Greater Birmingham TECH brochure 2017

University of Birmingham
The Guardian’s
Number One
University for Computer
Science & IT 2014
£120 billion
regional economy and
the second-largest urban
development outside of
London, with a lower cost
of living and better value
for investment
Birmingham is part of the
Super Connected Cities
programme in which the
Government has invested
£150 million
to support the development
of digital infrastructure
£1.8 billion
The youngest and most
diverse population of
any major city in Europe
– 40% under the age of
25 years
is the Gross Value
Added (GVA) for
the Digital sector in
Greater Birmingham
Greater
Birmingham has
7,500 digital
media companies
The highest
number for any
UK regional city
Greater Birmingham
has one of the largest
tech clusters in the UK
with 40,000+
employed in the sector in
7,500 digital
15
media companies
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