The Norwegian economy is very robust and naturally wealthy in oil and fish due to its location on the North Sea coast. The country has so far remained neutral concerning its adhesion to the EU, but this has not prevented it from developing good commercial relationships with the other Nordic countries.
Norway is regarded as a small and homogeneous market as far as the ICT distribution network is concerned.

The main sectors driving the market are finance and media (one-third of the total ICT spending), manufacturing (20%) and the public sector (13%). In the hardware market, statistics show that product maturity is in the dominant phase. Sales increase every year, but prices and margins continue to decrease. Multimedia professional equipment, digital transmitters and data storage are very consistent sales. Competent application software, along with systems and security solutions are the two key drivers of growth for the software market.

As for services, the market is oriented towards the ICT segment through open source solutions, middleware and virtualization. Outsourcing also represents an important factor in the services sector, especially for service-oriented architecture. CRM/ERP and e-commerce are also expected to continue the growth trend in the years to come. Integrated systems are being renewed, especially in SMB companies.

With a very healthy telecom infrastructure, Norway is one of the highest consumers of mobile systems per capita. Mobility solutions are increasingly popular over time. HDTVs, portable music, mobility products and digital cameras have a positive influence on the B2C electronics market.

compuBase definition by main activity compuBase coverage (2010) Manufacturer Software publisher Publisher of software for a specific activity Publisher of software for a specific business processI Software solutions integrator (developed by third parties) IT services, software development (hosting, training, etc.) Telecom services (Telecom operator, ISP, etc.) Telecom & network infrastructure integrator IT infrastructure integrator Consulting Reselling to consumers Reselling to businesses (hardware, software, services, etc.) Wholesaler (resale of IT products to resellers) Large assembling company Other ICT related activities 94 38 69 74 73 331 29 35 19 197 243 167 79 1 34 - Statistics on Norway - compuBase online counting tool - Quotation on the Norvegian database

Distribution players:
GNT Norway AS (Also); INFINIGATE AS; INGRAM MICRO Norge AS; EET Norway AS;
IT Channel Press & Players:
IT Branschen (IDG)
Public organisations & Useful Associations:
IKT-Norge, EL- OG ITFORBUNDET NORGE

General Data
• Area: 323,802 km2
• Population: 4.661 million
• HDI (2006): 0968

Macroeconomic Data
• GDP/capita (2009): 38,428€
• GDP/capita vs. US (2008): 119%
• GDP Growth rate (est. 2009): +0.34

OECD: Norway information
OECD: ICT Statistics
CIA: Norway information

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