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Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 71

In Conversation with Dan Labbad, CEO of the Crown Estate

Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 70

In Conversation with Andrew Barr, President of Hitachi Europe

Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 69

Highlights from the Connected Places Summit – 2025

Learn to lead in a digital twin future
Article

Birmingham accelerator leads software firm to contract win 

Listening carefully to customers’ wants and tailoring a product suited to their needs helped software firm Novoville secure a major contract in the West Midlands.
22 hours ago
Opportunity

HMGCC Co-Creation challenge: Compact, low-cost GNSS simulator

HMGCC Co-Creation is seeking Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) simulators to support testing of multiple communication systems at the same time.
2 days ago

Case Study / Reducing slips, trips and falls with AI Technology at Bristol Temple Meads

Article / Meet the innovator promoting reuse in the built environment

Event / SME Excellence Series: Marketing on a Shoestring

Event / SME Excellence Series: Grant funding & R&D tax credits

Case Study / Driving innovation with National Highways

Article / Tech trio celebrate advances for women in engineering

Article / Geospatial data improves driverless car testing

Article / Highways tech investor says teamwork is key to standing out

Article / Projects and people celebrated in annual transport programme awards

Projects, opportunities

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Opportunity

HMGCC Co-Creation challenge: Compact, low-cost GNSS simulator

HMGCC Co-Creation is seeking Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) simulators to support testing of multiple communication systems at the same time.
2 days ago
Case Study

Reducing slips, trips and falls with AI Technology at Bristol Temple Meads

Bristol Temple Meads (BTM) station sought innovative solutions to enhance passenger safety, particularly targeting slips, trips and falls associated with passengers carrying large items on the stairs within the station subway.
6 days ago
Case Study

Driving innovation with National Highways

National Highways has partnered with Connected Places Catapult to embrace innovation and address challenges of safety, innovation, and environmental sustainability.
1 week ago
Opportunity

Data logging in extreme temperatures

In this challenge, HMGCC Co-Creation seeks solutions to ensure data loggers can continue to operate, even at high temperatures.
2 weeks ago

Reports

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Report

UK Innovation Districts Group: Developing youth entrepreneurial skills for the innovation economy

This study explores how supporting youth entrepreneurial skills can fuel prosperity and growth through the UK innovation economy.
2 weeks ago
Report

Zero Emission HGVs and Infrastructure: Safety and Security

As fossil fuels are phased out, we need to ensure that battery electric charging and hydrogen refuelling operations are safe.
4 weeks ago
Report

Unlocking the Potential of Coastal Shipping for UK Freight

The UK’s freight system is dominated by road haulage, with around 80% of domestic goods moved by heavy goods vehicles.
4 weeks ago
People at a train station looking at an electronic information board displaying train schedules at Bristol Temple Meads, while a few others head towards the ticket barriers.
Report

Researching Interchange at Bristol Temple Meads

Connected Places Catapult has worked with inclusive design agency Mima to better understand how passengers experience interchange at Bristol Temple Meads.
1 month ago

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