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A new government-backed Tech Nation report has identified the UK’s fastest-growing tech clusters, where companies will also have been taking up office space.
Liverpool, inner London, Belfast, Greater Manchester, Bournemouth, Brighton & Hove, South Wales and Bristol & Bath were named as having the fastest-growing tech clusters in terms of new digital companies formed since 2010.
The report, developed by Tech City UK in partnership with DueDil, also said that 77% of digital companies within clusters say they benefited from access to a network of entrepreneurs to interact with and share ideas.
Prime minister David Cameron said: “We are committed to supporting the growth of our digital industry nationwide and Tech Nation shows the great innovation and thriving entrepreneurial spirit that is driving the sector forward across the country.”
Tech Nation has come out one day after Knight Frank said that in central London, digital and creative firms were the largest source of office demand in 2014 – the fourth year in a row.
Baroness Joanna Shields, chair of Tech City UK and digital adviser to the prime minister, said: “We are a Tech Nation and we hope this project will inspire innovation and growth for years to come.”
