ICITY London

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"iCITY is a new digital quarter for London that will support the growth of the flourishing digital and creative industries. Situated on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and in the heart of East London’s creative scene, iCITY will be a world-leading centre of innovation, education and enterprise.

"Enhancing the UK’s position as a global leader in the digital and creative sectors, iCITY will deliver a lasting economic and social legacy from the 2012 London Olympics...

"Education and skills are at the heart of iCITY. Hackney Community College will provide the UK’s first digital apprentices, with the necessary skills to take advantage of the new jobs in the digital economy. Loughborough University will provide a new research centre for postgraduate studies linking culture, business, sport, exercise and health... The infrastructure will be supported by London’s largest data centre delivered by Infinity SDC. " [1]  

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  Web: http://icitylondon.com/  

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  1. ICITY London Home, organizational web page, accessed May 22, 2013.