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<p>The Northern Futures project has been a great success, introducing a more open
and inventive style of policy making and engaging thousands of people across the North
in the process.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Nearly 2,000 people
are following the Northern Futures twitter account. More than 300 have attended town
hall events with me in Sheffield, Leeds and Stockport. 170 gave up their time to join
‘open ideas days’ in eight cities across the North, including in Liverpool. More than
300 people attended our Northern Futures Summit in Leeds on November 6<sup>th</sup>.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, TechNorth will be established to support the region’s
tech businesses.</p><p> </p>
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