Digital Economy
The Digital Economy covers all business activity that’s enabled by digital technologies. This includes a wide range of activity across many sectors.
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The Digital team at Innovate UK Business Connect helps UK based companies to grow through the development and commercialisation of new solutions. These products and services often go on to transform the way we live our lives and do global business.
Our trusted experts help businesses to make powerful connections with other innovators, networks, partners, funding and collaborative opportunities. We work closely with other teams at Innovate UK Business Connect such as manufacturing, AI and Robotics, as well as transport.
We also work on international programmes designed to open new markets and territories for businesses, helping to build a better and stronger innovation system.
Our people have deep expertise in new and emerging technology sectors such a s IoT, AI, Immersive Tech, Cybersecurity, 5G and telecoms.
Click here to see all open funding opportunities in the Digital sector.
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Work-related digital innovations for individuals with poor mental health
Opens: 09/10/2024 Closes: 13/11/2024
Up to £200k each for digital innovations to help people remain in work, return to work, or gain employment.
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ARIA: Safeguarded AI - TA1.4 Sociotechnical Integration
Opens: 15/10/2024 Closes: 02/01/2025
ARIA seek teams from the economic, social, legal and political sciences to consider the sound socio-technical integration of Safeguarded AI systems.
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HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: AI / Novel Technology Red Agent Penetration Testing
Opens: 17/10/2024 Closes: 21/11/2024
A challenge to further the security community’s understanding of AI or any novel technologies that have the capacity to penetration test secure IT environments.
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HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: NCA seeks emulated phone technology to help combat crime
Opens: 10/10/2024 Closes: 07/11/2024
The National Crime Agency (NCA) seeks emulated phone technology for alias-based communications. HMGCC Co-Creation invites organisations with mid to high Technical Readiness Level (TRL) solutions to support the NCA’s national and international operations in its latest challenge.
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Mindset extended reality (XR): Digital therapeutics for mental health
Opens: 28/10/2024 Closes: 15/01/2025
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3.7 million for R&D projects that provide digital therapeutics for mental health solutions.
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Innovate UK innovation loans future economy: Round 17
Opens: 29/08/2024 Closes: 30/10/2024
UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.
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25/06/2024
Fintech Matchmaking: event highlights
Innovate UK AI for Services, in partnership with ScaleX Invest, hosted a Fintech Matchmaking Event at Level 39 on Friday 14 June.
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10/06/2024
Unveiling the CyberASAP Year 7 Demo Day highlights
Year 7 of the Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme (CyberASAP) aimed at supporting the development and commercialisation of cyber security innovations from universities across the UK, concluded with an engaging Demo Day showcasing 13 innovative projects.