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Empowering Welsh IT Industry | IT Network Wales Initiatives

IT Network Wales aims to elevate IT skills, boost employment opportunities, and retain computing talent in Wales. The history, programs, and impact on the regional economy. Join us in shaping the future of IT in Wales!

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Empowering Welsh IT Industry | IT Network Wales Initiatives

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  1. Top 10 Computing Departments in the UK

  2. IT Network Wales aims: • Raise the IT skills level in Wales • Make undergraduates/graduates aware of the employment possibilities in Wales • Encourage more companies to employ graduates • To retain home based computing skills within Wales by encouraging graduates to develop careers in Welsh industry and commerce

  3. IT Network Wales • History • Student Placement Pilot project 1993/1994 • Cymru Prosper Wales 1995 • Objective 1- 1July 01 – 30.6.03 • - £1.5 million project • KEF grant – State of the Art Technologies for the ICT Industry in Wales - £100,000

  4. IT Network Wales Programme • Student/Graduate placement programme • Industrially relevant final year projects • IT Club for business • A programme of Continuing Professional Development workshops, seminars & master classes • itwales.com • ICT Forum • State of the Art Technologies for the ICT Industry in Wales - KEF

  5. Placement Scheme • Graduate/undergraduates/IT related degree • 6 - 12 weeks in summer June- September • Tasks undertaken can include:- • Web sites / e-commerce • Databases • Networking • Software development

  6. Justin Biddle – Signal Conversion Justin Henley – Web Wonder Design

  7. Industrial Projects • Academically supervised final year & MSc projects • research based or prototype development • WDA Technology prizes, 10 in last 8 years • 4 finalists in the Science, Engineering and Technology Student of the year awards

  8. WDA Technology Prize Winner 2001 David Clark- China Wales

  9. IT Club for Business • Forum of companies with an interest in IT or computing • Opportunities for networking • Exchange ideas • Develop links with Academia • Membership 300+ companies • Membership is free • Member benefits include discounts and searchable database of other members

  10. IT Club Special Interest Groups • Bring together expertise from academia and business. • Focus on:- E-commerce, Digital Media, Marketing, IT for the Micro business, Entrepreneurship, Training • Disseminate that expertise to companies via workshops, seminars, master classes as part of CPD programme

  11. On-line magazine • Available now at ITWALES.com • Independent • News and events • Review computing issues • Interview leading figures in academia, business and IT • Profile IT companies

  12. ICT Forum • First held in November 2000 • Currently organising ICT Forum 2002 • 4th – 23rd November • ICT in Schools – Animate Wales • ICT in Higher and Further Education • ICT in the Community • ICT in Business • Partners include: • WAG, BT, Elwa, IOD, CBI, WDA, SIHE, WWCC, Microsoft, NPTC

  13. State of the Art Technologies the ICT Industry in Wales • Advanced Technology Transfer from the Department of Computer Science, UWS • Free consultancy for project design • Free access to state of the art equipment • Free development of prototypes by undergraduate and postgraduate project students

  14. How have we helped the regional economy? • Organised 280 placements since 1993 • Increased the number of students staying in Wales after graduation • IT Club 300+ members events put on monthly - 40 to 50 attending each event • Launched an IT Magazine • Encouraged entrepreneurship in ICT companies

  15. www.itnetworkwales.org.uk (01792) 295881

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