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ICT SECTOR November 2013

ICT SECTOR November 2013. www.investincatalonia.com. ÍNDEX Catalonia Sector figures Competitiveness Drivers Success stories Invest Services Incentives. www.investincatalonia.com. 1. Catalonia. Facts and Figures.

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ICT SECTOR November 2013

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  1. ICT SECTOR November 2013

  2. www.investincatalonia.com • ÍNDEX • Catalonia • Sector figures • Competitiveness Drivers • Success stories • Invest Services • Incentives

  3. www.investincatalonia.com 1. Catalonia

  4. Facts and Figures Catalonia’s population is similar to those of countries like Bulgaria and Austria. Its GDP is greater than Denmark’s and Finland’s and similar to that of Austria. It exports more than Portugal and the Slovak Republic and about as much as Finland and Hungary. At €27,053 / year, Catalan GDP per capita is 14% above the European average (EU-27) and above those of United Kingdom and Italy. Source: IDESCAT, INE and the Ministry of the Economy.

  5. Strategic Location Barcelona’s airport connects the city to 150 international destinations and was named best European cargo airport in 2009 and Best European airport in 2010 by the Airport Council International. Three more international airports operate in Catalonia. Catalonia is well connected to the European motorway and High-speed train network.

  6. Barcelona in Rankings Barcelona has consolidated its position as the best city in Europe in terms of the quality of life of its workers*. According to the study conducted annually by Cushman & Wakefield Best city in terms of workers' quality of life 1st place Best city improving themselves 2nd place Best city for locating business projects 5th place Best city ease for ease of travelling 6th place Best city in terms of availability of office space 6th place Best city in terms of business climate 10th place Source: European Cities Monitor 2010

  7. International and Globalized Foreign Direct Investment received Catalan exports (millions of euros) Source: Invest in Catalonia based on data provided by ICEX-ESTACOM. Source: DataInvex. Investment Statistics. Ministry for Industry, Tourism and Commerce. • 34% of all Spanish exporting businesses are located in Catalonia (36.841 in 2009, 7% growth rate) • 75% of exports go to EU markets. • 60% of imports come from EU countries. • 10% of total Spanish FDI inflows come to Catalonia. • 51% of Catalan FDI inflows are industrial.

  8. www.investincatalonia.com 2. Sector figures

  9. www.investincatalonia.com ICT in Catalonia EMPLOYMENT 70.632 direct employment 10.000 more than last year 9,7% annual employment growth for 2009-2010 SECTOR 3,2% annual growth for 2011 Interannual growth of 8,2%for 2008-2010 CLUSTER STRUCTURE & DATA • ICT Cluster in Catalonia • 3479 companies • 55,9% services • 29,1% software • 8,8% Telecomunications • 6,1% Hardware • Most of catalan ICT companies are SME’s (94,3%) • Revenue 14.176M€ for 2010 • 24,1% of spanish market and 2,1% of european

  10. ICT in Spain The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) play an increasing role in Spanish economy, since they have a direct impact in the improvement of the productivity and competitiveness of the country. In the period 2005-2010, ICT industry has grown considerably. Basic data Market distribution • Fifth largest ICT market in Europe. • Worth over €92 billion in 2009 (6% of the national GDP) • More than 418,600 directjobs in Spain and out of the 41.721 ICT companies • More than 1.5 million indirect jobs (7.5% of the total employment) • Dominated by SMEs • Catalonia, Madrid, Andalusia and Valencia are home to 70% of the ICT companies • More than 40% of the private investment in R&D comes from ICT companies Source: Invest in Spain, Aetic.2005-2010

  11. Critical Mass of companies in Catalonia ICT data • The ICT sector in Catalonia is dominated by telecommunications services companies, software development, manufacturing of consumer electronics goods and telecommunications devices. • Catalonia’s turnover for telecommunications is 1/5 of Spain’stotal productivity in this sector • The Telecomunication shares in Spain 58% of total ICT market more than the average of EU that shares 49%. Main ICT indicators in Catalonia’s households, 2010 Concerning ICT penetration, Catalonia is one of the leaders in Southern Europe, with 96.3% of companies with internet access and 30% involved in e-commerce. Source: Idescat and FOBSIC on data provided by INE.

