A Government Minister has used the launch of a digital growth programme in the North East to forecast that more than 13,000 new jobs in the sector will be created over the next three years.
Digital Economy Minister Chris Philp was speaking at the launch of the North of Tyne Combined Authority’s £10m Digital Growth and Innovation Programme, which aims to support start-ups and help more established digital and tech businesses in the area to scale up.
North of Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll opened the launch event at The Core, at Newcastle’s Helix, praising the area’s digital sector for creating new jobs, partly through its partnership working.