In response to the announcement that BuddyHub in conjunction with Hackney Council has been awarded £15,000 as part of the Mayor’s Civic Innovation Challenge, local London Assembly Member, Jennette Arnold OBE AM, said:
“London’s future prosperity relies on the development of a strong and pioneering tech sector. However, it is essential that digital innovation is also used to find solutions to some of the most intractable social and health issues and inequalities that Londoners face.
“This is why I am delighted that Buddy Hub have been awarded £15,000 to work with Hackney Council to promote social integration for the elderly in the capital.
“On a local level, we need to continue to support our creative businesses to ensure that London stays on track to becoming the world’s smartest city. However, it clear that the Government needs to urgently address the pressing issue of rising rents and business rates, which have presented huge obstacles to growing enterprises”.
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Notes to editors
-A full list of organisations to be awarded £15,000 worth of funding as part of the Mayor’s Civic Innovation Challenge can be found here;
-Jennette Arnold OBE AM is the London Assembly Member for North East (Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest)