Our Objective Support organizations with staying power and the potential to be leaders in their markets Our Action Plan We support companies in sectors where Québec enjoys notable advantages, such as microelectronics, application software, photonics, interactive digital media, video games, and telecommunications equipment manufacturing, as well as high potential fields such as healthcare informatics, 3D imaging, and virtual learning. SGF focuses on partnerships with companies offering high-value-added products and services. Business consolidation and mergers, as well as partnerships between local and foreign concerns are a few of the means we use to support industry development. Find out more about our areas of involvement and priority sectors in information and communication technology. Information and Communication Technologies in Québec Information and communication technologies (ICT) is one of the largest industrial clusters in Canada, and Québec is home to the highest concentration of companies in the field. Québec is a North American hotbed of ICT development. Many Québec companies are noted for the quality of their workforce and their ability to innovate. Number of businesses (2006) 6,000 Jobs (2003) 140,000 R&D expenditures (2003) $800 million Revenue (2003) $26 billion Exports (2005) $6.5 billion                 Source : Statistiques Canada; Ministry of Economic Development,                              Innovation and Export Trade