Welsh Government and

Cyber Security

Information and communications technology (ICT)

ICT Sector Panel Vision

“Our vision is to establish Wales as a

‘connected’ economy with a domestic

and international reputation, as a place

to start, grow and sustain an ICT

sector business”

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Facts & Figures …

• The Information & Communications Technology (ICT) sector in Wales, UK comprises a healthy mix of large multinationals and home-grown businesses

• 3,000 companies

• A labour market of approximately 40,000 ICT professionals

• An annual economic impact of over £2 billion a year

Information and communications technology (ICT)

Trust & Security

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RecognisedStrengths • Advanced Analytics

• Identity Management

• Information Assurance

• Data Fusion

• Social Media

• Cyber Security

• Data Security

• Modelling Human Behaviour

• Network Security

• Computer Forensics

• Surveillance

• Biometrics

• Data Centres

Information and communications technology (ICT)

Fintech

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Recognised Strengths

• Banking Software

• Finance and Insurance aggregators and comparison websites

• Financial Services and ICT sector clustering

• Academic Excellence

Information and communications technology (ICT)

eHealth

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Usage of the term eHealth varies and is often interchangeable with the term health informatics, but it is generally accepted eHealth refers to ‘healthcare practice supported by information and communication technologies’. In Wales we have a rich mix of academic institutions, industry and government already developing innovative eHealth solutions for the health challenges that lie ahead.

Information and communications technology (ICT)

Invest in Wales

Skills for growth

• A renowned Welsh university system focused on industrial collaboration producing 4,600 graduates in ICT related disciplines every year.

• National Software Academy

• Cyber Academy?

• Skills Implementation Plan a coherent Welsh Government skills development strategy

National Software Academy Cardiff University and Welsh Government supported

by industry to create a unique applied software engineering degree

The Alacrity Foundation established with Welsh Government to mentor and train the

brightest graduates and create hi-tech entrepreneurs.

Airbus Endeavr working with and Cardiff University to drive innovation, research and

entrepreneurship in Wales

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£425m Superfast Cymru Broadband scheme

£74m Public Sector Broadband Aggregation Network

£50m Ser Cymru (Star Wales) Programme

£40m High Performance Computing Wales

£9m Foundation Wales

£5m Alacrity Programme

21st Century Infrastructure

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Building Further Capability & Capacity

Invest in Wales

Information and communications technology (ICT)

Public – Private Partnerships

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Examples include…

• National Software Academy• Alacrity Foundation• Airbus Endeavr• Anchor Companies• Innovation Point

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Remember this … Welsh Government’s priority is economic growth

ICT is a major focus with recognised international strength in trust & security, eHealth, Fintech and electronics

Wales is leading the way with academic, private sector and publicly supported research and development commercialisation and skills initiatives

We are looking to support Cyber Security initiatives to protect Welsh businesses and to back a leading sub-sector to create growth

We want Wales to be the leading region of the UK in Cyber Security – This is not a pipe dream!