Please read this because it is important for our localeconomy(and for anyone who runs a tech or digital servicescompany).

Do you run a tech or digital company?

“A company that provides a digital technical service/product (including hardware and platforms) as its primary revenue source,

OR

A company that provides aservice/productthat is reliant on digital technology as its primary revenue source.” – Tech City UK

If you do, you really should complete the new #TechNation survey today.

Tech City UK launched the first UK #TechNation report in February 2015. This was a comprehensive, community-driven analysis of the UK’s tech clusters. Thanks to theinvolvement of local knowledge sharinggroups such as Hot Source, SyncNorwich and Norfolk Developers, Tech City UK identified Norwich as one of21 nationally important tech clusters.

Now Tech City UK and NESTA have launched a new #TechNation survey to map the UK’s tech ecosystems. They want togain a deeper insight into the current state of nation’s technology and digital sectors.In particular, they want to discover what innovative companies need to start-up and scale-up.

The government will use the TechNation 2016report to market the UK’s tech capabilities to the world.This gives us a great opportunity to showcase the diverse tech and digital talent across Norfolk and Suffolk. As well assecuring the reputation of Norwich asa#TechNation cluster, we want toensurethe whole of our regionfeatures strongly.

However, to do this we need your help.Please take the short (15 questions / 10 minutes) TechNation survey today by following this linkhttps://bit.ly/1QCyqly– and share itwith your business networks. If you do, your company mightevenfeature as a case study in the final TechNation 2016 report.

Three good reasons why you should complete this survey: 1) You will help chartthe development of the UK’s digital economy – particularly inthe East of England

2)You will give our region, and the companiespowering its growth,valuable international exposure

3)You could win tickets to this year’s Web Summitandyour company could feature in the TechNation 2016 report.

Please take the survey today by following this link:https://bit.ly/1QCyqlythe deadline is 14 October.

Also, please remember to share with your tech and digital contacts in East Anglia,because together we are stronger.

Thank you and best of luck in the prize draw.

Gold and Strategic Partners