Global VizTech investment in Bergen

Deloitte Digital and the Norwegian Media Cluster NCE Media has signed a co-operation agreement where Deloitte joins the Media City Bergen Media Lab as a partner.

The Norwegian Media Cluster is a group of global leading media technology companies, developing cutting edge innovation within visualization, digital transformation and other media technology related services.

Deloitte Digital will team up with the cluster for further innovation of world leading visualization technology solutions (VizTech) developed for the media industry, and make it available to all industries.

Deloitte Bergen will relocate offices and 150 employees to Media City Bergen.

Bergen is home to a cluster of remarkable VizTech companies, developing world leading visualization and communication services to the media industry worldwide.

Deloitte Digital and NCE Media has entered a partnership agreement where Deloitte joins as partner in the new Media City Bergen Lab. The agreement includes joint investments, co-working places, product and solution development, as well as use of lab- facilities and meeting facilities.

 Deloitte Global will invest considerable funding and resources over the next four years to build a broader use of VizTech solutions in partnership with the Norwegian Media Cluster. Deloitte’s Bergen office of approx. 150 employees will re-locate to Media City Bergen early next year, and Deloitte Digital will establish presence in the Media City Bergen Media Lab.

 - Deloitte will contribute to the partnership with this cluster, aiming at making VizTech solutions available for a wider range of industries and companies, says Svenn Erik Edal, Energy & Resources Industry lead in Deloitte Nordic. Many industries experience significant growth in data and access to information. But all the data in the world is useless if you can’t understand it and use it to improve. Going forward, improved visualization solutions will be critical for digesting all the information and use it wisely to take new steps in the digital journey. Here, the world leading VizTech cluster of Norway can play an important role, he continues.

- The global media and entertainment industry is among the first global industries to face the changes imposed by digital transformation. All too often, we hear about the negative consequences of changing customer behavior and less profitable business models. Less visible, but far more interesting and important, is the ongoing innovation and technological disruption we see taking place within the media industry. We believe the media industry will be a frontrunner in developing exciting solutions for the next generation of business, from which all industries will benefit. The Norwegian Media Cluster is a leading example of this, with several companies, already today, providing core services to some of the world’s largest media companies. We are excited about partnering with this cluster, and look forward to introducing the outcome to our clients within the media industry, as well as other industries, says Dan Ison, partner and media industry lead in Deloitte North West Europe.

 Anne Jacobsen, CEO of NCE Media and Media City Bergen Media Lab is pleased to onboard Deloitte as new partner:

- Deloitte Digital was our top priority within this area. Deloitte is a partner that brings to the table an impressive breadth and depth of competencies and industry insights. Even more interesting to us, is the agility and provident attitude of Deloitte Digital, already working with several of the world’s largest companies on digitalization and business development in the digital world. The companies in the Norwegian Media Cluster are frontrunners in innovation and developing new technology for the new marketplace, but in many occasions, we do not have the business insight or global reach needed to commercialize solutions. Partnering with a company that has the experience, competence, client relations and reach of Deloitte Digital may provide the Bergen based companies of the cluster with a unique opportunity. Matching Deloitte Digital’s end-to-end capabilities with the visualization and innovation found within the Norwegian Media Cluster, will enable us to develop the next generation of VizTech, she says.