News for: Technology

Specialist data centre developer and operator, Kao Data, has submitted a planning application to Stockport Council to deliver a £350 million, 40MW data centre in the town. The project, planned for a disused industrial estate in Reddish aims to provide the technological infrastructure that can … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester has launched a new Cyber Strategy for 2023-28 that sets out how the city-region plans to build on its successes in this sector for the next five years. The five year plan details how the city-will continue the rapid expansion of cyber technology, infrastructure, and innovation, … [Read more...]

Made Smarter, a pioneering programme first piloted in Greater Manchester to help SME manufacturers access new technology and digital skills, will continue its support for the region's manufacturing sector as part of Government plans to roll out the initiative nationally. Launched in the North … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has been awarded £3 million from the UK government to provide a boost to 5G enabled innovation in the city-region. The city-region is among 10 local authority areas across the UK, and one of only three in the North of England, to receive of a share of … [Read more...]

A digital platform with Stockport NHS input has won a national award for helping improve care for orthopaedic patients across Greater Manchester. The ‘myrecovery’ platform, delivered by Greater Manchester Orthopaedic Alliance (GMOA) clinicians, received the ‘Innovation’ award from the National … [Read more...]

Sustainable Ventures, a climate tech hub to support green economy innovators, has secured a £3 million investment that will enable expansion into Greater Manchester in 2024. Funding has been led by Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital, part of the bank's commitment to invest £500 million in equity … [Read more...]

Global startup accelerator, ZEBOX, has opened a new hub in Greater Manchester, its first site in the UK and sixth worldwide. Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, formally opened ZEBOX's new site on Portland Street in Manchester city centre, where it will support sustainable and … [Read more...]

Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has launched a new AI Safety Institute, the first such organisation in the world, that will address harmful capabilities of this emerging technology. The organisation is the evolution of the government's Frontier AI Taskforce and will be advised by industry … [Read more...]