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Category: Digital and Technology
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The BBC has outlined plans to expand its news operations to MediaCityUK by moving its News at One show to Salford as part of its reinvestment plans, which will boost the region’s growing media…
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Greater Manchester is the UK’s Top Digital Tech City outside London and the nation's fastest growing cyber eco-system A five-year plan has been set out to continue this growth entitled the Greater…
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Greater Manchester secures £3 million through Government’s 5G Innovation Regions competition Funding will support innovative projects across the city-region helping to accelerate decarbonisation and…
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Global startup accelerator, ZEBOX opened the doors of its UK hub in Manchester yesterday as it continues its ambition to support and develop the sustainable innovations of tomorrow. The UK hub, based…
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Businesses within Greater Manchester’s digital and tech sector will receive a boost thanks to funding from Manchester Metropolitan University as part of a £1.2million project to develop cyber-security…
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Manchester is reported as most digitally inclusive city, offering 11 Digital Inclusion Hubs per 100,000 population. Recognising the issue of digital poverty, the first ever National Databank was…
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A pioneering programme backed by global tech businesses and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has resulted in £1.57 million of social impact in less than 12 months, establishing 13 local…
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Construction work has started at No.3 Circle Square – the latest phase to be developed at the new neighbourhood within the Manchester Oxford Road Corridor innovation district. The 267,000 sq ft…
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Nasscom, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with MIDAS (Manchester's Inward Investment Agency) and MAG (Manchester Airports Group) to promote innovation, investment, and…
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Made Smarter has launched a whitepaper to help SME manufacturers across the North West accelerate their Net Zero plans. The free-to-download document from the government-backed initiative, named…
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