The Mayor of the East Midlands has welcomed the announcement of a multi-million-pound investment in an AI technology centre in the region.
Digital transformation leader Atos has revealed a £10 million investment in two new centres – in Nottingham and Birmingham – which will “cement the region’s role at the heart of the UK’s AI-led digital future”.
Atos said its new Digital Agentic Centre in Nottingham and Sovereign Orchestration Hub in Birmingham “will create new jobs, boost local innovation and provide British businesses with the secure, AI-enabled infrastructure they need to grow”.
Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward said: “Atos’ investment is hugely exciting news for the East Midlands.
“Supporting the development of digital skills and employment is a cornerstone of my newly unveiled East Midlands Growth Plan and Atos’ announcement is a huge endorsement of this.
“Atos’s planned new Digital Agentic Centre will not only create jobs, but support innovation and help businesses across the region improve both resilience and efficiency. I look forward to working with Atos to support its future growth in the East Midlands.”
The Digital Agentic Centre will focus on AI and automation technologies designed to improve efficiency and resilience, while the Birmingham hub will address the growing demand for the UK to have complete autonomy and oversight over its end-to-end technology estate.
The centres will help organisations manage their digital operations securely and act as the national hub for a wider network of digital facilities, supporting key sectors including defence, infrastructure and public services.
Atos said its Digital Agentic Centre will support clients in “significantly reducing operational costs and time-to-value”, adding: “These efficiencies will free up capital to help clients accelerate their digital transformation journeys and the use of agents will make services more intelligent, resilient and adaptable to future demand.”
Alongside this investment, Atos is expanding its Midlands graduate and apprenticeship programmes, with initial plans to create 50 jobs in 2026. The business is offering AI-proofed career pathways designed to ensure people grow with technology rather than compete against it. New recruits will gain hands-on experience across AI, cybersecurity, cloud and data analytics, helping to develop a diverse, future-ready digital workforce for the UK.
Michael Herron, Head of Atos UK&I, said: “I’m excited by the launch of the Sovereign Orchestration Hub and Digital Agentic Centre. My vision is one where humans and AI can co-exist together.
“We must reimagine what a career pathway will look like in the age of AI and offer a multi-faceted future-proofed career in the digital arena. We believe these new offerings will give our clients the resilience, control and end-to-end visibility they require whilst delivering efficiencies with the next generation of local tech talent at the heart.”
Published on: 20 October 2025
Categories: Skills and Employment, Economic Development, News