Information and communication technology in Nuremberg and the region

An overview

The IT technologies and all the associated services including the media industry and network suppliers employ 90,000 people in around 8,000 companies in the region. Most of the jobs are in the IT sector (hardware, terminals and distribution) and print sector (printers and publishers) with some 20,000 employees each. These are followed by the advertising industry/journalism/market research (16,000), data and IT service providers (15,000), audiovision/multimedia (11,000) and the software industry (5,000).

A clear focus has emerged in the region in the form of a continuous value creation chain for pioneering communication technologies. Network, network access and digital transmission technologies form a key field of excellence with noted research institutions like the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, the Heinrich Hertz Institute and the institutes and departments of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and the University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg. The scientific know-how is enhanced by the development and production capacities of internationally operating companies like Lucent Technologies or Siemens. There are also many specialists for the development of new transmission methods. This value creation chain is completed by end users such as DATEV, Quelle or GfK, which use this technology to handle large amounts of data.

If efficient business promotion is to make a name for the IT location Nuremberg, it must concentrate on attractive clusters with good growth potential. Clusters with a European-wide market expansion capability particularly exist in the fields of optical communication technology, mobile communications, e-business and the call center industry.

Winning the nationwide MEDIA@Komm municipal competition means that Nuremberg has a pioneering role to play in the e-government segment.

Initiatives and networks

The Nuremberg Initiative for the Communications Industry (NIK e.V.) is the network for the IT industry in the Nuremberg region. It collaborates closely with the City of Nuremberg, other communities and public institutions. NIK has more than 80 members, ranging from companies with worldwide operations to innovative midsized firms, research institutes and institutions of higher education. It organizes information events and provides support for technology projects. Its members pool their resources, enlisting their expertise to strengthen the business climate in the region.

Nuremberg Initiative for the Communications Industry (NIK e.V.)

The Linux Business Campus Nuremberg – software companies specializing in Linux/open source in the Metropolitan Region of Nuremberg can draw on an extensive range of advisory and other services.

Linux Business Campus Nuremberg

State development programs

Bavarian government's IT R&D program: Eligible for support are research projects conducted in cooperation between companies and universities or between several companies. The project organizer is the VDI/VDE Technology Center for Information Technology, Teltow.

Bavarian government's IT R&D program (in German)

German government's development program "IT Research 2006": This is a framework program for the research fields of nanoelectronics and nanosystems, software systems, basic technologies for communication technology and Internet. Research and development projects and to some extent pilot projects are sponsored in the individual research fields.

German government's development program "IT Research 2006"

Information materials and downloads

The folder "Nuremberg - IT location profile" gives you facts and figures and provides an overview of the major subjects and projects in the Nuremberg region.

Order or download the folder "Nuremberg - IT location profile

Contact

Dr. Silvia Kuttruff

Office for Economic Development, City of Nuremberg

Tel. +49 (0) 911 231-57 96

E-Mail: silvia.kuttruff@stadt.nuernberg.de