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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Component-level energy monitoring for greener IT operations
Opens: 24/06/2025 Closes: 05/08/2025
The iX programme is supporting Digital Tactics to find innovators who can develop a compact, non-invasive solution for monitoring energy use at a component level inside workstations. The solution will support the GreenCode programme’s goal of reducing software-related energy consumption and may be
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Secure Innovation Security Reviews
Open indefinitely
Navigating the Emerging Technology Landscape to Grow Securely.
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HMRC Competition to Tackle Deliberate Evasion and Help Close the Tax Gap
Opens: 21/07/2025 Closes: 18/08/2025
HMRC invite proposals for a range of innovative solutions to close the tax gap and tackle evasion behaviour.
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20/09/2024
CyberASAP alumni reach £32M funding milestone
Going into its eighth year, Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme (CyberASAP) alumni have raised over £32 million in funding, highlighting the real-world impact of academic cyber research.
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18/07/2024
How the DRCF AI and Digital Hub can support business growth
Read more about an exciting new initiative that will provide regulatory clarity for digital innovators like you.