Agenda item

Report of the Director of Economic Development (copy attached).

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Economic Development proposing the continued sponsorship of Digital Shoreditch, a digital technology festival, taking place in 2014.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to funding of £20,000 to cover the costs of sponsoring Digital Shoreditch 2014, split into a contribution of £9,750 payable directly to Digital Shoreditch and a sum of £10,250 to cover in-kind support in the form of connected events/hospitality at Guildhall, both sums to be charged to City’s Cash and met from the contingency for 2013/14 (£13,160) and 2014/15 (£6,840).