This article features in issue two of Connected Places magazine. A lot is expected of the home of the future. It should not only be adaptable and sustainable, but also affordable and deliverable. Plus, as demand outstrips supply, the housing market is under pressure to up the quantity, but with no… Read More
The project Public procurement is widely and unfairly perceived to be a barrier to innovation. Through our previous programmes, we have worked with public sector service managers, decision makers and procurement teams to demonstrate how procurement can be used as a strategic tool to engage new suppliers and stimulate new solutions. We recognise… Read More
Integration with UK Strategic Goals The Government is promoting strategic procurement as a powerful tool for delivering innovation and competitiveness objectives for Global Britain. If you think that the world of public sector procurement might make your eyes glaze over – stop a moment and think again! Perhaps you won’t… Read More
Over the past few months, Connected Places Catapult and PA Consulting have been implementing the UK-South Korea Innovation Twins project and engaging with Belfast and Sejong in South Korea to help them work with their innovation ecosystem and shape the innovations of tomorrow. As city centres come… Read More
This was an exciting day full of insights, discussions, and networking working towards achieving sustainable results in making the country’s housing stock carbon neutral. A selected cohort of high-growth potential SMEs from Connected Places Catapult’s SME Development Programme had the opportunity to meet four of our housing association (registered landlords)… Read More
This raises many ambitious plans and targets to achieve emissions reductions, sustainable mobility and urban resilience. These challenges provide UK and Indian businesses and organisations the opportunity for equitable partnerships and business engagement. To do this requires the collaboration and dedication of the government, both national and local, industry and… Read More
Over the past six months, Connected Places Catapult has been working across the UK and Indian ecosystems to build on the very successful and multi-award winning Innovating for Clean Air programme. We continue to support firms in both countries to develop innovations to improve air quality… Read More
Sunderland will begin testing new solutions to tackle cold and damp housing in a trial from November onwards. The city, together with Belfast, has been chosen by Connected Places Catapult to find innovative solutions for its £2.5-million programme, Homes for Healthy Ageing. The cities will each receive funding of £50,000… Read More
In the first wave of the pandemic last year in March, the Welsh Government approached the Defence and Security Accelerator, Innovate UK and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down for help in finding innovative solutions to speed up cleaning. A Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) call was… Read More
The Department for Transport’s (DfT) Transport Research and Innovation Grants (TRIG) bridge the early stage, proof-of-concept funding gap in transport innovation, where small investments can de-risk emerging solutions. TRIG calls allow Government to support the earliest stage of transport innovation by taking numerous small risks. It also builds links between innovators and officials in a safe way, to the benefit of both… Read More