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Rethinking Planning for Growth and Infrastructure Delivery
Digital, Integrated and Strategic Pathways for Spatial Development Strategies
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£2.3m funding for ideas to transform transport
Grants of up to £45k and business support is available to innovators with cutting-edge ideas to help make transport greener, more resilient and better connected.
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TRIG 2026 competition – Cohort 19
Up to £2,385,000 in funding is available across 53 projects to develop feasibility studies, proofs of concept, or prototypes tested in laboratory or relevant real-world environments.
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Automated audio capture and transcription for Defence wargaming
Can you help us build a system to automatically capture audio and transcribe conversations and decisions in the rapid pace and high-pressure environment of a wargame?
Article
Software powers switch to cheaper electricity consumption
Energy management specialist GridEdge has trialled advanced software through the Diatomic Digital Accelerator to allow commercial buildings to use greener and cheaper electricity – and recently secured £3.4 million investment.
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Goods delivery innovator boosts productivity for cycle couriers
Innovators showcasing their emerging technologies at the Connected Places Summit included start-up firm SLANT, from the Freight Innovation Fund accelerator programme.
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Viewing data as an essential infrastructure asset
How best to encourage society, businesses and public bodies to view their data as a fundamental infrastructure asset was considered by a panel of data specialists at the Connected Places Summit.
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Scaling Innovation programme welcomes 16 innovators to develop solutions for accessible transport
The National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat) has announced 16 innovators selected for its 2026 Scaling Innovation programme, supporting the development of solutions to break down transport barriers and drive long-term systemic change.
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Industrialised Construction: component specialist cuts production time from 30 minutes to 40 seconds
Product manufacturer Magrenko is scaling its operations with the support of Connected Places Catapult.
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Better Connected: why businesses should pay attention to the new integrated transport strategy
Better Connected sets out a more joined-up vision for transport and signals where new opportunities may emerge for UK businesses.
In this article, Sameer Savani, Managing Director for Transport at Connected Places Catapult, shares his thoughts on what that means in practice.
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Financing the businesses of the future with private capital
How Connected Places Catapult helps
high-potential businesses attract investment.
