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Connected Intelligence

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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News

AI transport tech innovators selected for business case funding

Three start-up companies with solutions for improving rail and bus performance will be supported to develop their business cases

Article

Unlocking the UK drone market

Analysis explores the potential of aerial devices for business good.

News

Rail Maintenance AI Tech Developed in the UK Goes Global

Technology that enables real-time infrastructure monitoring and predictive maintenance has been commercialised by Hitachi Rail following UK-led research and development.

Opportunity / Enhancing Passenger Experience – AI in Transport Competition

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News / Connected Places Catapult responds to Industrial Strategy consultation

Two men stand on stage at the Climate Summit EMEA. One man presents a CReDo award shaped like a wooden block with an engraved design to the other man. A sign behind them lists topics like "Net Zero" and "Sustainability.

Article / CReDo among the winners at Climate Innovation Awards

Podcasts

The power of digital twins with Royal HaskoningDHV

Podcasts

Hubs of Innovation II: Servicing the new economy with Chris Oglesby

Projects, opportunities & Case Studies

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Project

Future Flight InDepth

How can drones be used beyond visual line of sight to unlock new ways to monitor and control critical national infrastructure such as highways and ports? The InDePTH project aims to find out.

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Project

Parceria Reino Unido-Estado da Bahia | Cidades Resilientes e Conectadas

Project

UK-State of Bahia Partnership – Resilient and Connected Cities

A project to develop long-term business-led research & innovation collaborations between the UK and the State of Bahia

Project

Innovation-friendly procurement

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Project

The history of the UK is one of trade, where we’ve been moulded and defined by our global connectivity through the seas. This is also true at a regional level, such as in Liverpool, the Solent, London and the Northeast

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Case Study

Intelligent local partnerships in smart infrastructure & urban mobility

Pop-up electric vehicle chargers, green walls and electric scooters were among the systems tested as part of a project exploring how the transport hub of the future could look and function.

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Project

Net Zero Framework for Indonesian Provinces

Connected Places Catapult is collaborating with the British Embassy in Indonesia and the UK-Indonesia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Sciences (UKICIS) under an FCDO funded project in five provinces: DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java and Bali

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Project

UK Latin America Climate Partnership: Delivering Net-Zero Solutions in Mexico

Mexico has ambitious Net-Zero targets which highlights the opportunity to partner with nations around the world – such as the UK – to accelerate emissions reductions.