OUTLINE OF ESTONIAN ASSOCIATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (ITL): » » » »
81 members 75% of Estonian ICT sector turnover is generated by ITL members more information can be found at www.itl.ee or www.e-estonia.com contac us: cluster@itl.ee
CLUSTERING IN ICT INDUSTRY There are two industry clusters, which are acting in close co-operation with ITL. The cluster activities are funded by European Structural Funds and Tallinn Enterprise Board.
» organising the field’s marketing and communication activities, joint marketing of the field » organising cooperation seminars, workshops and think tanks with other economic branches FACTS ABOUT ESTONIAN ICT SECTOR (YEAR 2013): ICT companies
3193
Average number of employers 18 970 Turnover of ICT sector
3 680 Million Euro
Share of ICT sector in economy (turnover)
6.8%
Value Added per Employee
30 400 Euro
Source: Statistics Estonia ICT sector is: Software industry, Other IT, Electronic industry, Telecommunications
Estonian ICT Cluster is mainly concentrated to the co-operation with other economic branches. Through that they aim to foster the development of new solutions and the creation of new products, and to improve the companies’ competitive ability in the international market. Estonian ICT Export Cluster is a project to foster the export of ground-breaking e-solutions that have been developed and implemented in Estonia. THE KEY ACTIVITIES OF THE CLUSTERS ARE: » developing cooperation between partner companies and universities » forecasting the need for workforce and contributing to the development of curricula 35