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Pioneering switch could yield hundreds of jobs

THE world's first diamond electronic switch has been developed by a Durham company which its bosses say has the potential to create hundreds of jobs in the North East.Read

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North may lose out in plan for digital Britain

GORDON Brown's plans for a digital Britain could be paid for by North East households left behind in the broadband revolution.Read

Crackdown on illegal downloads

PLANS for a Digital Britain could see a crackdown on illegal downloads and file sharing as the Government announces plans for superfast broadband access.Read

Business leaders welcome plans

NORTH East business leaders have promised to take advantage of the Government's broadband plans.Read

Internet sees change for newspapers

THE Government's plans for a digital Britain could change the face of newspaper ownership in the UK.Read

Zytronic have big stake in contract win

TOUCHSCREEN maker Zytronic could see its technology used in casinos after completing a contract with an international video games specialist.Read

Digital Media and Creative

A NETWORK of world leading digital companies to rival the likes of Silicon Valley could one day be a North East reality.Read

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Your guide to Gateshead's Thinking Digital conference

THINKERS and doers from across the world will gather in the North East today for one of the most important science and technology events the region has hosted.Read

Project to create Sunderland IT hotspot

A PROJECT which aims to transform Sunderland into a global hotspot for technology companies, has won the backing of a major North East business development group.Read

£2m vote of confidence in nurturing digital

TWO inspirational business initiatives that support the growth of the North East’s burgeoning digital cluster have received a welcome boost with the addition of nearly £2m of funding.Read

European fund boosts Codeworks’ jobs drive

A PROJECT which aims to boost the region’s burgeoning digital sector by creating 80 new jobs and assisting 120 North East businesses has won £733,000 in new European investment.Read

Software helping buck the trend

SUNDERLAND's burgeoning software industry is helping the city buck the recessionary trend and set the benchmark for business growth in the UK, says Herb Kim, CEO of the organisation set up to drive digital innovation in the North East.Read

Creative industries as big in the North as ICI once was

DIGITAL trend-setters are just part of the many creative firms in the area which are set to generate more than 9,000 jobs in the region as a glamorous new sector emerges.Read

Where big games players thrive

PUMPING music, screeching tyres and rattling gunfire are at the heart of one of the region’s and the UK’s fastest growing businesses. Karen Dent meets the computer game makers.Read

Digital future may be on Teesside

THE next YouTube, Google or eBay could even now be in a creative cradle somewhere on Teesside.Read

Fuseboxdesign aims to plug into Asian market

A SMALL but ambitious IT company in Newcastle is opening an office in Singapore to plug into the fast-growing Asian market.Read