Manchester – Your Digital HQ

AI and data applications are revolutionising all industries and Manchester is publishing the greatest volume of academic research in this field – making it the ideal place to adopt the latest innovations.

The birthplace of graphene and the driving force behind its commercialisation, Manchester is a world-leader in advanced materials and is delivering huge amounts of research in materials science and composites.

Home to global players Raytheon and Northrop Grumman as well as indigenous firms Avecto and NCC Group, Manchester is committed to cyber innovation and recently welcomed national cyber agency, GCHQ.

With a booming property landscape and masses of companies, research and events within the sector, Manchester is an emerging hotspot for construction tech companies.

With a clear history of innovation within online retailing and home to five homegrown unicorns, Manchester is an eCommerce powerhouse where innovation, development and deployment happens.

Manchester’s strengths in AI, data, cyber security and service design support its standing in the IoT arena, as well as the city’s status as the UK’s IoT demonstrator city – providing a platform for expert product testing.

With strengths in multiple emerging technologies and the city’s devolved control of its health and social care budget, Manchester is well placed to drive the development and application of MedTech solutions.

Any business going through digital transformation can benefit from Manchester’s strengths in service design, user experience and PaaS, with a wealth of companies varying in background and size.

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Greater Manchester: Doing Digital Differently

It's Greater Manchester’s ambition to be a top five European digital city region and recognised globally for digital innovation. With digital in our DNA, we’re well on the way to achieving that goal. Greater Manchester Combined Authority has now published its refreshed Greater Manchester Digital Blueprint. This document sets out a three-year approach towards that vision, and will be reviewed regularly in line with the pace of digital change.

The Blueprint details how Greater Manchester will empower people, enable innovative public services, ensure that all businesses are digitally enabled, encourage the creation of new digital businesses, and support Manchester in becoming a global digital influencer.