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Did you know:
🥇 The UK is the top destination in Europe for tech talent
👩💻 1 in 5 of all international movers to and within Europe come to the UK
🛬 We've opened two new visa routes for tech specialists
#LondonTechWeek
The UK is Europe's leading tech hub - employing more than 2 million people and contributing billions to the economy #LondonTechWeek
ICYMI: It’s London tech week 📱
To kick things off @theresa_may has announced that tech companies from around the world will invest £1.2 billion into the UK - ensuring Britain remains the best place to start and scale a tech business.
As #LondonTechWeek gets underway, @theresa_may has also announced:
📡 £153m to unlock new research in engineering and physics
👩🎓 The creation of 2,500 places for artificial intelligence and data conversion courses
💻 A new study to identify opportunities for digital business
ToryDCMS retweeted
On this day, 75 years ago, Allied forces launched the #DDay assault on the beaches and in the skies of Normandy.
Their bravery that day opened the way to victory over Nazi Germany.
#LestWeForget
#DDay75 #DDay75thAnniversary
Catch the #GameOfThrones finale this week? It's a huge 🇬🇧success story:
📽️Filmed in Northern Ireland, where an extra 150k people now visit every year
🐲8 of the 10 lead characters in the final season were British
💰TV generates £180m a year for the local economy in Belfast
UK creative industries are now contributing over £100 billion to the economy every year.
gov.uk/government/news/game-…
ICYMI: We’ve announced £200 million to provide gigabit-capable full fibre broadband to some of the most rural parts of the UK.
thetimes.co.uk/article/c1c1e…
ToryDCMS retweeted
Latest @TechNation report shows in 2017/18:
📈 UK tech scaleup investment increased by 61% to £6.3bn
🆙 x2.5 higher than projected for 🇬🇧 economy
💻 Sixfold AI investment increase between 2014-18
Read full report: 👉 technation.io/report2019/ #TechnologyisGREAT
ToryDCMS retweeted
🗺️ UK named 'best in the world' for fintech 🇬🇧
🏅 Total venture capital investment in UK tech topped £6bn last year, more than any other European country
🏙️ London attracted £9bn of investment between 2015 and 2018, followed by Cambridge with £583m.
cityam.com/277542/uk-named-b…
New figures from @TechNation show that the UK is a global leader in tech investment:
📈Investment for UK high-growth digital tech firms grew 61% last year
💻The UK is 4th in the world for high-tech scale up investment
👩💻Venture capital investment topped £6bn in the UK last year
✍️Jeremy Wright: "This report is an excellent reminder of the tech friendly conditions the UK offers. My focus as digital secretary is to keep the momentum going and there is a lot of work already taking place" thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/…
ToryDCMS retweeted
As a remarkable season of football comes to a close, we pay tribute to one of our greatest exports!
@EY_UKI found that in the 2016/17 season the @premierleague:
👷♂️ Supported 100,000+ jobs
📈 Added £7.6bn to the economy
💰 Contributed £3.3bn tax to the Treasury
#PremierLeague
ToryDCMS retweeted
🏃♂️ Average broadband speeds jumped by almost 20% in 2018, helping people get faster connections with average speeds over 50Mbps for the first time
🤝 But there's more to do so we've invested almost £2bn to bring superfast broadband to even more people.
moneysavingexpert.com/news/2…
🌟NEW ANNOUNCEMENT🌟
Today we've launched plans to boost digital skills for adults:
💻From 2020, we will offer free digital courses to anyone over the age of 19.
📱We're also publishing new digital skills qualifications to help more people get good jobs.
We've published our Online Harms White Paper:
📱The era of self-regulation for online companies is over.
💻Social media companies legally required to protect users online.
👩💻A new independent regulator with effective tools that could include powers to issue substantial fines.
