Institute Of Digital Innovation

Digital technology is reshaping every moment of our day to day lives; from the latest music to the most sophisticated life saving technology. At the IDI we support the ideas people who drive the digital economy forward. Through our networks, where ideas become partnerships, we help to deliver the future skills the sector needs to evolve. Our approach is informed and shaped by UK and European research, which recognises the vital role that digital and creative industries play in making the UK a leading player in the 21st Century world. The experienced IDI team have extensive links with digital industry pioneers, influencers and advocates, having developed international partnership projects that are shaping the emerging digital world. We are an internationally recognised advisor and ambassador, regularly called upon at corporate, national and international levels as decision makers develop the new products, services and skills needed for our digital future. The IDI is part of the larger DigitalCity project focussed on developing a self sustaining and profitable cluster of world-class digital media and technology enterprises. Building upon the strengths of Teesside University, the IDI is dedicated to turning ideas into businesses, supporting entrepreneurs, enabling communities, and ensuring that digital skills and capability are appropriate for competitiveness.