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Connected Places Summit 2025
Dates Announced: 19-20 March 2025

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The UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport, and place leadership.

The application of today’s emerging technologies to the places we live, work and play will enable even greater levels of connectivity, driving new services, productivity gains and prosperity.

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We connect businesses and public sector leaders to cutting-edge research to spark innovation and grow new markets.
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The future of innovation procurement
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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.
Opportunity
Station Innovation Zone – Innovation Funding Programme – Year Three
Rail & Stations
Article
Canada and UK strengthen port ties to deliver economic uplift
Maritime & Ports
Five Leaders on the Art of Place Leadership
Canada and UK strengthen port ties to deliver economic uplift
Maritime & Ports
Meet the Innovator aiming high with wall climbing robots
Cities on a Re-invention Mission
Masterclass: Intellectual Property in Transport, Logistics and the Built Environment
Smart City Expo World Congress
Integrated Infrastructure / Place Leadership

Projects, Opportunities & Case Studies

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Local Authority Transport Decarbonisation Accelerator
Introducing the Local Authority Transport Decarbonisation Accelerator programme, which is dedicated to supporting both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and local areas to meet the opportunities and challenges of place-based net zero commitments.
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National Centre for Accessible Transport Expression of Interest
The National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat) is a consortium, formed with the mission to shape the future of accessible transport for disabled people across the UK.
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.
Opportunity
Station Innovation Zone – Innovation Funding Programme – Year Three
Connected Places Catapult, in collaboration with Network Rail and funded by Innovate UK, is excited to announce the third year of the Station Innovation Zone (SIZ) Competition, supporting SMEs to test new ways of improving various aspects of the passenger experience.
Rail & Stations
Opportunity
HMGCC Challenge: Assurance of printed circuit boards using machine vision
When national security organisations use electronic equipment in sensitive environments, they must be sure every element has been properly assured. In its latest challenge, HMGCC Co-Creation wants organisations to get involved in a five-month project, developing ways to robustly assure printed circuit boards (PCBs).
Integrated Infrastructure

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Report
Beyond City Limits: Realising the Opportunities of Non-Urban Innovation
Discover the Untapped Potential of UK Innovation
Place Leadership
Report
Project Skyway Stakeholder Engagement Report
Flying drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) unlocks a wider array of applications and holds significant potential for generating value for UK businesses.
Air Mobility & Airports
Report
The Future of Communications as an Enabler at Ports
Shipping ports are our gateway to international markets, handing 95% of UK imports and exports. Electronic communications have become a fundamental enabler for the evolution of modern port operations.
Maritime & Ports
Report
Intelligent Drones Revolutionise Infrastructure Inspections: A Market Report
As part of the Future of Flight Phase III Challenge, the Intelligent Drones for Ports and Highways (InDePTH) consortium envision a future where the deployment of intelligent drones may be used to support a wide range of inspection and maintenance tasks around national critical infrastructures.
Air Mobility & Airports
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