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Dr Maria Stukoff: The former Sony and BBC Academy expert will be hoping to impart her skills to the next generation A FORMER head of Sony s PlayStation first division has joined a partnership that aims to spread digital and technical skills across the North West. Dr Maria Stukoff, who is director of the University of Salford s Maker Space, will join an innovation hub run by East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce members IN4.0 Group that aims to support the development on new talent, particularly in the esports sector. Dr Stukoff is renowned for her work as an imagineer with Sony and as a former head of digital at the BBC Academy and hopes to impart her knowledge and skills to the next generation.