{"id":23190,"date":"2018-05-21T15:33:35","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T14:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/?p=23190"},"modified":"2019-05-03T15:10:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T14:10:21","slug":"suraj-kika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/suraj-kika\/","title":{"rendered":"Suraj Kika is the 2018 Digital Leaders Local Champion for the East Midlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>As part of this year\u2019s DL100 Awards, we once again asked each of our 12 Regions to name their choice of DL Local Champion for 2018, and the names are in. Once more, they reflect the cross-sector community that make up Digital Leaders in the UK. We have representatives from SMEs, Central and Local Government, Academia, Charities and Enterprise.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Suraj Kika is the 2018 Digital Leaders Local Champion for the East Midlands! 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