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

Event

DfT Freight Innovation Fund: Showcasing Innovation & Unlocking Investment

Event

Gemini Call: National Digital Twin Programme (UK): Update + Q&A

Join us for an essential Gemini Call session to ask the national digital twin programme anything

Article / Viewpoint: Why interoperable testbeds are the key to the UK’s digital future

beautiful canal scene in the West Midlands. Modern red-brick apartment buildings line the water.

Event / Diatomic Demo Day

Opportunity / HMGCC Co-Creation: Antenna-boosting materials sought in latest challenge

Opportunity / Commercial cooking air quality trial

Event / Gemini Call: XD Thinking: A governance-first framework for digital twins

Event / Gemini Call: My experience with the NZ national data approach

Article / Meet the academic promoting shared mobility outside cities

Article / Slump no more: infrastructure clients adopt high-tech approach to concrete testing

News / AI tech specialists selected for trial with major maritime clients

Projects, opportunities

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Opportunity

HMGCC Co-Creation: Antenna-boosting materials sought in latest challenge

Experts can apply to take part in a two-day interactive sandpit event focused on discreet wearable technologies for use in national security and defence.

Opportunity

Commercial cooking air quality trial

Following a successful innovation procurement process with Westminster City Council, we are now inviting forward thinking local authorities to join the next phase of a strategically important air quality trial.

Opportunity

HMGCC Co-Creation: Sandpit event to explore wearable technologies

Experts can apply to take part in a two-day interactive sandpit event focused on discreet wearable technologies for use in national security and defence.

Project

Infrastructure Industry Innovation Partnership (i3P)

Join the i3P community to drive the future transformation of the infrastructure and construction industry.

Reports

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Report

Decarbonising Airside Operations

Aviation’s climate response is at a pivotal moment, with airside operations, particularly Ground Support Equipment (GSE), offering a tangible opportunity to drive progress toward net zero.

Report

CREDO for transport: Value propositions for holistic systems resilience

Transport is the foundational enabler and cornerstone of the UK’s critical national infrastructure, underpinning economic growth and societal wellbeing. This vital network, which supports the nation’s high-growth industries (often referred to as the ‘IS-8’), is facing an escalating threat from extreme weather and cascading failures.

Report

CReDO for telecoms: A process blueprint for resilient connectivity

Moving the UK telecoms sector from reactive recovery to pre-emptive preparedness.

Report

Mobilising Investment for Local Net Zero: Insights from developing Net Zero Neighbourhood Investment Memorandums

This report demonstrates that place-based Net Zero Neighbourhoods, supported by targeted government funding and robust investment models, can unlock private capital and accelerate large-scale retrofit across the UK.

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Reports