Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) has creativity and innovation at its heart.

It is where back in the 1890s the father of the wireless communication Guglielmo Marconi set up his wireless station and in the 1970’s the founder of the internet Sir Tim Berners-Lee started his career as an engineer for Plessey Telecom in Poole (which later amalgamated into Siemens Communications).

Today Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is a fast growing creative and digital tech hub and among the best destinations for innovators and digital entrepreneurs, bringing exciting opportunities across the economy. The area is a potential world-leader in tech, having ranked first in the UK for tech start-ups, representing 28 of the businesses created in 2019, far outperforming tech centres such as London’s Camden (13) and the national average (8%).

Areas of sector expertise include visual effects, gaming, animation, creative digital agencies, app creation, digital product, and post-production. BCP also has the largest film school outside of London and is home of the National Centre for Computer Animation, The Centre for Digital Entertainment and the International VFX Hub. As well as Experimental Media Research Centre (EMERGE) a creative, practice-led research centre.

Bournemouth is a fast-growing cyber security hub with cyber specialists such as ESET and LiMETOOLS established here and Cyber and IoT labs at Bournemouth University.