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.
Imperative
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.
What's new
News
Opportunity
Enhancing Passenger Experience – AI in Transport Competition
Unlock the Potential of AI in Transforming the UK Transport Sector
The Department for Transport (DfT), in collaboration with Connected Places Catapult, recognises the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in shaping the future of the UK’s transport system.
News
Connected Places Catapult responds to Industrial Strategy consultation
Boosting economic productivity by unlocking the complexities of place and leveraging data and new digital technologies.
Projects, opportunities & Case Studies
Case Study
ASEAN Smart Cities Spark an Electric Bus Revolution
Electrifying public bus fleets is a net zero action that many cities have in their power to take now – but the instability of the grid in these districts can cause delays in implementing chargers.
Project
UK Innovation Districts Group
Driving productivity and prosperity through place-based innovation to accelerate inclusive urban growth.
Project
Carbon Accounting
Representatives from the Catapult Network are working with Government, academia and standards bodies to develop a robust, comprehensive framework to accurately measure greenhouse gas emissions of UK manufactured products, that will accelerate industrial emission reduction and position the UK as the place for green manufacturing.
Project
A pathway to decarbonised growth: using data to lead development
Helping the UK reconcile its ambitious net zero plans with the need to deliver growth and meet increasing housing demand is an aim of a proposed new national metric to identify the most suitable locations for developments.
Project
UK – Republic of Korea Innovation Twins Programme
Innovation Twinning supports the development of meaningful, long-term, city-to-city relationships. As the UK and the Republic of Korea will celebrate 140 years of diplomatic relations, opportunities for partnership has never been stronger.
Opportunity
Project
Homes for Healthy Ageing
The Homes for Healthy Ageing programme demonstrates the role that innovation, collaboration and a human-centred approach can play in accelerating the development of healthy, age-friendly homes and neighbourhoods.
Project
Programa UK-LATAM em Net Zero e Resiliência
Enfrentando desafios climáticos e colocando as empresas no centro das colaborações de pesquisa e inovação entre cidades do Reino Unido e da América Latina.
