What Cluster ICT Galicia does

Cluster ICT Galicia (legal name CLÚSTER TIC GALICIA) is a non-profit industry association founded on January 31, 2008, headquartered at the Edificio CEM in the Cidade da Cultura complex in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. It aggregates the Galician ICT macrosector under a horizontal segmentation approach, uniting 130+ member companies (including large enterprises such as Altia, NTT DATA, Capgemini, Indra/Minsait, Fujitsu, Seidor, Plexus Tech, Igalia), professional colleges, technology centers (Gradiant, CESGA), and industry associations. Its core mandate is to address fragmentation, limited scale, and lack of sector coordination by acting as the recognized institutional interlocutor between the regional ICT sector and the Xunta de Galicia government.

The cluster's product portfolio is service-oriented rather than software-product-oriented. It operates the Centro de Procesamento de Datos (CPD) at the Centro de Servizos Avanzados (CSA) in the Cidade das TIC (A Coruña), delivering GPU-accelerated compute, AI model training and deployment, and high-performance virtual machine hosting through a self-service platform. Other services include a training portal, an IT product/service catalog, a Mapa TIC directory, business opportunity matching (Oportunidades de Negocio), internationalization support (offices in Madrid, Colombia, Peru), R&D consortium building, a Technical Project Office for public-funding submissions, meeting and event spaces, and collective procurement agreements with suppliers (Dinahosting, Inversa, TÜV Rheinland, Solred, PuntoGal, AGASOL). The cluster is a founding partner of the DIHGIGAL and DATAlife Digital Innovation Hubs.

The business model is subscription-based with tiered monthly membership fees ranging from €15 (entrepreneur/startup) to €300 (companies with revenue >€6M), with a 50% first-year discount available for all new members formalized in 2026. The go-to-market motion is sales-led via direct engagement and business characterization visits, supported by a multi-channel digital presence (website, weekly Boletín newsletter, social media, NEWS TIC magazine, and on-site events). The organization is member-owned, governed by its General Assembly and Junta Directiva, and operates independently without external investors or parent entities. Revenue is supplemented by public funding channeled through Igape programs and supplier-agreement revenue share.

Name

Cluster ICT Galicia

Legal name

CLÚSTER TIC GALICIA

Website

https://clusterticgalicia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cluster ICT Galicia is a non-profit industry association founded in 2008 that aggregates 130+ ICT companies in the Galicia region of Spain, delivering shared infrastructure, training, internationalization support, and collective procurement while serving as the recognized institutional interlocutor with the Xunta de Galicia regional government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910), Business Associations (81391)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• ICT industry cluster
• Technology association services
• B2B networking platform
• Collective procurement services
• Regional innovation consortium

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago De Compostela

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: The cluster generates primary revenue from annual membership fees charged to member companies, calculated on a tiered basis according to annual revenue. Fees range from €15/month (entrepreneur) to €300/month (large companies >€6M revenue). A 50% first-year discount was offered for new members in 2026.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cluster ICT Galicia is a non-profit industry association that aggregates 130+ ICT companies in Galicia, Spain, providing them with membership-based services including a shared high-performance data center (CPD-CSA), training programs, IT catalog and Mapa TIC directory, business opportunity matching, internationalization support, R&D consortium building, and collective procurement agreements. Members pay tiered monthly fees (€15-€300) based on annual revenue and gain access to public funding programs and institutional representation before the Xunta de Galicia.

Product overview

Cluster ICT Galicia is a non-profit association (cluster) that serves as a coordinating body for the ICT sector in Galicia, Spain. Rather than offering a single unified product, the cluster provides a portfolio of services to its member companies, including training, internationalization support, technical project advisory, R&D+i services, business opportunity matching, and an IT catalog. The cluster also operates strategic infrastructure projects including the Centro de Procesamento de Datos (CPD) at the Centro de Servizos Avanzados (CSA) in the Ciudad das TIC, which offers high-performance computing infrastructure for AI workloads. Additional services include the Mapa TIC platform, Tech Angels startup network, and the Boletín cluster newsletter.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Cluster ICT Galicia Membership Tiered annual membership for ICT companies, business associations, professional colleges, technology centers, and large clients in Galicia. Provides access to collective services, supplier discounts, and institutional representation. Tiered by annual revenue from €15/month (entrepreneur) to €300/month (large enterprises >€6M revenue). 50% first-year discount available for new members in 2026.
• Centro de Procesamento de Datos (CPD) - Centro de Servizos Avanzados (CSA) Shared high-performance data processing center at the Ciudad de las TIC in A Coruña providing GPU infrastructure for AI projects, advanced computing, and multimedia processing. Offers virtual machine management, AI model training and deployment, and inference engines. Members receive 57%+ discount; CSA tenants receive 65% discount.
• Training (Formación) Training services delivered through a dedicated training portal offering courses for member companies and ICT professionals in Galicia.
• Mapa TIC Interactive mapping platform showcasing ICT companies and services across Galicia.
• Tech Angels Network supporting technology startups and entrepreneurs within the Galicia ICT ecosystem.
• Cidade das TIC Large-scale ICT city project in A Coruña housing the Centro de Servicios Avanzados (CSA) and serving as a hub for technology companies.
• Oficina Técnica de Proxectos Technical project office providing advisory and administrative support for individual or collective project documentation for submission to public administration.
• Oportunidades de Negocio Business opportunity platform connecting member companies with other sectors seeking ICT partners or providers.
• IT Catalog Catalog of products and services offered by cluster member companies, organized by product type, company, solution class, and sector.
• Convenios con Provedores (Supplier Agreements) Collective procurement agreements providing preferential terms to member companies from partner suppliers including Dinahosting (web hosting), Inversa (invoice factoring), TÜV Rheinland (certification), Solred (fuel cards), PuntoGal (.gal domains), and AGASOL (renewable energy).
• Meeting Rooms and Event Spaces at Cidade da Cultura Meeting rooms of varying capacities and event spaces available for member companies at reduced cost at the Cidade da Cultura complex in Santiago de Compostela.
• Internationalization Office (Oficina de Traballo en Madrid, Colombia ou Perú) International office supporting member companies with internationalization, including trade missions and market intelligence in Madrid, Colombia, and Peru.
• Grupos de Traballo (Working Groups) Working groups facilitating R&D consortium building, knowledge exchange, and collaborative projects among member companies and technology centers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 57%+ discount on CPD-CSA data center services for cluster members
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Xunta de Galicia (Digital Pact / Pacto Dixital)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Cluster ICT Galicia signed the updated Digital Pact with the regional government (Xunta de Galicia) in June 2026, establishing a new collaboration framework with a horizon to 2030. The pact aims to strengthen public-private collaboration to advance toward a sustainable, inclusive, and people-centered technological development model, drive a digital economy, and consolidate Galicia as an innovative and competitive territory.
• Consellería de Economía e IndustriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Consellería presented the Plan Director de la Industria das TIC (2026-2028) at the cluster's General Assembly, positioning the cluster as the vehicle to vertebra the interests of technology companies. This is the first instrument of its kind approved in Galicia.
• IgapecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIgape (Instituto Galego de Promoción Económica) provides funding programs, including direct loans (IG408B program, €62.5M), innovation workshops (IG300H line), and support for the cluster's activities. Igape has a permanent presence as a funding source for Galician ICT companies.
• DIHGIGAL (Digital Innovation Hub for Industry)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCluster TIC Galicia is a founding partner of DIHGIGAL (Digital Innovation Hub for Industry), together with CEAGA and other Galician clusters. DIHGIGAL promotes digital transformation in the industrial sector.
• DATAlifeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCluster TIC Galicia is a founding partner of DATAlife, a Digital Innovation Hub focused on data-driven innovation across sectors including biotech, health, and the blue economy.
• GradiantcoreTechnology or IntegrationGradiant (Centro Tecnológico de Telecomunicacións) is a technology center partner of the cluster. Gradiant participates in the cluster's Strategic Committee (COES) and innovation workshops, contributing R&D capabilities in telecommunications and digital technologies.
• CESGA (Centro de Supercomputación de Galicia)coreTechnology or IntegrationCESGA (Galician Supercomputing Center) is represented on the cluster's Strategic Committee (COES). It is a key research and HPC infrastructure partner contributing to the cluster's R&D and AI activities.
• DinahostingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupplier agreement in force providing preferential terms/benefits to cluster members for Dinahosting's web hosting and domain services.
• Inversa (Invoice Market)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupplier agreement in force providing financing/invoice factoring services to cluster members under preferential terms.
• TÜV RheinlandminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupplier agreement in force providing certification and testing services to cluster members under preferential terms.
• SolredminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupplier agreement in force providing fuel card / fleet management services to cluster members.
• PuntoGalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupplier agreement in force providing .gal domain and related services to cluster members.
• Clúster Turismo de GaliciaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-sectoral collaboration agreement with the Tourism Cluster of Galicia, promoting cross-sector partnerships and market opportunities.
• AGASOLminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupplier agreement in force providing solar/renewable energy services to cluster members.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• DATAlife: Galician Digital Innovation Hub focused on data-driven innovation across biotech, health, and blue economy. Founding partner of Cluster TIC Galicia and addresses an adjacent but partially overlapping member base.
• DIHGIGAL: Galician Digital Innovation Hub for Industry, co-founded by Cluster TIC Galicia and CEAGA. Operates an overlapping mission around digital transformation but as a public-private DIH rather than a horizontal ICT cluster.

Regional players

• Clúster Saúde de Galicia (CSG): Galician health industry cluster with cross-membership ties to Cluster TIC Galicia (Plexus Tech CEO serves as CSG president). Same regional cluster ecosystem, different vertical.
• CEAGA: Galician automotive industry cluster and founding partner of DIHGIGAL alongside Cluster TIC Galicia. Operates an analogous cluster model in a different industry vertical within the same region.

Direct peers

• GAIA - Clúster de Empresas de las TIC del País Vasco: Basque Country ICT industry cluster. Performs the same regional aggregation, public-policy intermediation, and member-services role for ICT companies in the Basque Country.
• Cluster Digital de Catalunya (CDCT) / Catalonia.AI: Catalan technology/ICT cluster initiative. Similar regional ICT cluster model providing collective services and policy voice for member firms in Catalonia.
• Clúster TIC Andalucía: Andalusian regional ICT industry cluster serving a similar function: aggregating ICT firms in its territory and acting as a policy interlocutor with the regional government. Most direct structural peer to Clúster TIC Galicia.

Others

• CESGA: Centro de Supercomputación de Galicia - Galician Supercomputing Center. Sits on the cluster's Strategic Committee (COES) and provides HPC infrastructure complementary to the cluster's CPD-CSA data center offering.

Broad incumbents

• AMETIC: Spain's main national ICT industry association representing the entire digital sector. Comparable as a membership-based trade body serving ICT companies, but operating at national rather than regional level.
• Madrid Network: Madrid regional cluster aggregator. A larger and broader regional industry-cluster organization with an analogous intermediation model, but covering multiple industries and a larger territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCif-nhEKwYqUeRDgj3bRGkQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/clusterticdegalicia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cluster-tic-galicia
• Xx.com/clusterticgal

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

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