Brimming with talent, blue chip companies, world class R&D and one of the most cost-competitive IT environments in the UK, the question is not “Why Wales?” but “Why not Wales?”

• Direct bottom line benefits 
  - One of the UK’s most cost-competitive environments. 
  - Over £250 million in public sector outsourcing opportunities are expected by 2010. More than 1400 financial services companies are active in Wales, the biggest sector for IT procurement potential
• Excellent staff retention levels from an abundant labour market
  - from time-served people to graduates 
• Innovative and flexible property solutions 
  - which can grow with your business 
• World-class research institutions 
  - direct collaborations for your localised product and service development
• At the heart of Europe's largest and most dynamic IT marketplace
  - on the M4 corridor just 2 hours from London

IT in Wales is amongst the nations’ great success stories

A thriving cluster of over 400 businesses from globally renowned blue chip companies such as EDS, IBM, SAIC and Logica through to innovative indigenous companies like Gamma Projects, Target and Comtec.  Between them they develop, test, research and support industries across a wide range of sectors and provide employment to over 33,000 IT professionals.

Within the last year, new investors like Valtech, Sword IT and Object Matrix have all established significant development centres in the region while existing investors such as Fujitsu Services and EADS have expanded their operations.

Other developments include BT investing nearly £500 million in its exciting new 21st Century Network developments in Wales, the first investment of its kind anywhere in the world.

Also, Wales is becoming home to one of Europe’s most advanced data centre environments, following a £90 million investment from BT, with further private sector investment project of £200 million announced by Next Generation Data.

One thing is certain: Wales has established itself as a location of choice for the  IT industry.