Silicon Cities: Supporting the Development of Tech Clusters Outside London and the South East of England
- ISBN-10
- 1907689818
- ISBN-13
- 9781907689819
- Category
- High technology industries
- Pages
- 61
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Authors
- Cameron Scott, Policy Exchange, Eddie Copeland
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