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World-class technology conference kicks off Gateshead Digital Summer
Posted by Stephen Waddington on June 1, 2010 10:55 AM
The Gateshead Digital Summer kicked off last week with Thinking Digital at The Sage.
500 delegates gathered to hear some of the world's greatest thinkers and innovators speak on topics ranging from social journalism to the next generation of the internet and from how the body responds to sounds to ways to saving energy.
Thinking Digital isn't so much a conference about technology, but is a thought proving event that draws together a community in the North East to explore how technology can be used to improve society.
The eclectic event is the brainchild of Codework's CEO Herb Kim and is now in its third year. Expect the fourth event for 2011 to be announced any day soon.
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The Eyes Of Business Will Be On Emergency Budget
Posted by Jeremy Middleton on June 16, 2010 10:05 AM
With only days to go until the emergency Budget on June 22, the eyes of business are on what the Government is planning to do to rein in spending and make inroads into Britain's record £156bn deficit.
Many businesses in the North have had to make painful decisions during the recession, with some feeling that the public sector has been allowed to escape unscathed.
In a recent national television report about the latest Monetary Policy Committee decision, bosses in the North East were advocating that stiff new curbs on Government spending would be better for the economy than raising interest rates.
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Regional Growth Fund - Good News For The North
Posted by Jeremy Middleton on June 22, 2010 4:32 PM
It was good to see the Government acknowledging that not all regions are the same with the announcement of a Regional Growth Fund in the Budget.
It has to be recognised that a different approach from that employed in London and the South East is required if the economy in the likes of the North-east is to thrive and prosper.
This sense of regional perspective should help boost the economic fortunes of this region.
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BP chief's job untenable after PR disaster
Posted by on June 23, 2010 8:06 AM
He has presided over one of the worst oil slicks in drilling history but slick he isn't.
BP chief Tony Hayward's handling of the crisis in the Gulf of Mexico has lurched from one PR disaster to another.
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Posted by Jeremy Middleton on June 30, 2010 5:28 PM
The £1bn fund to promote private enterprise in regions hit by public sector cuts will, undoubtedly, be of great benefit to the North, which currently has a disproportionate number employed in the public sector compared to the private sector.
The Regional Growth Fund will be open to firms and public-private partnerships in areas most dependent on public sector employment.
It is imperative that enterprise and entrepreneurial individuals are encouraged and nurtured and that is why this fund is such good news for the North.
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