Join us for the Drone Pathfinder Catalyst Programme Community Webinar on 21st SeptemberThe Government’s Pathfinder Catalyst Programme is part of a wider programme of work across the UK’s public and private sectors, aimed at enabling integration of drones into UK airspace.The programme aims to rapidly drive progress in drone technology [...]
The seventh edition of our flagship public services conference, Building the Smarter State, will take place on 22 September.
Stimulating the Innovation Economy in the UKAs we look to invest in growth and recovery across the country, creating hubs for innovation activity is more important than ever. The CPC Innovation Places Summit will convene national place-makers and innovation practitioners who are looking to build the next generation of UK [...]
Accelerating the UK’s active travel industry towards Healthy, Connected and Net Zero placesEvent Summary: The Active Travel Summit aims to celebrate and accelerate the UK active travel market. By convening innovators, city leaders, transport authorities, active travel commissioners, central government, business leaders and world-leading academics, we will open a space [...]
The Welsh Government, together with KTN and Innovate UK, is holding a webinar briefing on the “Designed for Ageing“ Competition, part of the UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge. Designed for Ageing is a grant funding opportunity for UK companies looking to develop innovations to help people as they age. Find out [...]
Effective and innovative use of data powered the public sector’s covid response and evidenced the power of data for the public goodThe public sector has relied heavily on its use of data in its pandemic responseNew rules on sharing information across health unleashed vital information about the pandemic’s progression, identification [...]
Are public sector finance, budget and procurement processes aligned with subscription-based commercial models?The rapid evolution of technology, agile delivery and cloud infrastructure has led many suppliers to move to PAYG subscription services. How does the public sector respond to changing commercial models?Does the traditional capex / opex split still work? [...]
Connected Places Catapult's next Virtual Connections Café will be held on Thursday 28th October.
With businesses facing increasing customer demands and pressure on margins, maximising uptime is crucial for profitability: downtime costs manufacturers in the UK three days of production per year on average.
Artificial intelligence and automation are moving to the fore in public service deliveryAre automation and artificial intelligence core to the future of our health and public sector?During the pandemic automation, or Robotic Process Automation (RPA), was deployed by many across local government and the NHS to automate the tsunami of [...]
Our next Connections Café will be held on Wednesday 1st DecemberConnections Café is our series of SME innovation support events that explore developments and opportunities in the built environment and mobility sectors that enable new levels of physical, digital and social connectedness. They offer support and guidance to growing businesses [...]
The term 'levelling up' will be more familiar in gaming culture than in politics but it became a core part of political speech and decision-making in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. You might know what it means in a game, but what does it mean for the UK?