Industry leaders from Harrogate and York have welcomed national
and international officials as the Mayor of York and North
Yorkshire sets out his plans to build on the region's UK-leading
technology cluster.
Harrogate and York's businesses have driven the sector's growth
in York and North Yorkshire region, which ranks in the top ten in
the UK – in company longevity, registered trademarks and SME
employee numbers.
The strength of the sector attracted visits this week from the
head of technology at the Department for Business and Trade as
well as a delegation of health technology companies from India.
On Monday, the Invest in York and North Yorkshire partnership
hosted at York St John University five Indian business owners
innovating with new technology to develop hearing aids,
diagnostics and physiotherapy practices.
The business owners met with those behind the region's assets
including the Harrogate NHS Innovation team, the Humber and North
Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and the York Health Economics
Consortium, York St John University and the University of York.
On Thursday, the Invest in York and North Yorkshire team welcomed
the officials from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT),
including their Head of Technology, Caroline Malone.
This visit showcased assets in York including the Institute for
Safe Autonomy and York Minster's Works and Technology Hub, which
is still under development.
The DBT team also met with senior leaders at York-based Adtran,
which is a leading provider of broadband equipment, and
Harrogate-based Inhealthcare which has developed virtual wards
for NHS Trusts, which helps with remote patient monitoring.
The Mayor of York and North Yorkshire identified the creative and
digital sector, with its existing strengths, high potential for
economic growth and investment as key for the region's Local
Growth Plan, which will be published in Spring 2025.
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Mayor said:
“Investment is central to my pledge to create healthy and
thriving communities right across York and North Yorkshire.
“There is so much potential for investment here, especially in
our key sectors of rail, the creative and digital industries,
healthy ageing, industrial biotech, agritech and manufacturing.
“These sectors are either well-established or emerging with
plenty of room for growth.
“Our rural, coastal and city communities deserve to be connected
to opportunity. That means easy access to skills and high-quality
jobs – the jobs of our future.”
“To achieve our goals, we need close public and private
partnerships. The relationships we foster will be crucial in
helping our region reach its full potential.”
