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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Contracts for Innovation: Cyber scale in critical sectors
Opens: 01/05/2026 Closes: 10/06/2026
Organisations can apply for up to £300k each to develop, demonstrate and commercialise their cyber security solution in real end user environments within critical sector organisations.
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Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator 2026
Opens: 22/04/2026 Closes: 01/06/2026
A DfT-funded programme fast-tracking the adoption of commercial ready solutions to address challenges in the UK’s freight and logistics sector.
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Solution Development for Advanced Connectivity Technologies
Opens: 01/04/2026 Closes: 13/05/2026
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25m to develop secure, sustainable or sovereign connectivity technologies that support the UK’s Advanced Connectivity Technologies programme.
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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.