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As well as a significant regional centre for business and commerce, Gateshead has a long-standing reputation as a centre of excellence in creativity and artistic innovation. Internationally renowned developments such as BALTIC, The Centre for Contemporary Art and The Sage Gateshead provide the backdrop for a centre emerging as a hub for the innovative production of TV, film, games and digital content.

The Institute of Digital Innovation (IDI) is a new and exciting concept in business development. Created to serve digital start-ups and established firms, the IDI is a design springboard for ideas, services and products. It builds on the University of Teesside’s internationally recognized work in digital application and content development including animation, computer games, digital film and sound, visualization and virtual reality. The DigitalCity Fellows are based in this building offering immediate access to highly developed talent.

The DigitalCity Fellowship scheme offers entrepreneurs and innovators in the digital media technology sectors, the opportunity to explore ideas in a supportive environment. DigitalCity Fellowships are available to individuals or teams in the North East of England with an original project idea that they want to commercialise and take to market. Applications for Fellowships are accepted at any time and forms can be requested by email to c.evans@idi-uk.org

Gabba is a social media agency based in Manchester and in just a short space of time can count amongst its client roster, institutions such as Microsoft, The NHS and several Police Forces. Taking a strategic, considered approach, Gabba’s goal is to ensure that brands are able to engage in social media in sustainable, meaningful and mutually beneficial ways.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

Established in Mirfield, West Yorkshire in 1986 by Martin Boskett, dedicated to providing specialist promotional products and service second to none. Now a team of 8 staff ML continue to provide a truly ‘hands on’ service from concept to delivery ensuring you receive a quality controlled product at the right price – on time!

Northern Film & Media’s vision is to create a vibrant creative economy in the North East by investing in talent and ideas. We provide the link between talent, experts and the market, introducing the talent to the market and introducing the market to the talent. Our ventures across film, TV, games, interactive media and music enhance both the talent pool and economy of the North East.

NorthernNet is a high speed telecommunication network, symmetric network of 100Mbs (upgradeable to 1 Gbps) that connects the North of England and beyond. It is available to businesses as a direct connection and, for the first time ever, as pay-as-you-go via NorthernNet Media Access Bureaux (MABs) located within 17 educational, cultural and business venues across the North, including within MediaCityUK in Salford.

NorthStar Equity Investors is a venture capital firm that specialises in creating and building early stage high-growth businesses across the North East of England. NorthStar’s experienced team of knowledgeable fund managers back the best management teams across the region with funding and support to help their businesses succeed.

One NorthEast is the Regional Development Agency (RDA) for North East England. Our vision is of a vibrant, self reliant, ambitious and outward-looking region which promotes the benefits of living, working and doing business here.

Part of our work to drive growth in the regional economy is making sure that businesses understand how they can use ICT to boost their efficiency, and we have funded a number of innovative projects to develop the ICT infrastructure of the region as well as supporting the digital sector.

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) can help you rise to the exciting opportunities and challenges globalisation offers. Working nationally and abroad, UKTI's specialists help UK-based businesses succeed abroad and encourage the best overseas companies to look to the UK as their global partner of choice. UKTI's support of Codeworks, Thinking Digital Conference aims to help inspire, shape and equip the UK's next generation of technology companies to take their business to the world.