Barnsley becomes UK’s first government-backed Tech Town

Office for Artificial Intelligence UK Published: 2026-02-03 00:01:00

Barnsley named UK’s first Tech Town – with local schools and college, businesses, NHS and more getting bespoke government support to unleash opportunities of AI.

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