Overall objectives: The region is a magnet for investors and venture capitalists, the region is well known internationally in parts of ICT and many ICT companies start and grow globally. Project objectives: The project will make more start-up and existing companies in the region grow and reach a global market and position the region’s companies as strong in ICT and thereby increase the business opportunities of companies. Sub-targets: 1. Awareness of the region as a strong ICT region has increased and ICT companies have become more sought after as business partners. 2. Companies’ access to expertise and capital from investors/risk capital and adapted business support to grow and reach a global market has been strengthened. The project will work with business support to ICT companies in a growing phase, with a focus on international business. This includes support and coaching in terms of, for example, marketing, customer contacts, seal strategies, capital raising, etc. This will take place through proven methods of internationalisation and business development and in close collaboration with other projects and initiatives. The project will also work with international marketing in general of the expertise of the region’s ICT companies. The project expects applicant effects in the form of a stronger innovation and start-up culture in the region, attracting more entrepreneurs and increasing the influx of business ideas, scalable and global potential. The vision is that innovation culture will be experienced strong by 2020.