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New Centres to Transform the way we live in Digital Britain


18 November 2009

Digital Economy Programme logoThree new centres which will develop digital technology to transform the lives of the elderly, disabled, and people in rural communities will be announced today by Lord Drayson, Minister for Science and Innovation.

Building on plans to provide universal connectivity to broadband in the UK, the new research ‘hubs’ will be based in Nottingham, Newcastle and Aberdeen universities and are the biggest investment ever made by the research councils in creating a Digital Britain.

Further information is available here.