A new competition, funded by the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) and focused on increasing household recycling practice through the novel use of persuasive technologies, has been launched by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in conjunction with Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and NILGA. SBRI provides the [...]
The Expression of Interest is now open for the latest round of the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI|NI), a fully funded programme from the Department for the Economy which seeks to solve problems within the public sector for which no solution currently exists. SBRINI provides the public sector with innovative [...]
A new competition, funded by the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) and focused on delivering a sustainable Utilisation of Livestock Slurry, has been launched by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). SBRI provides the public sector with innovative solutions to problems that will drive improvement and allows [...]
SBRI Wales have just launched three exciting new challenges worth a total of £500k in Phase 1, plus a briefing event that will cover all three. The deadline for all these competitions is December 14th 2022. SBRIs are fully funded competitions which are open to all businesses (sole traders, partnerships [...]
Seven staff from the SBRI team were at the NICON22 conference held at La Mon hotel in October 2022. This was the first time for the SBRI programme to be showcased at the event. Both the information stand in the exhibition hall and the “wicked witch” themed Café Conversation were [...]
Two Northern Ireland SBRI competitions have been launched, with a total of £0.4m on offer to small, innovative businesses. These fully-funded competitions are looking for solutions to two public sector problems with a focus on immersive technology and data analytics. EA SBRI – Capturing our Carbon Capital The Education Authority [...]
A new report from Innovate UK that evaluates and showcases the success of SBRI has been published by UKRI and Innovate UK. The 20-year initiative allows research and development services to be acquired from private sector providers who develop, in competition, solutions for the public sector and has been a success [...]
The Small Business Research Initiative provides the public sector with innovative solutions to problems that will drive improvement, and allows suppliers to develop products and services working collaboratively with the public-sector, enabling them to develop new skills, expertise and markets. Any public sector organisation may apply for SBRI funding. Projects [...]
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has completed a successful SBRI using AI to improve the frequency and accuracy of data on animal location and movement at a small area level in Northern Ireland. DAERA was looking to find a technology partner who would create an Artificial [...]
A new ‘Civic Dollars’ mobile phone app, developed with support from Belfast City Council and the Department of Justice means that people can now earn rewards for the time they spend in their local parks and open spaces. The Connswater Community Greenway will be the first area to go live [...]
If you’re a UK-based business or research organisation, you may be able to compete for government-backed funding to: research and develop a process, product or service test your innovation ideas collaborate with other organisations To help you with the application process, Innovate UK have produced two new guides. The first [...]
The SBRI programme has been running in Northern Ireland for several years now, but this year the programme has expanded significantly, providing support of £2m to three projects in Phase 3 and seven new Phase 1 projects. A total of 23 companies and organisations were awarded contracts to work on [...]