After Google, Portugal’s tech scene gets boost from VW


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 18 Apr 2018

The Volkswagen AG (VW) logo sits on a sign at an entrance to the automaker's headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Friday, April 13, 2018. Volkswagen AG’s new top manager pledged to speed up the German carmaking giant’s decision-making as it confronts a seismic industry change in technology while moving beyond its diesel-emissions scandal. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

LISBON: Volkswagen is to set up a software development centre in Lisbon joining a growing list of companies attracted to the information technology scene in the country, which only recently emerged from its economic crisis and bailout.

The centre will employ 300 software engineers, web developers and other specialists in the medium term and will develop cloud-based solutions for corporate processes and online services for its vehicles, especially trucks, the German car manufacturer said in a statement on Tuesday.

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