?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+Tale+of+Tech+City%3A+The+Future+of+Inner+East+London%E2%80%99s+Digital+Economy&rft.creator=Nathan%2C+Max&rft.creator=Vandore%2C+Emma&rft.creator=Whitehead%2C+Rob&rft.description=This+report+maps+the+development+of+%E2%80%98Silicon+Roundabout%E2%80%99%2C+and+provides+a+detailed+account+of+the+firms+and+jobs+that+make+up+the+cluster.+All+over+the+world+governments+dream+of+creating+centres+of+digital+innovation+to+rival+Silicon+Valley.+The+British+government+is+no+exception.+Over+the+last+two+years+it+has+led+a+high+profile+drive+to+support+%E2%80%98Silicon+Roundabout%E2%80%99+%E2%80%93+the+high+tech+cluster+that+has+emerged+in+Inner+East+London+%E2%80%93+and+turn+it+into+something+bigger%3A+Tech+City.%0D%0A%0D%0ABut+policy+makers+haven%E2%80%99t+known+as+much+about+the+cluster+as+they+need+to.+Based+on+fresh+qualitative+and+quantitative+research%2C+including+in-depth+interviews+with+digital+entrepreneurs+in+the+cluster+and+beyond%2C+A+Tale+of+Tech+City+maps+the+development+of+%E2%80%98Silicon+Roundabout%E2%80%99+from+its+emergence+in+the+late+1990s%2C+and+provides+the+most+detailed+account+yet+of+the+firms+and+jobs+that+make+up+the+cluster.%0D%0A%0D%0ADespite+this%2C+future+growth+is+not+guaranteed.+A+Tale+of+Tech+City+puts+forward+possible+scenarios+for+how+the+cluster+could+develop+and+makes+recommendations+on+skills%2C+access+to+finance%2C+workspace%2C+connectivity%2C+mentoring+and+business+development+to+help+%E2%80%98grow+our+own%E2%80%99+high-value+digital+firms+of+the+future.&rft.publisher=Centre+for+London&rft.date=2012&rft.type=Report&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++Centre+for+London%3A+London%2C+UK.+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10175207%2F1%2FTale-of-tech-city.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10175207%2F&rft.rights=open