Information Technology
IT firms in Georgia are positioned to perform and grow quickly. Georgia’s skilled workforce and broadband infrastructure ensure superior staffing and reliable communications for businesses in IT-related fields. Financial incentives help entrepreneurs launch groundbreaking ideas. Access to qualified people and a robust fiber-optic network enables IT companies to expand. GROW IT SWEETER WE GROW IT SWEETER
Information Technology in Georgia is BOOMING
- 17,000 technology companies
- $113.1 billion economic impact on Georgia
- 5th-largest IT employment cluster in U.S. (200,000 high-tech professionals)
BENEFITS - Georgia’s tech firms rely on:
- A talent pool from nationally ranked programs at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University.
- Connectivity through 500,000 fiber-optic lines, including the country’s two largest fiber-optic trunk routes.
- Resources such as the Center of Innovation for Information Technology that help Georgia companies develop and commercialize new products and technologies.
FIBER OPTICS - A robust and reliable fiber optic infrastructure gives that nano-second edge:
- Two of the country's largest fiber trunk lines (North/South and East/West) intersect in metro Atlanta, along with major research lines
- 85% of households have broadband internet access
- Ranked 5th in the nation for internet access by U.S. News & World Report 2021
Source: Georgia Department of Economic Development
