The Digital Economy in Plymouth is recognised a key strength and forms one of the five key pillars within the Local Economic Strategy.

“Plymouth is in the top ten highest growth Digital Clusters in the UK”  Tech Nation 2017

Click here to view the Digital sector factsheet

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Shared Workspace

"Plymouth has an increasingly forward-looking and supportive approach to start-ups in the digital tech space”   Paul Wright, CEO & Founder, IOTEC

Plymouth Science Park 

The largest Science & Technology centre in the South West is home to innovative technology, digital, creative, marine and science-based businesses all with a desire to succeed and grow. Plymouth Science Park offers flexible office space for rent for start-ups and growing businesses with bespoke business support and facilities.

University of Plymouth Formation Zone

Nurtures and develops new, high-value businesses. Provides a dynamic environment encompassing the knowledge, facilities and resources to inspire and enable successful business ideas. Priority areas for business ideas include creative industries, hi-tech, marine, environmental, and advanced engineering

THINQTANQ

Modern vibrant workspace for co-workers makers and entrepreneurs in the city centre with shared workspace: free wifi, refreshments, open plan work space, meeting facilities, classes and events and even 3D printers. 

Devonport Markethall

A new space for digital – uniquely co-locating four elements: 1. Work and Experimentation Space;  2. Expo, Conference and Cultural Space; 3. Education and Learning Programmes and 4. Visitor Experience – 15m Immersive Dome Theatre

“Plymouth is in the top 10 locations nationally for its spread of Superfast Broadband” Centre for Cities

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Research, Skills and Innovation

University of Plymouth

Provides a range of degree level programmes in creative and digital tech.  All programmes are currently for full time study with the exception of a degree level apprenticeship which is for employed digital trainees. 

i-DAT

i-DAT is a research and design collective. They co-create and share technological prototypes and practices, that push and challenge the boundaries of digital arts and creative media practice. Their main focus is on making ‘data’ tangible, playable and readily available as a material, to generate new meaning and inform participation, audience engagement and innovation in the arts.

Plymouth Marjon University

Offers full time degree programme in Cyber Security and a range of digital media courses.

City College Plymouth

Regional centre of excellence for STEM providing new state-of-the-art facilities for the high tech and digital industries. Wide range of digital programmes on offer from level 1 to degree programmes for full and part time students. Also offers an extensive range of apprenticeship programmes and professional development programmes for employers and individuals.

Plymouth College of Art

PCA offers a wide range of programmes with the creative digital sectors. It is one of four independent colleges of art and design in the UK, with a history dating back to 1856. It provides unrivalled specialist expertise across the Fine Arts, the Applied Arts, Spatial Design, 3D, Animation, Photography, Media and Entrepreneurship. BTEC Extended Diploma, Foundation Levels and Apprenticeships, through to a full spectrum of BA Honours Degree and a Masters programme.

Achievement Training

ATL offer a wide range of IT user based programmes at further education level. Alongside their fulltime offer ATL have suite of IT apprenticeships available.

BluescreenIT 

A private security consultancy and training provider which currently leads a national pilot for Cyber security, incorporating skills and industry. BIT hold world-leading accreditations and are proven innovators, having recently being nominated as one of the top 20 Cyber Security companies in the world by CIO magazine for changing the landscape in the approach to security.

DataPlay 

Discovering new ways of working with local talent and tech companies to explore how data and technology can help deliver services in entirely new ways. Part of the city’s commitment to developing open data and smart systems.

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Networks and Meet Ups

M.E.S.H, Thinqtanq/PlymouthJS Meetup, Plymouth Web Meetup, DATAPlay, Devon Digital (Games), Agile SW, Future Sync Conference, Digital Plymouth Conference & Meetups, Cybercon Conference, Creative Juices (University of Plymouth and Plymouth Culture), Women in STEM Plymouth, Connected Plymouth Steering Group.