  12. Trends Trends of the sector according with HP, IBM,Indra, Fujitsu, Microsoft, SAP Directors • Public and Private Cloud computing. • Managing and Consolidation of data center • Virtualization, big data structure and not structure analysis. • Automation and digitalization of information in order to reduce costs. • Smart computing, Business Analytics. Smart eye where. • E-commerce o self-care • Intelligent infrastructures. Sensor infrastructures. • Mobile devices and software to help integrate professional and personal life. Source: Computerworld

  13. 3. Competitiveness drivers

  14. MOBILE VENTURE CAPITAL 37 Investment ICT Funds operating in Catalonia Up to 4MM € • Active Venture • Adara • Axon Capital • Highgrowth • Bullnet • Corsabe • Debaeque • La Caixa CR • Nauta Capital • Spinnaker • Kreos Capital Up to 1MM € • Active Venture • Adara • Axon Capital • Highgrowth • CDTI- Neotec II • Debaeque • Enisa • Eurecan • La Caixa CR • Nauta Capital • Programa XIP • Uninvest Up to 500.000 € • Axon Capital • Bcn Empren • CDTI- Neotec I • Compas P.E • Enisa • Eurecan • Icaria • 8. Innova31 • 9. Inveready • 10. La Caixa CR • 11. Programa XIP • 12. Reus CN • 13. Uninvest • 14. Founders Institute www.nvestincatalonia.com

  15. ICT in Catalonia BusinessOpportunities • Auxiliary services to mobile phones • Services for electronic ID e-Government • Open source software • Nearshore centres • e-Health Mare nostrum supercomputer • E-Security • Digital content and videogames • Intelligent Transport Systems • M2M Communications and Traceability Technologies • E-Commerce Mare nostrum supercomputer

  16. Labourcosts Human resources availability Spanish labour costs are below average of the European, and are competitive compared with the cost of emerging countries, mostly in management and direction positions. ICT Salarycomparison (euros) Senior 5-9 years of experience Junior 1-4 yearsexperience United Kingdom CzechRepublic Poland Belgium Italy Greece Iceland Denmark Sueden Germany Holland Finland France Austria Spain Norway Hungary Rumania Source: Invest in spainbased on OECD, INES LSO Network Group special data collection

  17. Innovative environment Barcelona Super Computing Centre:one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe.  For investigate, develop and manage information technology. With special dedication taken to areas such as Computer Sciences, Life Sciences, Earth Sciences and Computational Applications in Science and Engineering.  Barcelona Digital: Is a Tecnological Center (BDigital) is specialized in aplication of ICT in medical devices, security, mobility, energy and environment. y el Medio Ambiente. Synchrotron light source: ALBA is a third generation Synchrotron Light Facility. Located in Cerdanyola del Vallès near Barcelona, Spain..

  18. Supported by an extensive net of Tecnological centers Extensive network of Technological Centers: • TECNIO has more than 100 specialized agents in the system of technology transfer in Catalonia. Currently integrates technology centers, technology dissemination centers and university groups, and plans to incorporate new agents, such as research foundations hospitals and research centers.

  19. New Business Areas 22@ District Tenants Llacuna Building

  20. ICT District 22@Barcelona: Clusters & activities Companies Entrepreneurs Institutions Specific spaces Universities Dissemination spaces Technological centers Residences Incubators Other services

  21. Office Space according to Geographical Location €/m²/month Prime zone 14.75 – 18.75 City Center 10.00 – 16.25 New Business Areas 9.50 – 16.50 7.00 – 10.25 Periphery Source: Map from Savills, prices from Jones Lang LaSalle 3Q 2010

  22. ICT Segmentation Software Hardware R+D centers ICT SECTOR Telecomunicacions e-commerce Consultants and programmers

  23. ICT Segmentation Hardware R+D Centers Telecomunicacions e-commerce Software Programació, Consultoria i altres

  24. World Mobile Congress & Mobile World Capital www.investincatalonia.com • Mobile World Capital until 2018, expected increase business revenue in 6.000 millions euros in Catalonia. • Catalonia is the right place to develop the core of mobile technologies and telecomunications and to expand existing activities.

