(ANSA) - ROME, JUNE 15 - Apple has been active in Europe for
35 years supporting over 1.7mn jobs; since the launch of the App
Store in 2008, European developers have earned more than 20bn
euros by selling their apps all over the world.
These data were released by the Cupertino-based company with
regard to the iOS economy, which is linked to the operating
systems for smartphones and tablets and related apps.
About 1.5 million jobs - the company said - are attributable to
the App Store system. Europe is also home to 22,000 Apple
employees in 19 countries. 92% of European developers' earnings
are generated by sales abroad.
''Apple is proud to have strong relationships with tens of
thousands of developers across the region - the company
emphasized - many of them have started their businesses with 1
or 2 people and have been able to grow thanks to Apple's
investments in the iOS platform, development tools and the App
Store''.
In the last 2 years, the number of jobs in the European app
economy app has grown by 28%. The three main cities in terms of
occupations are London, Paris and Amsterdam. In Germany, Berlin
and Munich are the strongest hubs.
Finally, Apple cooperates with over 100 institutes and
universities across Europe as part of the Everyone Can Code
programme,that allows everyone to learn how to build apps. And
in 2016 Apple opened its first iOS Developer Academy in
partnership with the Federico II University in Naples to give
students, both Italian and international, the opportunity to
learn practical skills and be trained to develop apps: 44
students of the ongoing course have won the scholarship to
attend the Annual Apple Developer Conference which took place a
few days ago. (ANSA).
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