Kingdom FM Guardbridge will be one of the areas to benefit A £700 million programme designed to boost economic prosperity across north-east Fife and Tayside is being confirmed today - with the formal signing of the Tay Cities Region Deal.
The deal is an agreement between the UK Government, Scottish Government, Angus, Dundee City, Fife and Perth & Kinross councils along with the business and higher and further education sectors.
The two governments have pledged £300m which will help to lever a further £400m of investment, with more than 6,000 new job opportunities.
UK Government Minister Iain Stewart said: Today’s landmark signing will deliver transformative investment to the entire Tay region, including £150m from the UK Government.
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NCSC Names Academic Centers of Excellence in Cybersecurity Education
Abertay University has been named among the first eight UK universities to be awarded Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
The announcement comes as the region receives £11.7m of UK and Scottish Government funding through the Tay Cities Region Deal, which will unlock major investment in Dundee’s cyberQuarter project which brings a new research and development center to Abertay’s campus in Dundee.
In granting Abertay Academic Centre of Excellence recognition, the NCSC recognized the plans for the Dundee cyberQuarter, which is designed to attract existing cybersecurity firms to Dundee, support the creation of new companies and boost the security and resilience of the Scottish business community, as well as the high quality of the University’s degree programs.