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Skills City, a unique digital skills powerhouse set to transform talent diversity in the North West, has been awarded £1.2 million from the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver six Skills Bootcamps, fast-tracking 450 people into technology careers. Developed by HOST, the Home of Skills & Technology at MediaCityUK, it is pioneering demand-led digital skills …

HOST’s Skills City awarded £1.2 million from the Department for Education to fast-track 450 people into digital technology careers in the North West Read More »

The co-founder of the PlayStation VR project is spearheading the training programme at the first Unity Centre of Excellence in the UK at innovation hub HOST, the Home of Skills & Technology, MediaCityUK. Simon Benson, HOST’s director of immersive technology, was previously director of Sony’s Immersive Technology Group where he was a founder member of …

PlayStation VR pioneer leads unique training academy for the next generation of real-time developers at the first UK Unity Centre of Excellence Read More »

The largest artificial intelligence community in the North has moved to the pioneering innovation hub at Media City in the digital-city region of Salford. Collaborative platform Innovation Exchange (IX) will deliver expert masterclasses, technology showtime and advanced technology content digitally through its state-of-the-art TV studio in its new headquarters at HOST, the Home of Skills …

Artificial intelligence tech community relocates headquarters to Media City Read More »

Leading national law firm Irwin Mitchell is partnering with innovation hub HOST, the Home of Skills & Technology, to provide specialist legal advice to technology businesses in the North West. The new partnership will allow the HOST community to have direct access to initial pro bono legal advice through physical and virtual support from Irwin …

Leading law firm partners with North West innovation hub to support tech businesses Read More »

A Lancaster dad has kickstarted his technology career at Lancashire manufacturing business Inscape Interiors, after completing digital skills training with IN4.0 Group. Ben Dale, 27, joined the IN4.0 Academy’s 12-week specialist digital skills training programme and after qualifying as an AWS Cloud Practitioner, he was supported by IN4.0 into a job at Inscape Interiors in …

Dad lands new career start at Lancashire manufacturer to accelerate adoption of digital technologies Read More »

By Saskia Coplans As a lead sponsor at this year’s Digital City Festival, HOST, the Home of Skills & Technology, brought together an expert panel to discuss how the last 12 months have accelerated digital transformation at a scale never seen before and what this has meant for research and innovation in the Greater Manchester region. …

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By Bella Copland HOST, the Home of Skills & Technology, operated by IN4.0 Group, brought together leaders from across the Salford Innovation Triangle to discuss how Salford is creating an inclusive economy that is powered by innovation. Broadcast live from Media City at the Digital City Festival on 13 April 2021, the expert panel included …

Salford Innovation Triangle: Creating an inclusive economy powered by innovation Read More »

A new partnership is set to transform the lives of black women across the North West and inspire their entrepreneurial ambitions in the tech sector by offering fairer access to digital skills training and career opportunities. Innovation hub HOST, the Home of Skills & Technology, operated by IN4.0 Group, is partnering with socio-creative organisation Niyo …

Barrier breaking partnership to empower black women into tech careers in the North West Read More »

As part of the Digital City Festival, HOST, the Home of Skills & Technology, brought together key representatives from Salford City Council, AWS re/Start and IN4.0 Group, to explain more about how Skills City is changing the landscape of future technology talent. The expert panel included Debbie Brown, Strategic Director of Service Reform at Salford …

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HOST, the Home of Skills & Technology at Media City, in partnership with Salford City Council is bringing to market a unique Security Operations Centre (SOC), which will offer an affordable cybersecurity subscription-based support service to SMEs innovating and adopting digital and cloud technologies.  As part of this, it is partnering with the Cyber Resilience …

HOST’s newly established Security Operations Centre partners with the Cyber Resilience Centre for Greater Manchester Read More »