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Positive stories, useful developments and people making a difference in technology.

Swansea Bay digital programme is turning infrastructure spending into community support
Charities and community organisations across the Swansea Bay City Region are receiving devices, funding and digital support through social-value commitments linked to a major infrastructure programme.
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UK mental health innovation scheme will bring patients, researchers, the NHS and industry together
A University of Manchester-led national initiative has launched to connect lived experience, researchers, the NHS and technology organisations around better mental health innovation.

‘Rainbow on a chip’ research could help unlock faster 6G networks
A Loughborough University-led team has demonstrated a tiny chip that produces precisely spaced frequencies of light, with potential uses in 6G communications and quantum technologies.

Surplus tech is helping people stay connected across North West England
More than 1,500 surplus devices from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority have been donated to around 50 schools and charities since 2021.