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Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 68

The future of innovation procurement

Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

A teacher and students working on a project

Episode: 67

Inclusive innovation in the West Midlands

Learn to lead in a digital twin future
Opportunity

Call for Expressions of Interest: Airport Perimeter Monitoring

Connected Places Catapult, in collaboration with Glasgow Airport’s Living Lab, is inviting organisations and innovators to express their interest in demonstrating novel security technologies for perimeter monitoring and patrolling.
16 hours ago
Opportunity

Call for Expressions of Interest: Airside Automated Pavement Inspection

Connected Places Catapult and Glasgow Airport have collaborated to create the Connected Airport Living Lab, based at the airport, which is designed to be a collaborative R&D asset used to showcase UK-developed innovations, attract investment, and act as an innovation catalyst for the aviation sector.
1 day ago
Several fishing boats docked at an industrial harbor at sunset, with a clear sky and water in the foreground.

Event / Venture and Investor Pitch & Meet: Spotlight on Maritime Accelerator SMEs

Opportunity / Enhancing Passenger Experience – AI in Transport Competition

News / Search begins for AI transport innovations that can enhance passenger experience

Article / Meet the innovator who pivoted from gaming to housing tech

A rail yard at dusk showing multiple freight trains on parallel tracks, with illuminated lights and distant hills in the background.

Event / Sheffield Connected Innovation Conference

A view of the Houses of Parliament from Westminster bridge at dusk

News / Connected Places Catapult responds to Industrial Strategy consultation

Event / Workforce Foresighting Hub (WF Hub) workshop

Airport tarmac with several airplanes parked at gates, a plane taking off in the background, and ground support vehicles and equipment in use under a partly cloudy sky, showcasing the innovation of Glasgow Airport’s Living Lab Digital Twin Competition.

News / Entopy invited to trial its digital twin technology at Glasgow Airport

Event / Workforce Foresighting Hub (WF Hub) workshop

Projects, opportunities

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Opportunity

Call for Expressions of Interest: Airport Perimeter Monitoring

Connected Places Catapult, in collaboration with Glasgow Airport’s Living Lab, is inviting organisations and innovators to express their interest in demonstrating novel security technologies for perimeter monitoring and patrolling.
16 hours ago
Opportunity

Call for Expressions of Interest: Airside Automated Pavement Inspection

Connected Places Catapult and Glasgow Airport have collaborated to create the Connected Airport Living Lab, based at the airport, which is designed to be a collaborative R&D asset used to showcase UK-developed innovations, attract investment, and act as an innovation catalyst for the aviation sector.
1 day ago
Opportunity

Enhancing Passenger Experience – AI in Transport Competition

Unlock the Potential of AI in Transforming the UK Transport Sector The Department for Transport (DfT), in collaboration with Connected Places Catapult, recognises the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in shaping the future of the UK’s transport system.
3 days ago
Opportunity

HMGCC Challenge: Rapidly deployed tech to track intruders

The UK government requires temporary use spaces to be secured ensuring they haven’t been entered and compromised whilst left physically unattended. Intruder monitoring systems that can be easily and quickly deployed by non-technical staff are being sought in the latest challenge released by HMGCC Co-Creation.
3 weeks ago

Reports

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Report

Unlocking the Potential of Rates Retention for Freeports & Investment Zones

This paper sets out the potential for Retained Business Rates (RBRs) to be utilised to fund infrastructure or support on-site developments to accelerate economic growth in Freeports (FPs), in particular and where applicable Business Rates Retention (BRR) for Investment Zones (IZs) and their surrounding areas, as part of wider regional place based economic growth.
1 month ago
Report

Home Retrofit for Public Health and Climate Resilience

A programme blueprint to achieving better outcomes for communities.
1 month ago
Report

UK-Japan Innovation Twins for Net Zero Report

The Innovation Twins Programme is an initiative designed to foster strategic collaborations between cities and regions across international borders.
2 months ago
Report

Aviation Futures: an interactive journey through space and time

The airport experience for passengers will transform over time with technological advancements in airport infrastructure, operations and design.
3 months ago
Logo of Innovate UK, featuring "UKRI" in white text on a dark blue background to the left and a purple geometric design followed by the text "Innovate UK" in dark blue on a white background to the right.
Innovation imperatives
Industry Focus