New IT jobs created in move to Aykley Heads
New IT jobs created in move to Aykley Heads
New IT jobs created in move to Aykley Heads

A fast-growing business and IT firm is making a move to new premises in an area set to play a key role in creating thousands of jobs for County Durham. Waterstons is moving to Durham County Council-owned Northumbria House at Aykley Heads in Durham City. The council recently announced its ambitions to attract more than […]

Online training
Online training company lands in Newcastle
Online training company lands in Newcastle

An international online training company has chosen Newcastle as its UK headquarters and has already announced plans for a five-day sustainable food supply chains conference in the city. Sarras Academies produces learning experiences for professionals – from mentoring with world-leading experts through to short online courses. The company currently operates within the food and agribusiness, […]

Phonovation expands to Gateshead
Ireland’s largest interactive SMS and voice services company, Phonovation, expands to Gateshead
Ireland’s largest interactive SMS and voice services company, Phonovation, expands to Gateshead

Headquartered in Dublin, with an office in London, Phonovation provides solutions for high profile clients such as Vodafone, Three and Payzone. The company develops award winning software and processes in excess of 200 million international calls and text messages every year. However, being located in Ireland alongside Facebook and Apple, it found that quality developers […]

Tyne Bridge, River Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle named as a top UK smart city
Newcastle named as a top UK smart city

Newcastle is the fastest growing region outside of London for digital and technology employment, according to the second UK Smart Cities Index. “We’re extremely proud to be included and recognised in this year’s Huawei Smart Cities Index, as it shows the scale of progress we have made over the past 18 months”   Professor Mark […]

The Core, Newcastle Helix
New national innovation centre to put UK at forefront of big data
New national innovation centre to put UK at forefront of big data

A new £30m National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD) aims to see the next Google or Facebook started in the UK and help the country capitalise on a potential £40bn a year boost to the economy.  The centre, whose funding has today been confirmed by Minister for Digital Matt Hancock, aims to link up leading […]

digital skills summit 2017, Sunderland Software Centre
North East Digital Skills Summit sees over 650 hours of support to promote digital skills
North East Digital Skills Summit sees over 650 hours of support to promote digital skills

On 20th June 2017 over 100 industry leaders, educators and policy makers attended the Digital Skills Summit at the Sunderland Software Centre with the purpose of tackling the digital skills problem head on. The event saw speakers from the Depart of Culture Media and Sport, the National University of Singapore, the North East Local Enterprise […]

Digital Skills Summit to Address Tech Skills Gap
Digital Skills Summit to Address Tech Skills Gap
Digital Skills Summit to Address Tech Skills Gap

Sunderland Software City is working in collaboration with education pressure group The Education Foundation to host the first Digital Skills Summit in Sunderland on the 20th June. The summit will bring together key representatives from the tech industry, education and policy makers to discuss, debate and action the main priorities for tackling the digital skills […]

Tech Talent at Sunderland Recruitment Event
Tech Talent at Sunderland Recruitment Event
Tech Talent at Sunderland Recruitment Event

On 25th May the North East’s biggest tech recruitment fair, Tech Talent, returned to the Sunderland Software Centre. Ran by Sunderland Software City, the organisation enabling the growth of the software sector in the North East of England, Tech Talent attracted job seekers eager to discover career opportunities and meet with representatives from 50 of […]