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Speaking today at the London Games Conference, Shadow Culture Minister Ed Vaizey outlined far-reaching proposals to back one of the UK’s high-tech success stories, the video games sector. He announced that the Conservatives will: * Look at extending the remit of the Film Council to cover the video games sector to give video games the national voice they need and deserve. * Recognise that high technology companies in the UK face specific challenges when it comes to raising finance and attracting venture capital. * Give the sector the support it needs to succeed and expand in the global economy. * Stimulate investment in superfast broadband, vital to the future growth of the sector, through the telecoms regulatory structure. Ed Vaizey said: “NESTA’s research suggests the UK video games sector could shrink by 16.5 per cent over... [read full story]
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