts to give the country conditions to lead the way towards the network society.

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6. IT Education

A high level of expertise and competence within the IT education system has created a knowledge foundation that forms an ideal environment for the exploitation of new technologies and innovative business opportunities.

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7. Links

A collection of links to IT related companies.

8. Øresund IT

Copenhagen Capacity cooperates with Position Skåne and Øresund IT Academy on the promotion of the Øresund Region's IT competences under the heading "Øresund IT". Read more about IT in Øresund here.

Last updated on: 23-10-2006	<< Back   Top