Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 2:09 pm on 29 March 2017.
Thank you, Minister. I see it as a very important industry and sector, which is continuing to grow, especially in areas such as e-commerce and robotics. Whilst, as you’ve said, there’s been very fast recent growth, Wales’s relative performance in information and communications technology is, according to the Office for National Statistics, one of the worst in any ONS-defined sector. We must also avoid getting into the 1970s mindset that ICT is mainly finance. Will the Cabinet Secretary congratulate Swansea city region on its commitment to the growth of the ICT industry as part of the city region programme?