The Rhein-Main-Neckar region is the largest high-tech cluster stretching from Frankfurt to Heidelberg and is home to Germany's biggest software companies, Software AG and SAP. Rhine-Main-Neckar boasts more software companies than any other high-tech cluster and, outside of Silicon Valley, more high-tech employees and significantly higher revenue. However, the region has ICT employment levels and ICT revenue at 20% of those at in Silicon Valley.
Cluster Revenue Companies Employees Area (Sq KM)
Rhein-Main-Neckar EUR42 billion 8,000 80,000 5,000
Silicon Valley EUR180 billion 7,000 500,000 4,000
Oulu (Finland) EUR5 billion 800 18,000 400
Bangalore (India) EUR2 billion 1,500 80,000 500
Karl-Heinz Streibich, CEO of Software AG, said: "My aim, together with the state government and regional partners, is to establish the Rhein-Main-Neckar area as a globally recognized IT cluster. We have the critical mass in terms of established IT companies, the political will, and a major differentiator in comparison to other IT clusters, that is our proximity to our user industries'.
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