Tech and Fin Tech
Through its economic research of the tech sector, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute provides analysis and insight for people working in and around Utah’s tech companies. Tech sector activity includes digital device and equipment manufacturing; e-commerce for retail and wholesale trade; telecommunications, data processing, online media, and software publishing; and computer programming, systems design, and other information technology support. Strategic industries intersect with tech including advanced manufacturing, aerospace and defense, life sciences and health care, and financial services (creating the fintech sector). The Gardner Institute prepares industry and workforce profiles, as well as trend analysis and economic modeling.
Utah’s Engineering and Computer Science Workforce: Higher Education and Economic Trends
Innovative engineering and computer science professionals— along with the higher education institutions that prepare many of them for the workforce—create vast economic and societal value for Utah.
Utah Outdoor Partners Survey of Tech Sector Employees
The most important factor for Utah’s tech sector employees deciding to move to or stay in Utah is access to outdoor recreation and wilderness.
Utah’s Tech Economy Volume One: Economic Impacts, Industry Trends, Occupations, and Workers
Utah’s tech industry made significant contributions to the state economy in 2018, supporting one in seven Utah jobs and one-sixth of worker earnings in the state. The economic activity generated over $2.5 billion in tax revenue to help fund schools and other government services. […]
Industry Snapshot: Utah’s Tech Industry
The tech industry develops digital platforms that enable the ubiquitous information economy. Tech companies provide software for many applications. They manufacture and distribute computers and devices used by individuals and organizations. The industry also encompasses e-commerce and IT support. This document and the companion research brief present preliminary results of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s research program for 2018 and 2019 on Utah’s innovation economy. We are preparing a more comprehensive report for publication in July 2019.
Summary Economic Impacts of Utah’s Tech Industry
The Utah State Legislature appropriated fiscal year 2019 funding to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute for a first-of-itskind economic study of Utah’s innovation economy. The Gardner Policy Institute convened its Tech Industry Advisory Council, with participation from three Utah trade associations—Silicon Slopes, Utah Technology Council (UTC), and Women Tech Council (WTC)—as well as the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) and Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah).