NW of England: Information Technology, Telecommunications and Contact Centres - Sector Factsheet

The sector can be divided into those sub-sectors that are digitally dedicated and those that are digitally enabled. The latter includes sub sectors using digital
technologies to gain competitive advantage,
but for whom digital technology is not their
primary business purpose.
This factsheet concentrates on digitally
dedicated business whose primary purpose
is the development and/or application of
digital technologies. This includes activities
such as telecoms services, telecoms
manufacturing, data processing, database
management, computer maintenance,
software consultancy, hardware consultancy,
website creation, software development, interactive media, computer games, digital film production digital audio visual, digital engineering, and e-learning