TAG :: State of the Industry ::

“Atlanta has clearly emerged as one of our nation’s hotbeds for innovation and entrepreneurship. We have start-up technology companies in our city that are creating jobs and next generation global companies.” said Brian McGowan. “ We intend to do whatever is necessary to help them grow and attract entrepreneurs from around the country to take advantage of our world class innovation ecosystem.” - Brian McGowan, President and CEO, Invest Atlanta

When asked to rate the importance of the quantity and quality of the state's technology workforce on a 1-10 scale, technology decision-makers in Georgia scored each category with an average of 8.08 and 8.5 respectively. While this rating indicates a relatively high level of importance, the satisfaction with those two areas lagged. In terms of satisfaction with the quantity of the state's technology workforce, the decision-makers survey respondents rated their satisfaction as a 6.89 on a 1-10 scale with 10 indicating completely satisfied. The satisfaction with quality was higher at 7.41, but still remained below the ideal range.

Source: Technology Decision-Maker Survey, TAG - 2011