Open AccessSunderland Software City: The Impact of a Collaborative Project to Develop the Software Industry Within the North East of England
Author(s) -
David D. Dunn,
Alastair Irons,
Peter Smith,
John MacIntyre
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
gstf international journal on computing/gstf unternational journal on computing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2010-2283
pISSN - 2010-2275
DOI - 10.7603/s40601-013-0013-1
Subject(s) - north east , software , software project management , engineering management , engineering , business , software development , computer science , sociology , software construction , ethnology , programming language
This paper uses a case study approach to evaluate the impact of a collaborative initiative within the North East of England which sets out to grow and sustain a software industry, based on the strengths of regional players. The project Sunderland Software City has the ambitious aim of developing the people, the infrastructure and the business and enterprise culture to create and sustain a software industry. This paper focuses upon the impact of the project, and presents some lessons learned to date.