Greater Birmingham TECH brochure 2017
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CITY OF THINGS TO COME<br />
DIGITAL CROSS-FERTISLISATION<br />
<strong>Greater</strong> <strong>Birmingham</strong>’s supply of digital talent, world-class institutions, first-rate facilities and entrepreneurial<br />
spirit is creating a melting pot of hybrid digital industries, pioneering technological change and innovation as<br />
tech becomes increasingly integrated into every sector and industry. <strong>Greater</strong> <strong>Birmingham</strong> is home to Centres<br />
of Excellence and organisations that are developing technologies spanning many sectors and industries and<br />
fuelling this digital evolution.<br />
FIN<strong>TECH</strong><br />
FinTech is a rapidly growing<br />
industry in the UK that secured<br />
over £650 million inward<br />
investment in 2015. RBS<br />
and Deutsche Bank have<br />
recently chosen to be based in<br />
<strong>Birmingham</strong>, with HSBC in the<br />
process of relocating their head<br />
office from Canary Wharf to the<br />
heart of the city centre, all of<br />
which is fuelling a large upsurge<br />
of FinTech companies moving<br />
into the city.<br />
In 2016, global FinTech company<br />
Lombard Risk, chose <strong>Birmingham</strong><br />
out of 26 other global cities to<br />
open a new tech centre investing<br />
in a new wave of products,<br />
creating 150 new jobs. Choosing<br />
<strong>Birmingham</strong> as a location was<br />
due to the availability of a large<br />
highly skilled talent pool within<br />
software development and<br />
financial analysis.<br />
SOFTWARE SERVICES<br />
<strong>Greater</strong> <strong>Birmingham</strong> provides<br />
an ideal location for software<br />
services companies that<br />
build exceptional products<br />
and maximise upon profit<br />
targeting the B2B sector. Many<br />
of the companies specialise<br />
in web development, mobile<br />
development, bespoke software,<br />
finance software, legal software,<br />
business solutions and CRM<br />
systems. Already, the city is<br />
home to two of Europe’s largest<br />
B2B software providers.<br />
ADVANCED<br />
MANUFACTURING<br />
<strong>TECH</strong>NOLOGY<br />
Manufacturing is critical in the<br />
world’s economy, transforming<br />
ideas and inventions into real<br />
products. <strong>Birmingham</strong>’s pedigree<br />
within advance manufacturing and<br />
the automotive industry has paved<br />
12<br />
the way for the city to become<br />
pioneers in the absorption of<br />
tech into these industries. From<br />
major rail innovations, through<br />
to auto-tech, driverless vehicles<br />
and micro-manufacturing,<br />
<strong>Birmingham</strong> has the expertise<br />
and infrastructure to lead the<br />
world in advances, innovation and<br />
implementation for manufacturing.<br />
The University of <strong>Birmingham</strong>’s<br />
Advanced Manufacturing<br />
Centre has strong industrial<br />
collaboration with leading<br />
manufacturers and participates<br />
in pioneering advances in:<br />
• Advanced Machining<br />
• Intelligent Systems<br />
• Geometric Modelling<br />
• Process Modelling<br />
• Laser Machining / Texturing<br />
• Micro Manufacturing
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