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The UK’s secret weapon for change: our tech clusters

Tech is the fastest growing industry in the UK. This opens huge opportunities for positioning the UK as global tech leaders and creating a more equitable world of work for the next generation. Yet London still accounts for a large majority of tech activity in the UK, acting as a magnet for local and foreign investment, as well as capitalising on the more traditional sectors that have a...

David Malpass, President, World Bank

“Focus on Climate Change” World Bank President urges South West tech sector

The President of the World Bank has told South West Tech Daily that the region’s tech sector should focus on the fight against climate change.

David Malpass addressed G7 Leaders on Sunday in Cornwall where he laid out plans to help the planet transition away from coal with “green bonds” and “climate credits” that hope to end, what he called, “green washing” by countries. Mr Malpass...

Bath coding bootcamp iO Academy expands North

Award-winning Bath coding bootcamp iO Academy is expanding with the launch of a new location in Sheffield.

iO Academy has partnered with the newly launched EyUp Skills, a venture from entrepreneur David Richards, founder of the Yorkshire and Silicon Valley based technology company WANdisco, for their expansion to the north.

The partnership is formed around the vital role of...

Five things for the South West tech industry to shout about at the G7

With the G7 starting in Carbis Bay on June 11, the South West has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to showcase the best of its thriving technology ecosystem.

Preparations have been underway for months for the meeting of world leaders including Joe Biden, Angela Merkel and Boris Johnson on the Cornish coast. The conference’s Build Back Better slogan encapsulates an ambition to create...

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