🎉#Digitober 2025 is here!🎉 We’re celebrating all things digital that are helping people gain connectivity, tools, and the know-how to work and live smarter in the digital age. Get involved & stay tuned as we share a range of content across the month! 👉 https://t.co/LNcBqutn6G

📣 Digital and tech businesses across the NorthWest, your views are needed. Take Manchester Digital’s 12-minute Sector Insights Survey and help shape support for 2026. Survey: https://t.co/PXa4fVmTon 💰 Prize draw: £200 voucher or £200 to a charity. Open until 7 December.

💪 @Zopa’s new Manchester office shows our city’s tech strength! Read our final #Digitober blog on why Manchester is the place for fintech growth. 👉 https://t.co/Bl0dAqCHIP #Manchester #Fintech #Zopa

🏙️ Hear from Joseph Beaden, Head of Creative, Digital & Tech @MIDAS_MCR, on why Greater Manchester is the UK’s fastest-growing tech sector. This is the result of a thriving ecosystem, bold investment, and a collaborative spirit outlined in the GM Digital Blueprint. #Digitober

❓ Curious about how AI is shaping Greater Manchester’s future? Read a day in the life of North Ai CEO, Rishi Kapoor, and see how Northern AI is powering digital transformation. 👉 Read the blog: https://t.co/BwIrwRICOS #Digitober #Innovation #DigitalTransformation #AI

🤖 Rodolphe Soulard @MediaCityUK shares how #SparkSalford and new initiatives are helping GM’s SMEs and communities grow through digital innovation. #Digitober #Innovation #DigitalInclusion #Salford #TogetherWeAreGM #AIInnovation #MediaCityUK @SalfordCouncil

🚀 In our latest #Digitober blog, discover how @northwestcrc is helping Greater Manchester boost cyber resilience through collaboration.. 👉 https://t.co/RzBiS9EOPm #TogetherWeAreGM #Cyber #CyberResilience

👩‍💻@McrDig, as a key partner in delivering Greater Manchester’s digital ambitions, is leading the way with the award-winning Digital Her initiative. Hear from Emma Grant on how mentoring, events, and community are shaping a more inclusive future👉 https://t.co/K7QqxhyF0b #Digitober

👾 From hacking Pac-Man to rewriting Ford’s systems, Mark McCarthy’s tech journey shows what’s possible in Greater Manchester’s digital sector! Read his inspiring story and see how GM’s digital ambitions are shaping the future 👉 https://t.co/SU07SoHpw1 #Digitober

👶📲 Hear how our Early Years App is providing a single, reliable platform that brings together guidance, assessments, and support for families and practitioners. 🎥 https://t.co/eAg1njNHcb #Digitober #TogetherWeAreGM

And now onto our final panel of the day hosted by Helen Milner OBE, to close out our event with a discussion on how the digital divide has evolved over recent decades and what needs to be done to help fix it, together 🔧

@greatermcr @SalfordCouncil @startpointsk6 @Henshaws Great to hear from youth voices on challenges they’ve observed and what’s needed to support young people in bridging the digital divide 📚

Fantastic to be at today’s inspiring GM Digital Inclusion Summit. Libraries have a key role to play in maximising the number of confident online users in Manchester #FixTheDigitalDivide @GMCAdigital @LetsGetDigiMcr @hacking4chorltz @AndyBurnhamGM @GMLibraries

@greatermcr @SalfordCouncil @startpointsk6 @Henshaws ⏰ It’s time to hear from our delegates 🦻 Some great discussions ongoing about skills for a digital world, digital health equity and digital futures across age and ability 🗣️

@greatermcr @SalfordCouncil 🏅Nicola Wallace-Dean from @startpointsk6 gave us a talk on its Digital Champions and Primary health programmes 🎨Richard Powell from @Henshaws spoke about accessible design and inclusive co-creation

Now we hear about collaboration in action, with a deep dive into projects making an impact in Greater Manchester 🐝 🏡John Duncan from @greatermcr about Connected Places, Connected Communities 🏘️Claire Fewings from @SalfordCouncil on its Strengthening Communities Program

Next we heard from a star panel about digital inclusion as a human right and how we can ensure minimum digital standards 💻

@InclusiveBytes 🎤 The Mayor @AndyBurnhamGM Burnham gives a speech about the importance of digital inclusion, the journey that Greater Manchester has been on since 2020, and what needs to happen for everyone in Greater Manchester to Live Well going forward.

@InclusiveBytes Phil Swan, Director of Digital at GMCA kicks us off with the opening address 🎤

Huge thanks to our fantastic exhibitors here today! If you’re at the event, come and have a chat 🤝

We’ve got a packed agenda of speakers as we look to #FixTheDigitalDivide. If you’re here today, make sure to visit our online hub where you’ll find: 📆Event running order 🗺️Venue map 🗣️Speaker bios 🗞️Key resources ✅Opportunities to be involved https://t.co/xfEqE9hMOh