TechCity UK and Nesta have today published a comprehensive report detailing the scope, geography, and impact of the digital technology sector in the UK economy. Frontier (Europe) served as a Core Project Partner on the report, providing economic data and guidance on measures of output, employment, and business counts in the UK digital technology sector.

Founded in 2010, TechCity UK is a publicly funded, non-profit institution aimed at creating the optimum conditions for digital technology businesses and entrepreneurs to thrive across the UK. Nesta is the UK’s innovation charity, with the mission of helping people and organisations bring good ideas to life through its many program areas in research and policy, entrepreneurship, and innovation labs, among others.

Of the report, Prime Minister David Cameron said: “Britain’s world leading tech sector gives us a competitive edge that is not just transforming our daily lives but also our economy – we are a becoming a true Tech Nation.”

Frontier regularly advises businesses, public institutions and non-profits on matters of technology, innovation, and growth.

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