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Andy Burnham will get an extra £20m to back more 'game-changing' innovations in Greater Manchester. The additional investment takes the total the government is giving local leaders in Greater Manchester to fund innovative projects in the city-region to £50m.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) says that Greater Manchester's 'brightest minds' have already shown what they are capable of, pointing to a local hydrogen project as one example. The AR Edtech for Hydrogen project, which was supported through the Fund’s predecessor, is helping to build the skilled workforce needed to roll out low carbon technologies.

The department says that this project is cementing Greater Manchester's position in the global hydrogen economy which is expected to be worth $2.

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