MANCHESTER:THE TECH PIONEER

ManchesterCity of Tech PioneersHome to Baby the world’s first stored program computer

Rosetta – Transitive’s game-changing software adopted by Apple and IBM

Graphene – potential to revolutionise tech industry

Manchester’s ambition is to become one of the world’s top 20 digital cities by 2020

Tech City UK MIDAS Presentation

MIDAS, Manchester – Tech City UK

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A City of Opportunity• One of Europe’s largest city economies - £50bn

• Major sectors include:

• Financial Services

• Life Sciences and Healthcare

• TMT

• Public Sector

• TMT Alone is worth£5.4bn

• £3.5 bn invested in TMT infrastructure

• Fully connected city & international hub

MIDAS, Manchester – Tech City UK

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A City of Expertise• A workforce of 7.2 million within

50 miles

• Over 100,000 people employed in Manchester’s tech sector

• Home to over 6,000 tech related businesses

• 105,000 students studying in one of our four world-class universities

• Access to niche skills such as MySQL and agile

• University of Manchester Computer Science - the UK’s tech pioneer

Key strengths:• Big Data

• E-commerce

• Med-Tech

• Digital health

MediaCityUK, Europe’s largest

purpose built tech and media hub

A Thriving City grow

imagine

Manchester – Tech City IK

A Supportive CityManchester offers the Perfect environment for growth.

Tech Clusters include TechHub, Northern Quarter, MediaCityUK, South Manchester Corridor, The Corridor

Incubators include The Landing, Sharp Project, Innospace, msp

Accelerator programmes

Networks to support your growth

MIDAS, Manchester – Tech City UK

A FutureproofCity

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Increasing the skills of the next generation

• EON Reality coding school

• Cloud Academy• UTCs• Code clubs in primary

schools

Manchester identified as a – “supercity” due to the £60 million investment in its digital infrastructure

Tech sector continues to grow

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THANK YOU

www.investinmanchester.com

Tim Newns, Chief Executive

MIDAS - Manchester’s Inward Investment Agency

+44 (0)161 875 2239