We are delighted to host MIDAS (Greater Manchester's inward investment promotion agency), the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Microsoft for a briefing to industry on the Trailblazer Devolution Deal.
Greater Manchester is the UK’s top digital city with a £5.4bn digital economy and the largest regional technology workforce in the UK, 94,000. The city region’s strengths are notable in industry enabling technologies: Cyber, AI, Data, Fintech, Payments and Software. The rich heritage of animation and TV/Film production in the region has enabled huge growth in creative technologies such as Extended Reality (XR/AR/VR), Gaming, Media and Advertising. This digital and tech growth provides huge opportunity for the 116,000 students studying at one of the five universities across the city and is a key reason why over 50% stay in the city region on graduation.
MIDAS is the inward investment promotion agency for Greater Manchester, working to secure new investment projects that are research intensive and bring high value jobs to the city region. The Greater Manchester Trailblazer Devolution Deal was agreed between the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and UK Government in March this year, providing local leaders more control over levelling up activities and influencing economic growth.
Join us to learn what greater devolution could mean for business and technology growth in Greater Manchester.
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