Connected Places Catapult - The UK's innovation accelerator for cities, transport & place leadership.

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

Opportunity

Hydrogen Innovation Initiative Demonstrations 2025-26

Connected Places Catapult, acting as a delivery partner of the Hydrogen Innovation Initiative (HII), is inviting bids for near‑term hydrogen demonstration projects.

Article

Cutting-edge tech championed by rail award participants

Four alumni of the HS2 Accelerator – a showcase of new rail systems delivered by Connected Places Catapult – were shortlisted at this summer’s Digital Construction Awards . We speak to representatives from each company about the programme, and the importance of innovating in rail.

Event / Digital Catapult hosts Gemini Call Live!

Event / Integrating transport into the Climate Resilience Decision Optimiser (CReDO)

Article / Meet the academic driving digital transformation in the built environment

Event / Gemini Call: Connect to Change

Article / Procurement as a Hidden Powerhouse for Innovation

Article / Mega projects urged to share learnings widely

Event / Ulsan's Visionaries: Ecosystems and Innovators

Event / Community Municipal Investments (CMIs): Unlocking Local Capital for Net Zero Projects

Project / Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre (IPEC)

Projects, opportunities

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Opportunity

Hydrogen Innovation Initiative Demonstrations 2025-26

Connected Places Catapult, acting as a delivery partner of the Hydrogen Innovation Initiative (HII), is inviting bids for near‑term hydrogen demonstration projects.

Project

Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre (IPEC)

The Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre helps public authorities unlock better, faster, greener and more cost-effective outcomes by using procurement as a tool to bring in innovation.

Case Study

Accelerating innovation with Digital Twin technologies

Since 2022, the Digital Twin (DT) Hub has become the leading convenor for digital twin expertise and collaboration worldwide.

Opportunity

Detecting changes in authorship within online communication

The latest national security challenge launched by HMGCC Co-Creation, is looking for tech solutions founded in forensic linguistics, to help ensure the identity of online authors.