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Alan Mc Glinchey
Alan Mc Glinchey

IBM, Ericsson, and many other large technology companies have significant software engineering presences in Ireland, employing thousands. Ireland has become a major center for software product and technology development for companies like Workday, Citi, Mastercard, and others. Ireland's strong talent pool of graduates in STEM fields, tax incentives, and ease of doing business have made it an attractive location for global companies to establish software research, development, and innovation hubs.

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IBM’s Software Lab - over 1,700 software professionals working in the areas of Cloud, Analytics, Mobile, Social & Security. Ericsson employs over 1,400 people across Software Engineering, Global Services & Sales in Dublin & Athlone. Workday acquires Irish company Cape Clear. Workday’s EMEA HQ in Ireland is now a major centre for product & technology development. Citi announces a new Global Research, Development, Innovation & Learning (RDIL) Centre investing 24m. Mastercard establishes global research & development hub following acquisition of payments software ?rm Orbiscom. Equifax announces opening of IT Research & Development Centre. TripAdvisor opens largest engineering hub outside of USA in Ireland. Pivotal announces 100m expansion of Irish office & creation of software innovation hub. Zalando opens Fashion Insights Centre - Irish hub for deep data science & engineering research. Marsh & McLennan opens Innovation Centre in Dublin for data and analytics development. Dassault Systemes acquired Irish quality & compliance management software ?rm, Qumas. Intel has grown to employ over 4,500 including R&D, manufacturing & Intel IoT Lab. Intel’s Quark chip was designed in Ireland. Global companies such as Dell (1990), Symantec (1991), Fidelity Investments (1996) & SAP (1997) join the cluster. All have major software engineering activities in Ireland today. Ireland for Software. Engineering Your Success. Mikkel Svane, CEO & founder of Zendesk ‘it was a very easy place for us to hire talent’ Aneel Bhusri Co-founder & CEO Workday ‘Ireland offers an incredible base of talent’ ‘Galway continues to be a great source of IT talent that can drive future innovation for HP,’ John Hinshaw, Executive Vice President & Chief Customer Officer, Hewlett Packard. 1950’s Arrival of ?rst multinational companies in Ireland 1980’s to 2000’s Manufacturing & support operations evolve into advanced services & software functions 2000’s Cloud & digital companies migrate to Ireland, many having major software development functions 2010’s Brings next wave of software development & analytics companies to Ireland #WhyIreland for Software Engineering Strong talent pool In Top 10 countries in the world for the availability of skilled talent (IMD 2015) and the world’s lowest level of difficulty ?lling jobs (Manpower, 2015). Excellent track record 1st in the world for Inward Investment by quality and value (IBM Locations Trends Report 2015). Home to over 1,200 overseas companies. Tax 12.5% corporate tax rate for business, a 25% R&D tax credit and extensive tax treaty networks. Ireland has a 6.25% preferential tax rate on income arising from intellectual property with the new Knowledge Development Box. Education One of highest % proportion of graduates in Science, Maths & Computing in the EU (Eurostat 2015). Talent mobility Companies in Ireland have access to a 250+ million European labour force and an accessible global visa programme. Ireland has improved its employment permits regime: resulting in quicker turn-around times to ensure Ireland is a top location for mobile talent. Ireland is currently experiencing its biggest surge in inbound tech talent (LinkedIn survey, 2015). Number of immigrants coming to Ireland increased by 69% in 5 years. (CSO, 2015). 43.9 % of total immigrants came from outside the EU (CSO, 2015). Ease of doing business Ireland is the least complex country in the world for business. (TMF Group’s Global Benchmark Complexity Index 2015). Ireland is the leading exporter of computer & information services in the world, (OECD 2015). Connected research The government invests 700m annually in R&D. Strategic areas include Software, Data Analytics, Machine Learning and Telecomms. An exceptional level of collaboration between industry, academia, state agencies and regulatory authorities drives Ireland’s dynamic R&D sector. Cutting edge companies 9 of the top 10 global software companies have operations in Ireland. Vibrant start-up scene & thriving Irish software sector.

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  • 1. IBM’s Software Lab - over 1,700 software professionals working in the areas of Cloud, Analytics, Mobile, Social & Security. Ericsson employs over 1,400 people across Software Engineering, Global Services & Sales in Dublin & Athlone. Workday acquires Irish company Cape Clear. Workday’s EMEA HQ in Ireland is now a major centre for product & technology development. Citi announces a new Global Research, Development, Innovation & Learning (RDIL) Centre investing 24m. Mastercard establishes global research & development hub following acquisition of payments software ?rm Orbiscom. Equifax announces opening of IT Research & Development Centre. TripAdvisor opens largest engineering hub outside of USA in Ireland. Pivotal announces 100m expansion of Irish office & creation of software innovation hub. Zalando opens Fashion Insights Centre - Irish hub for deep data science & engineering research. Marsh & McLennan opens Innovation Centre in Dublin for data and analytics development. Dassault Systemes acquired Irish quality & compliance management software ?rm, Qumas. Intel has grown to employ over 4,500 including R&D, manufacturing & Intel IoT Lab. Intel’s Quark chip was designed in Ireland. Global companies such as Dell (1990), Symantec (1991), Fidelity Investments (1996) & SAP (1997) join the cluster. All have major software engineering activities in Ireland today. Ireland for Software. Engineering Your Success. Mikkel Svane, CEO & founder of Zendesk ‘it was a very easy place for us to hire talent’ Aneel Bhusri Co-founder & CEO Workday ‘Ireland offers an incredible base of talent’ ‘Galway continues to be a great source of IT talent that can drive future innovation for HP,’ John Hinshaw, Executive Vice President & Chief Customer Officer, Hewlett Packard. 1950’s Arrival of ?rst multinational companies in Ireland 1980’s to 2000’s Manufacturing & support operations evolve into advanced services & software functions 2000’s Cloud & digital companies migrate to Ireland, many having major software development functions 2010’s Brings next wave of software development & analytics companies to Ireland #WhyIreland for Software Engineering Strong talent pool In Top 10 countries in the world for the availability of skilled talent (IMD 2015) and the world’s lowest level of difficulty ?lling jobs (Manpower, 2015). Excellent track record 1st in the world for Inward Investment by quality and value (IBM Locations Trends Report 2015). Home to over 1,200 overseas companies. Tax 12.5% corporate tax rate for business, a 25% R&D tax credit and extensive tax treaty networks. Ireland has a 6.25% preferential tax rate on income arising from intellectual property with the new Knowledge Development Box. Education One of highest % proportion of graduates in Science, Maths & Computing in the EU (Eurostat 2015). Talent mobility Companies in Ireland have access to a 250+ million European labour force and an accessible global visa programme. Ireland has improved its employment permits regime: resulting in quicker turn-around times to ensure Ireland is a top location for mobile talent. Ireland is currently experiencing its biggest surge in inbound tech talent (LinkedIn survey, 2015). Number of immigrants coming to Ireland increased by 69% in 5 years. (CSO, 2015). 43.9 % of total immigrants came from outside the EU (CSO, 2015). Ease of doing business Ireland is the least complex country in the world for business. (TMF Group’s Global Benchmark Complexity Index 2015). Ireland is the leading exporter of computer & information services in the world, (OECD 2015). Connected research The government invests 700m annually in R&D. Strategic areas include Software, Data Analytics, Machine Learning and Telecomms. An exceptional level of collaboration between industry, academia, state agencies and regulatory authorities drives Ireland’s dynamic R&D sector. Cutting edge companies 9 of the top 10 global software companies have operations in Ireland. Vibrant start-up scene & thriving Irish software sector.