Tag: Tech
Creative enterprises with the potential to become booming businesses in the North East will benefit from a new national £17.5 million funding pot to help expand their operations, attract additional investment, and create jobs. The North East has been awarded £1.275 million in grant funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) […]
A North East immersive technology company has been awarded a share of £4 million from the Driving the Electric Revolution challenge, delivered by Innovate UK for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), to help develop the workforce of the future. Fuzzy Logic Studio is collaborating with The Blair Project, a Black-owned STEM education provider inManchester, to […]
Invest Newcastle has announced a further 200 brand new, high-tech jobs for Newcastle. Part of Newcastle Gateshead Initiative, Invest Newcastle has been working with global technology and management consultancy Credera since last autumn on establishing a presence in Newcastle. Today’s announcement further cements Newcastle’s position as a leading UK tech hub and yet another international […]
The revolutionary 5G Connected and Automated Logistics (CAL) project progresses with autonomous driving testing of the UK’s first automated 40 tonne truck, powered by 5G, at Vantec in Sunderland. Following the announcement of the onboarding of Terberg as a partner earlier this year, and the arrival of the updated autonomous and electric tractor unit in […]
A delegation of international trade and investment experts is heading home today ready to spread the word about the North East’s impressive investment opportunities in the digital and immersive technology sector. Representatives from the Department of International Trade (DIT) from countries across the world, including the USA, India, Denmark and Ireland, explored the North East […]
Our next ‘In Conversation’ is with Prof Paul Watson, Director, National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD). The NICD helps organisations learn new data skills, supporting them to gain an insight from their data enabling them to become more productive. The North East has one of the most creative and exciting digital technology clusters outside of London. It is […]
Seven County Durham entrepreneurs are set to benefit from a hugely successful six-month accelerator programme which will help them launch their businesses. Durham City Incubator (DCI) is designed to help entrepreneurs to launch start-ups with high growth potential, as well as ambitious local businesses that have been trading for under 12 months. It is a […]
A new state-of-the-art esports arena has arrived in Newcastle. The £8 million facility is part of the Newcastle United Foundation’s exciting NUCASTLE community hub. The esports arena will play an important role in Newcastle College’s new esports study programme, the first in the North East, that launches this September in collaboration with the Newcastle United […]