  25. Mobile World Capital

  26. Mobile World Capital is the opportunity for Companies to become a world reference in an emerging market with one of the highest growth potentials Productivity and competitiveness improvement Qualified job generation Barcelona as the reference platform where the World learns Global talent recruitment / detaining Raising of foreign private investment Quality of live improvement for individuals and citizens

  27. GSMA Agenda

  28. GSMA Legacy

  29. www.investincatalonia.com Smart city strategy Smart city strategy is a chance for public and private partners in order to design cleaner, smarter, and better cities to live in. Barcelona is involved in a project to develop the city of the future and companies are welcome to participate.

  30. Universities and International Business Schools Universitat de les Nacions Unides UNU Quality Education • 12 public and private universities • More than 227,000 students • More than 400 different degrees Qualified Workforce 5,725 students finished engineering studies in 2010 R&D Activities: 33 university research institutes Network of Technological Centres International Business Schools & Telecomunication schools

  31. 4. Success stories

  32. Wuaki.tvThe japanese group Rakuten buys wuaki.tv • Wuaki.tv • Founded three years ago by two Catalan entrepreneurs. They rent online films and videos, integrating a device in TVs, by agreement with the manufacturer. Access to finance through ESADE Business Angels, with venture capital rounds in 2010 & 2011. • Rakuten • The Japanese group Rakuten, dedicated to e-commerce, is the third companyworldwide in the field of e-commerce and competes globally with Amazon. They sought a partner to compete in the area of digital content versus Amazon. They have purchased the Videoclub Wuaki.tv catalan online. The purchase does not mean it give up to operate in Spain with its brand, but will continue increasing catalog of films. They will shortly announce a flat rate for life of 4.99 € • Message • New investments Partnership Japan – Catalonia. Reasons to invest. TALENT globally competitive. POTENTIAL. START-UP CATALAN. COSMOPOLITAN.

  33. NXP Semiconductors New innovation center • Relation with MWC NXP is a US based company with 95% share of the mobile chips market. Its objective is to grow by generating new uses for mobiles. The company already has two innovation centers and wants now to create another one. Signed a Letter of Intent with MWC mentioned on this center. • What Invest did? • We have provided information regarding available spaces (technology parks, offices), incentives and opportunities as well as recruitment channels (engineers) • Data of the project • 1 MEURO & 20 new jobs • Message • Come to Catalonia to take advantage of the CAPITAL of MOBILE AND LOW COSTS.

  34. LIVING SOCIAL – LET’S BONUSAdquisition of Let’s Bonus by Living Social • Living Social • Founded in 1993 in San Francisco, Nasdaq trading, with offices in Canada, Singapore, France, Germany, Switzerland, the UK, Japan, China and India. Turnover 2011: 134.9 M $. With more than 5,000 customers worldwide, including the financial sector, technology and public sector. They also founded the project Birt of opened code. There are more than one and half million developers. • Lets Bonus • LetsBonus was founded in 2009 in Barcelona with a small investmentinitial 100,000 euros and currently have 600 people in its offices inBarcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Rome, Milan, Lisbon, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Santiago de Chile, Bogota and Montevideo and has 4.5 million customers. Provides servicesgroup purchasing discounts of up to 70% and now represent travel 30% of theirrevenues. • Message • The Catalan entrepreneurs are very powerful. Partnership with Catalan companies. Gateway to European and Latin American market. ENTREPRENEURS OF REFERENCE. ALLIANCES TO ENTER IN EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA

