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.
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Unlocking climate resilience through connected digital twins
The Climate Resilience Demonstrator (CReDO) connects data from across the energy, water, gas, and telecoms sectors to create a connected digital twin for system-wide scenario modelling and more effective risk mitigation and decision-making.
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Improving connectivity in rural communities
Connected Place Catapult delivered the Rural Transport Accelerator from November 2023 to March 2025 with nearly £2 million funding from the Department for Transport.
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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.
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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.
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The City Deal Delivery for Cambridge
The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is delivering the City Deal for Cambridge, which supports the delivery of 44,000 new jobs and 33,500 new homes by 2031.
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Dorset's Digital Innovation Dynamic Purchasing System
Dorset Council provides local council services in one of the most diverse and rural areas of the country.
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Qflow's Expansion on HS2
Qflow is a cutting-edge software solution that leverages machine learning to help developers and construction teams track and manage waste and materials on live construction and renovation sites.
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Supporting SMEs to scale and succeed
Innovating is complex and difficult. Bridging the gap between a promising idea and the marketplace is not easy – it needs to be tested in the real world.
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Geofencing: innovative technology to improve trackside worker safety
Network Rail and Connected Places Catapult won the Safety Award at the Railway Industry Association’s Railway Industry Supplier Excellence awards on 29 June for their work to take forward a new piece of technology known as ‘geofencing’.
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How SBRI helped Belfast City Council transform problem-solving
This case study explores how the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) model enabled Belfast City Council to innovate and transform its approach to problem-solving.
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How Belfast is using procurement to unlock economic value
Given that a substantial proportion of Belfast City Council’s public services are funded through these local taxes, it was clear that the city needed an up-to-date register of businesses.
