The future for the Creative, Digital and Tech sector in Doncaster is bright.
Doncaster is going through an unprecedented period of transformation, with strong growth across a number of key sectors. The city offers an abundance of good quality, well-connected employment sites and a high quality business support ecosystem.
We are home to an exciting range of Creative, Digital and Tech businesses, all proudly choosing the City of Doncaster as a place to thrive and do business.
The City of Doncaster is fast becoming recognised for its industry expertise around Artificial Intelligence, with the work of our businesses providing a solid foundation for taking the next step towards our ambition to be a Centre of Excellence for AI.
To enable this, we are building a new flagship Digital Tech Hub, due for completion November 2026. This will be a catalyst for driving wider inward investment and growth in this key sector and securing industry leading businesses.
Gateway One will be a driving force for change, supporting businesses, fostering innovation, and helping to regenerate our city.
There is a highly collaborative ecosystem throughout the city, thanks to competitive property and staff costs, a supportive business environment and a pipeline of people with digital skills available locally.
In Doncaster, we’re already embracing AI within the public sector. Our teams are working alongside local specialist businesses and finding ways to use the technology to help improve our offer to residents across a variety of services.
Cutting-edge digital qualifications in areas such as creative media production, games design, cyber security, animation, film, TV, fine art, illustration and graphic design are available from local education providers. These include Doncaster UTC, the Lightforge Academy, Doncaster College and New College.
Digital techniques using Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and gaming are being used to provide training and virtual simulation experiences for the more traditional sectors such as manufacturing and aviation.
From cutting-edge artificial intelligence and robotics firms to SaaS providers, managed IT services, and cyber-security specialists, the area is growing with a vibrant mix of innovative businesses, all of whom contribute to Doncaster’s dynamic and growing digital and tech landscape.
The UK film and TV industry continues to be attracted to the City of Doncaster; with major productions using our unique range of filming sites and locations as the backdrop for their projects.
With its distinctive and interesting locations, Doncaster has hosted and continues to encourage a range of film and TV franchises, contributing to our creative economy within the city.
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