North America

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North America

• North American market 400 million people with a
  combined GDP of USD11.4 trillion
• ICT spending in USA about USD430 billion/year
• Canada typically 1/10 of that
• IDC projects 5 growth per year higher than the
  general economy
• Newer technologies are where the huge ICT sales
  are occurring
• Canada and USA are the 1 and 5 top countries in
  the world in which to conduct business over
  2003-2007 (Economist Intelligence Unit)

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Canada

• Many corporate clients value Canadas mix of cost
  savings, work force quality, and stable
  government
• World Trade Magazine ranked Canada number 1 for
  investment and trade opportunities
• Besides cost, four key areas rise to the top of
  the list time zones, language, culture, and
  travel. Canada is closely aligned to the United
  States in each of these areas
• Educated work force that, according to the IMD
  2004 World Competitiveness Yearbook, has the
  highest public expenditure percentage among OECD
  member countries
• Canada is one of the few places on the planet
  where so many key trading languages are spoken
  English, French, Chinese, Italian, German,
  Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Ukrainian
• KPMGs 2004 Competitive Alternatives study showed
  that Canada is the most cost-competitive place to
  do business among the 11 leading nations that
  were studied.
• While some states in the United States have
  reformed their tort systems somewhat, Canada is
  viewed as substantially less litigious
• High educational standards, low costs of doing
  business, generous incentives, and now favourable
  exchange rate create a pro-business environment
  for companies looking at North American markets
• Canada has 32 000 ICT firms, and a highly skilled
  ICT work force of 545 000 people

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Trådløs kommunikation / Wireless

• Includes wireless devices, servers, networks,
  security, applications WLAN third generation
  (3G) wireless networks, Wi-Max
• With a 10 annual growth, mobility is the
  fastest growing segment of the Canadian
  telecommunications industry ...(Jean-Guy Rens,
  ScienceTech Communications Inc)
• IDC has similar projection

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Computerspil / Gaming

• Including gaming systems (like x-boxes, mobile
  phones, set-top boxes, etc), computer game
  software, computer game development platforms
  including imaging
• The global market for interactive games software
  and hardware is about 30 billion.
• Accelerated growth of over 35 annually is
  expected in this industry
• North American gaming industry as a whole is
  about a USD15 billion industry(PlayStation
  represents 60-65 of that)
• Canada accounts for approximately USD1 billion
  of sales
• Canada is home to some world-renowned game
  development companies several multinational game
  makers operate Canadian studios
• Montreal and Vancouver are internationally
  recognized as hubs of game industry
• Toronto is hub for movie/TV production and
  gambling software

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Computerspil / Gaming

• Amongst the Top 200 ICT companies in Canada are
  these gaming companies
• Electronic Arts Canada, 800 employees, Vancouver
• UbiSoft Canada, 1100 employees, Montréal Québec
  City
• BioWare Corp., 630 employees, Edmonton
• CryptoLogic Inc., 291 employees, Toronto
• Radical Games Ltd., 230 employees, Vancouver
• Chartwell Technology Inc., 90 employees, Calgary
• Artificial Mind Movement (A2M), 100 employees,
  Montréal
• Microids Canada, 90 employees, Montréal

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Toronto

• Toronto area is the 5th largest urban region in
  Canada and the U.S - after Los Angeles, New York,
  Chicago, and Washington
• Toronto regions ICT cluster is 3rd largest ICT
  sector in North Americaemploying more than
  148,000 people in over 3,362 ICT facilities
• Annual sales are estimated to be in the 30 to
  35 billion range
• 24 of ICT companies target other ICT companies
  as customers24 target consumer markets52
  target financial services, business services and
  industrial markets
• Toronto is within a 500-mile radius (one days
  drive or 1 hour flight) of 135 million people and
  3 trillion in personal income - about 37 of the
  personal income of Canada USA combined
• Toronto Region is 1 North American location in
  terms of low labor costs for ICT operations

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Toronto

• Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the direct and
  indirect Interactive Digital Media (iDM) sector
  consists of more than 800 companies employing
  approximately 18,000 people
• Nearly 200 iDM-focused companies employ about
  3000 employees. This includes gaming, animation,
  special effects, and post-production.
• The iDM sector represents approximately 10 of
  the total ICT workforce
• Toronto is 1st in North America for its
  multiculturalism
• Toronto is 2nd in Canada for its Bohemian
  population and 4th in North America(Bohemian
  Index employment in artistic and creative
  occupations)

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Cities

• Montréal / Québec City
• 1/4 of the North American population lives within
  a 625-mile radius
• Quebec is home to some 275 businesses
  specializing in all segments of the industry,
  from software design to interactive game
  publishingEarnings of CDN1.2 billion in 2003
  - 3,500 people employed
• Over 19,000 students in Computer Science and
  multimedia-related disciplines enrolled in Quebec
  colleges and universities over 4,000 degrees
  per year
• Vancouver
• BC region's new media industry is prospering -
  annual revenues over CAD1 billion generated by
  more than 350 companies
• Vancouver is home to Next Level Games Inc.
  (developed Super Mario Strikers for Nintendo) and
  Radical Entertainment
• Ottawa
• Ottawa is an ideal site for doing business in the
  knowledge economy 1,700 advanced technology
  companies agree