A new £13.4m innovation hub is planned for Lancashire, aiming to capitalize on the economic benefits of the upcoming National Cyber Force (NCF) headquarters in Samlesbury. The facility will foster collaboration between the NCF, universities, businesses, and public sector bodies, creating high-tech jobs and driving innovation in both the cyber sector and related industries.
A £13.4m ‘innovation hub’ is set to be built in the heart of Lancashire in a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to transform its economy. The facility will spring up close to the new National Cyber Force headquarters in Samlesbury in an attempt to harness the benefits the high-tech security agency will bring to the area when it opens later this year.
Cabinet members have agreed to add £7.2m in funding to the £6m already earmarked from within Lancashire’s devolution deal in order to create the 27,000 square foot development. The meeting at which the funding was agreed heard that as well as the 3,000 jobs expected to be created by the NCF, a further 1,500 “indirect jobs” could be generated over the next decade, “with salaries in the associated occupations being almost twice the current Lancashire average”.
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