The Netherlands: The Digital Gateway to Europe IOF Dining Club 14 June 2012 GUOMAN Tower Hotel London
‘Connectivity & Security in a Big Data World’ Organised by: Arena International In association with: Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency
Source: NL Agency
IOF Dining Club 14 June 2012
Introduction: Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) NFIA UK & Ireland: support from A to Z The Netherlands: facts & figures Why the Netherlands: location factors for datacentres 1. The Dutch business environment 2. ICT market overview 3. Connectivity 4. Cyber security 5. Energy supply 6. Talent - IT workforce 7. Tax - Fiscal climate
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The Netherlands
Area:
16,000 sq miles
Population:
16.7 million
Currency:
Euro (€)
Capital:
Amsterdam
Three major international airports are within a 125 mile radius - Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Brussels Airport and Airport Dusseldorf International
Locations factors Main drivers for investment decisions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
The Dutch business environment ICT market overview Connectivity Cyber security Energy supply Talent - IT workforce Tax - Fiscal climate
The Dutch business environment
Source: NL Agency
The Dutch business environment
#3
Human Development Report of best countries in which to live in
#4
United Nations World Happiness Report
#11
IMD's World Competitiveness Rankings 2012 (from #14)
#2
Bloomberg: best countries to business in
#6
WEF The Global Information Technology Report 2012
#1
Akamai's ranking of countries with fastest internet connections 2011
ICT Market Overview
The Netherlands: one of the most advanced ICT markets in the world ICT industry main driver for Dutch economic growth Worth €55 billion and will grow with approximately 2.6% each year till 2015 70% of innovation in the Netherlands is ICT related 60% of all Forbes 2000 companies active in ICT have already established an office in the Amsterdam Area, including world players such as Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Tata, IBM, Oracle, Capgemini, Zarafa, Infosys Cloud industry 15% of Dutch Industry (2012), increase to 19% in 2013
The Dutch Digital Environment
Key areas that make up the Dutch Digital Environment Second highest bandwidth speed High number of internet users Broadband internet subscribers Domain name registrations ‘Openness’ of ICT Creative industry Chips ‘Light touch’ telecoms policy Broadband deployment Social Media
Datacenter market overview
“Numerous big-name international businesses have operations in Amsterdam itself or in the vicinity of the capital.” (2011)
Increasing demand for data center services 33% of the European data centers Large quantity of empty buildings More than 6,300 foreign companies with almost 9000 operations
Connectivity “One of the most network-rich countries in the world, the Netherlands has direct access to several submarine communication cable systems delivering low-latency links to other European nations, North America and beyond.� (2012)
Source: NL Agency
Connectivity Average Measured Connection Speed Europe
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Country The Netherlands Switzerland Czech Republic Ireland Romania Denmark Norway Belgium Hungary Finland Slovakia Austria
Average Mbps (Q3, 2011) 8.5
7.5 7.3 7.0 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.4 Sweden 5.3 Germany 5.3 Portugal 5.1 United Kingdom 5.1 Poland 4.3 Spain 4.0 Italy 4.0 France 3.8 Turkey 2.9
Source: Akamai Technologies, 2012
“The presence of AMS-IX, the largest Internet exchange in Europe, makes Amsterdam an important hub for the networks serving the continent. We are known as the gateway of Europe.� (2012)
Connectivity
Regional Datacenter opportunities in the Netherlands The advantages of being in another area other than Amsterdam: • Lower cost in general (including personnel costs) • More building space (cheaper to build) • The same connectivity capabilities as Amsterdam • Relatively low latency as the distances are minimal
Latency between regional locations and Amsterdam Internet Exchange
Connectivity
Latency overview to other European countries
Based on the distance traveled, a 4.9 microsecond latency per kilometer (0.62 mile)
Cyber security
Security awareness in Europe Cyber security is being adequately addressed by corporations 10.00 9.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 0.00
Source: IMD Competitiveness Yearbook, 2009
Executive Opinion Survey: 10 = strongly agree 0 = strongly disagree
Energy Supply
"The choice was essentially between London and Amsterdam, but London is pretty full and... there is no power; in Amsterdam there is plenty of power. We found it is much more economically beneficial to build in Amsterdam.� (2012)
Source: Energizing the Future
Energy Supply
The Netherlands has one of the most reliable and stable energy grids of Europe National 5 major electricity generating companies ‘Transmission System Operator’ is ‘TenneT, fully owned by the central government Regional 30 regional and local energy distribution companies Regional network operations Distribution System Operators (such as Liander, Stedin and Enexis) connect customers to the grid and provide the transport of electricity
“The average availability of the energy grid over the last five years accounted to 99,9943%” (2011)
Sustainability
Examples of cooling systems and techniques available in the Netherlands KyotoCooling Datacenter Infra Solutions Optimair Menerga Air@work WKO
“At EvoSwitch, we are carbon
neutral – not because we have to be but because it pays to be in the Netherlands.” (2012)
“Hitachi’s most energy efficient data center is in The Netherlands. This site is a showcase of technologies for energy efficient data centers throughout Europe, made possible in the Dutch technology environment” (2010)
Energy Cost
The Netherlands has one of the lowest energy price in the European Union (Per 100kWh) â‚Ź
Source: Eurostat, November 2011
IT Workforce
Source: ASML Netherlands B.V.
IT Workforce
One of the highest productivity rates in the world
Source: The Conference Board and Groningen Growth and Development Centre, 2012 (GDP per hour in US dollars 2011)
IT Workforce
Multilingual and highly educated workforce English language proficiency in Europe Score
Country
Level
69.09
Norway
Very High Proficiency
67.93
The Netherlands
Very High Proficiency
66.58
Denmark
Very High Proficiency
66.26
Sweden
Very High Proficiency
61.25
Finland
Very High Proficiency
58.58
Austria
High Proficiency
57.23
Belgium
High Proficiency
56.64
Germany
High Proficiency
54.62
Poland
Moderate Proficiency
54.6
Switzerland
Moderate Proficiency
53.16
Portugal
Moderate Proficiency
53.16
France
Moderate Proficiency
49.05
Italy
Low Proficiency
49.01
Spain
Low Proficiency
Source: EF EPI Ranking, 2011
“The Netherlands offers a number of clear advantages, including a high level of education and in-depth technical knowledge, linguistic aptitude and the multinational trade spirit of the Dutch.� (2011)
Source: Hans Kouwenhoven
Fiscal climate
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Corporate tax rates in Europe Country Tax rate 2012 Ireland 12.50% The Netherlands 20.00% - 25.00% Finland 24.50% Austria 25.00% Denmark 25.00% United Kingdom 26.00% Sweden 26.30% Italy 27.50% Norway 28.00% Spain 30.00% Germany 22.825% - 33.325% Belgium 33.00% France 33.33%
Advance Tax Ruling (ATR)/ Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) Extensive tax treaty network R&D fiscal policy: - WBSO - Innovation Box - RDA EIA 30% ruling
Source: OECD, 2011
“The Netherlands is well organized business-wise, especially regarding taxes.” (2008)
“The ‘30 percent ruling’ is a powerful recruiting tool that allows the company to pay less for global talent.“(2010)
Questions? Thank you! Dank voor uw aandacht! Desiree Poldermans desiree@nfia.co.uk, +44 (0)79 7085 4563 NFIA UK & Ireland - Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
www.nfia.co.uk