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his month, the great and the good of the UK ICT industry will congregate at TechWorld 2011 to promote their products and services, network with potential partners and buyers and generally wax lyrical about their world-class expertise. Happily, given the somewhat gloomy economic times in which we are currently living, there is certainly plenty for them to brag about. The UK is one of the world’s most innovative and receptive markets for information communications technologies, providing many of the groundbreaking developments in areas such as radio communications, photonics, electronic design and software development, to name just a few.

Clusters of ICT companies can be found nationwide, notably in London, Cambridge, Oxford and Reading, with almost every major multinational ICT fi rm having a UK presence. Supported by a creative and skilled workforce, an internationally renowned R&D base, world-class infrastructure and

Ready, tech,

As TechWorld (16-17 November) takes place, the UK’s ICT sector is well and truly switched on for business. Lorraine Shah reports

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