ICT
Utrecht is the ICT Capital of the Netherlands with around 3,000 companies employing 43,000 people. Software and services are the main focus of ICT activities including development, distribution and implementation of software applications. Nowhere in the Netherlands is the percentage of the population working in ICT higher than in Utrecht. Download factsheet
‘Utrecht is by far the most important place for ICT service providers to base themselves due to its central situation in the Netherlands’.
Source: Jones Lang Lasalle, 2008
Who's already here?
Some of the well-known international ICT companies with substantial operations in Utrecht are Cap Geminin, Asus, Atos Origin, CSC, Fujitsu Technology Solutions, Oracle, Redhat and Sybase.
Education
Utrecht not only houses a large group of internationally operating ICT companies, but also provides a strong network of educational institutes. At Utrecht University and the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht alone, more than 3,000 students currently study ICT, Communications Technology, or Computer Sciences. Companies in Utrecht have access to a large pool of skilled ICT workers.
‘Utrecht represents a fine center of gravity for Fujitsu in the Netherlands. Utrecht provides our Dutch and European customers and partners with easy access to our Dutch headquarters by air, road and rail us and enables us to effectively reach the highly skilled pool of resources within the Province of Utrecht. That is why we chose and continue to choose for Utrecht.’
Paul Hassels Mönning, Marketing Director, Fujitsu Technology Solutions.
Population: 1.2 million