  35. TORONew office of product development in Catalonia • Relation with Mobile • Toro is a Taiwanese company. Wanted to open development office in Europe to search new customers and provide service to T-Mobile in Poland, which uses the platform of Toro. In Paris Toro didn’t find the developers needed at the price they wanted. • What Invest did? We have provided complete information on Toro Catalonia (taxes, labor regulations, incentives, venture capital, creating a society, etc), contacts with lawyers and successful contact with the University to hire people. We operated his visit with Catalan Industry Ministry. Data of the project • 0,1 MEURO & 20 workers (2012-2013) • Message • REASONS TO INVEST IN CATALONIA: • MWCAPITAL PROPOSAL: INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMME M-WALLET • BE IN CONTACT WITH OTHER LEADING COMPANIES OF THE SECTOR

  36. Large dealsBain Capital acquires Atento • Atento • Subsidiary of customer care and service outsourcing Telefonica. Ranks nº2 worldwide in the segment of business processes outsourcing (BPO) and its strong presence in America and organic growth recorded in 2011. With presence in over 12 countries worldwide which employ more than 152,000 people. Revenue 2011 € 1.802M and OIBDA (Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization) of € 161M. • Bain Capital • Venture capital fund, with strong presence in Europe with offices in London and Munich. • Manages 3.500 M € Europe Fund III and has access others $ 10.700 M international • funds. • Message • New U.S. investments in Barcelona, the main reasons to invest: among the top BPO companies in the world and their high degree of internationalization. LARGE OPERATIONS WITH THE BEST COMPANIES OF THE WORLD AS SECTOR OR SEGMENT.

  37. 5. Invest services

  38. How we can help you set up your business in catalonia BUSINESS HELP FIND THE RIGHT PARTNER FIND THE PROPERTY & LOCATION EXPAND YOUR NETWORK • Business Intelligence • Sector Intelligence • Legal Requirements • Tax Structure • Visas & work permits • Business Match-making • Companies pool • JV &M&A desk • Labour pool • Professional Service • Real Estate Support • Offices available • Real Estate market • Infrastructures • Personalized advice • Business Environment • Government Contacts • Policy-makers • Culture & Social Life

  39. Services Our services Informationfor foreign companies Is your company thinking about the possibility of investing in Catalonia? Do you have a investment project to do business in Catalonia? One-stop shop for investment projects Are you looking for a location for your business project? Finding a business location service Do you need information on available incentive programmes? Incentive advice service Aftercare for companies with activity in Catalonia Is your company already set up in Catalonia? Public-Private Partnership Do you regularly work with foreign companies as clients?

  40. 6. Incentives

  41. Incentives for ICT companies The Incentives Advisory Unit offers information on incentives and financing available in Catalonia, at all administrative levels, from European to National, regional and local funds. The assessment provided on the applicable incentives is prepared according to the characteristics of the investment project and the company. • R&D incentives • Investment Incentives • Hiring incentives • Training incentives • Energy and environmental releated incentives • Financing

  42. INVEST IN CATALONIA INCENTIVES *A disadvantaged worker refers to the individual who meets any of the following criteria: (a) A person who has not been in regular paid employment for the previous 6 months (employment under temporary labor contracts), (b) A person who has not obtained a high school education or vocational qualification, (c) A person who is over the age of 50, (d) A person who lives as a single adult with one or more dependents.

  43. INVESTMENT INCENTIVES

  44. INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES IN BARCELONA • Beneficiaries: Companies and entrepreneurs dealing with mobile technology investment projects. These new projects must set up in a special zone in 22@ district in Barcelona (still to be defined). • Type of incentive: Companies may benefit from (yet to be specified): • Tax incentives in Corporate Tax • Reductions in Employer’s Social Security Tax • Reductions in local taxes • Special location conditions: very competitive price of office rental • Other benefits: • Innovative environment, with access to Research and Technology centers • Synergies with other companies dealing with mobile technologies. • The Barcelona City Council is leading the project, in collaboration with the Spanish Ministry of Treasury. Incentives are being defined at present. Therefore, main characteristics and conditions are still to be announced.

  45. You can contact Invest in Catalonia at our headquarters: BARCELONA Passeig de Gràcia 129 08008 Barcelona Tel. 93 476 72 87 At any of ACCIÓ’s international offices: Or at www.investincatalonia.com

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