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In a column for the Yorkshire Post, Roger Marsh OBE, chair of the LEP, argues getting the skills system right is one of the most important and powerful things we can do to improve productivity across the City Region, and help people into better, more fulfilling jobs.

Leeds and the City Region has been chosen to host a prestigious international innovation programme, in partnership with one of the world’s most famous universities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

“I welcome this important contribution to the debate over the significant role the North must play in powering up UK prosperity, particularly after Brexit," says Roger Marsh OBE

The funding is designed to help smaller companies invest in digital technology such as new hardware and software as well as developing websites and apps, introducing new internet telephony and improving digital and broadband connectivity.

“I and my fellow LEP Chairs across the North look forward to working with the new Prime Minister, and the Minister he has promised will represent the Northern Powerhouse in Cabinet, to ensure the full potential of the North is unlocked," says Roger Marsh, OBE

Over 200 skills providers, local authorities and businesses came together on Friday 5 July for the annual Leeds City Region Skills Network conference