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Newfoundland & Labrador's Information Technology Tradition Argentia has special capabilities and assets to support IT service industries in areas such as software development and help desk and support desk services. This builds on a long tradition of successful rural IT in Newfoundland that goes back three decades with the first North American development of IT services in the areas of health, education, and small business. People, Infrastructure and Cost • Access to People - Argentia can provide access to reliable, professional, affordable, dedicated, and high quality IT services human resources and management professionals. • Loyal Committed People - Because they choose to live and remain in their scenic rural communities, where they own their own homes and watch their children walk to school, your IT knowledge workers and professionals are loyal to their jobs and to their community. Investments in human resources and training remain with your company - they don't move to your competitors. • Access to Infrastructure - Argentia is accessible by a state-of-the-art fibre-optic network and digital infrastructure. • Industrial Park - Argentia has over 300,000 square feet of buildings and infrastructure available for use. • Cost Savings - There are obvious cost-savings for businesses working in Argentia. For example, Argentia offers attractive incentive packages with a competitive cost environment. The human resources costs are some of the most economical in the country. Argentia offers real estate at better than average rates. These key selling points combine to guarantee some of the lowest operating costs of any location in North America. • Custom Training - Argentia offers the local capability to provide IT certified employees and the facilities and financial support to custom-train staff to suit an employer or contractor. Some of the IT resources available in Newfoundland and Labrador include: Memorial University of Newfoundland, the College of the North Atlantic, and private colleges with IT training programs. A solid IT community in Newfoundland and Labrador is supported by: • the Newfoundland Alliance of Technology Industries (NATI) - the industry association for innovative technical industries in Newfoundland and Labrador; http://www.nati.net • the Canadian Centre for Marine Communications (CCMC) - mandated to collaborate with the marine information technology industry in the development of products and services; http://www.ccmc.nf.ca • the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) - the voice and champion of the Canadian IT profession, and; http://www.cips.ca |
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