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The infrastructure that enables digital connectivity within and between places as well as the technology and intelligence that enables data-rich insights, modelling and analysis.

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Article
Meet the Academic using AI to optimise logistics networks
Supply chain logistics specialist Arijit De is investigating what impact digital tools can have in making deliveries more efficient and less carbon intensive, and has developed a novel idea for transporting goods in rural areas by allowing food producers to place deliveries on passenger buses.
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Urban AI: three firms on how AI can help us understand our cities
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Article
CReDo among the winners at Climate Innovation Awards
Search begins for innovators to test tech at Bristol Temple Meads
Rail & Stations
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Autonomous driving projects secure Government funds
Integrated Infrastructure
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Connected Places Catapult’s new Digital Twin Hub Strategic Board packed with industry leaders
Integrated Infrastructure
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£1.95m will fund 51 projects to improve the UK’s transport system
Integrated Infrastructure
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SME Spotlight – Iduna
Integrated Infrastructure / Place Leadership
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Using innovation and technology to harness solutions for inclusive and resilient cities
Place Leadership
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Projects, Opportunities & Case Studies

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Project
SafeMRX
SafeMRX aims to help facilitate advancement to Automated Vehicle (AV) deployments without a safety driver, where some or all of the responsibilities of safety drivers are transferred to automated systems.
Connected Intelligence
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Project
Milton Keynes 5G Create
Using 5G technology to support a major international sporting and cultural venue.
Connected Intelligence
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Case Study
Large scale agent-based modelling to support shared mobility – the DeMAND project
Travel behaviour is gradually getting more difficult to predict, hence the increased complexity of travel demand models to fit modern lifestyle, and the increased demand to include autonomy and flexibility. As a direct consequence, we can notice diverse travel patterns as well as the reduced availability of private transport for certain population groups. The “Demand […]
Connected Intelligence
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Project
ATOMICUS drone project takes off
The safe and efficient use of cargo drones in UK airspace to transport items such as medical supplies or aircraft spare parts is a huge opportunity. But the use of commercial drones at airports alongside traditional passenger aircraft is not without its risks.
Connected Intelligence
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Project
Getting ready for the Airspace of the Future
Much is being done across the UK to integrate drone services within the wider transport ecosystem to ensure safety, efficiency and environmental sustainability.
Connected Intelligence
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Case Study
G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance Cyber Accountability
As more and more cities embrace connectivity and technology like connected devices and IOT, the threat of serious cyber-attacks on digital infrastructure is increased.
Connected Intelligence
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Project
Future of Air Mobility Accelerator seeks innovators
The Future of Air Mobility (FAM) Accelerator will be selecting 12 SMEs to join a 6-month programme, where they will receive support from a consortium of industry, academic and regulatory partners on the trial and testing of disruptive innovations.
Connected Intelligence
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Case Study
UK firm UtterBerry tackling construction safety in the Philippines
Construction is the deadliest sector in the world. In the Philippines, the fatal injury rate in construction has been steadily increasing since 2011.
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