OPPORTUNITIES FOR LCR SMEs
Making digital
innovation happen
Discover how Digital Catapult works with companies of all sizes to transform their business though accelerating the application of digital technology
Dr. Irene Lopez de Vallejo Director Collaborative Research, Regional and International Development
Digital Catapult
DATA DRIVEN Cyber-security, Blockchain, Personal Data & Trust
CONNECTED Internet of Things, 5G, LPWAN
INTELLIGENT Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
IMMERSIVE AR/VR/MR and new forms of human interface
Increasing productivity and creating new
value from concept to production and
supply chain across the life cycle of
products
Enabling people to live longer, happier
and healthier lives through digital
technology
Making the UK the best place in the
world to create content for immersive
systems
Industry
Researchers in
Residence
Placements
Engagement in
Programs
5G testbeds
Things connected
Immersive Cluster
ML Lab
Cyber101
Smart contracts
Universities
5G Testbed
Driving the testing and adoption of 5G by UK SMEs
5G Brighton Testbed
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(lead organisation)
Things Connected
National innovation programme bringing LPWANtestbeds across UK regions to support local IoT
sector growth
*Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN) is a type of wireless telecommunication wide area network designed to allow long range communications at a low bit rate among things (connected objects), such as sensors operated on a battery.
THINGS CONNECTED
1) Lower barrier of tech access
3) Lower barrier of market access
2) Lower barrier of innovation
LPWAN test network
Tutorials & Training
Convening of tech ecosystem
Partner network opportunity
Challenge based open calls
Community platform
Skill-up workforce
Knowledge transfer
Prototyping and pilot support
Immersive cluster
A nationwide network of physical and virtual clusters accelerating the development of the
market on a regional, national and international level.
IMMERSIVE CLUSTER
LondonBristol
Brighton
Manchester
GatesheadBelfast
We want to make the UK the best place in the world to create content and applications for immersive experiences
● All clusters connected as one virtual cluster
● Each region’s expertise creates a complimentary offer
● Physical connection (gigabit) & cloud based sharing
● VR meetings rooms and lab
● Single offering across all clusters to retain best talents
in the regions
ML Lab
A facility offering cutting-edge ML and AI startups and scaleups access to high-end machine learning computation power. A
programme to accelerate solutions to market.
• Access to computation resource with inhibitive costs considering required ML workloads
• Access to training data with large amounts of training data required to accurately train ml algorithms
• Access to customers, which are required to prove business cases, given the nascent nature of MLtech
• Expertise
UK AI & ML MARKET DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE
AI / ML STARTUP
COMMUNITYManaged by Digital
Catapult
CLOUD PROVIDERSPartners for Free Credit Startup
Partnerships
HARDWARE
PROVIDERSRelevant Chips and Systems
OTHER
PARTNERSManaged by Digital
Catapult
MLab
The Turing
Institute
• to grow the UK cyber industry by increasing the capabilities of cyber security SMEs
• intensive one-day bootcamp receiving tutoring and tailored advice on how to develop
and scale up their cyber business
• SMEs interested in receiving mentorship, raising capital and accessing a wider
network of public and private customers
THE POWER OF OUR NETWORK
Digital Catapult’s broad
network helps UK firms
deliver better products
and services to market at
home and abroad
Our network pulls together SMEs, corporates, research institutions, trade associations, government agencies and more to ensure the needs of consumers are met and ultimately boosting the UK economy.
We have centres in Brighton, North East & Tees Valley, Northern Ireland and Yorkshire in addition to our London headquarters. Each of the Catapult centreshas a unique focus and is aligned with local digital innovation initiatives.
NEXT STEPS
Driving the UK
economy through
digital innovation
How can we work together?
Dr. Irene Lopez de VallejoDigital Catapult
