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In November 2021, the Eldoret Innovation Action Plan (IAP) was launched by the Global Alliance Africa Project team and its Eldoret Innovation Network Advisory Board (EINAB). The IAP is designed to support local and regional innovation in Eldoret and part of its pilot Place-Based Innovation programme in Kenya.

Given the impact of renewable energy, Kenya has seen an improvement in its energy access. According to the Kenya Renewable Energy Association (KEREA), the country has close to 80% of electricity connectivity, of which about 25-30% is solar systems. This insight was shared during the Energy Catalyst’s launch and brokerage event that took place in Kenya on 28 June.

On the 23^rd of June, Innovate UK KTN and Innovate UK held the first ever in-person Cohort Event for the Transforming Foundation Industries Challenge (TFI).

Lord Simon Haskel, Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords, welcomed KTN and Innovate UK for an evening reception on “Shaping the Future of the Foundation Industries” on 23^rd June.

Made Smarter Innovation, Immerse UK and AREA in collaboration with the HVMC, is holding an enterprise XR workshop / demonstration event on the 28th – 29th September 2022, taking place at the AMRC Factory 2050 in Sheffield, UK. We will be looking at Augmented Reality (AR) technologies and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies across a two day event, and its benefits and how it can be used within your organisation.

These events are for innovators who want to apply for funding to work on longer-term sustainable protein projects that will benefit farmers, growers or foresters in England.

Your proposed project should focus on Defra priorities around sustainable protein production. Project ideas should aim to transform farming productivity, environmental sustainability and resilience, whilst moving the sector towards net zero.

Innovation Alumni company SupplyVue tell us what it was like to be on Made Smarter Innovation Alley at Smart Factory Expo 2021 and why it is a ‘must’ for any company with leading-edge digital tech for the manufacturing industry.

While digital technologies are now commonplace, the advantages of adopting them are not always straightforward. The new Innovation 4.0 Playbook reimagines the opportunity presented by adopting digital technologies in the chemical sciences, and highlights how our resources and tailored support can make this process easier.

If we are to truly defossilise our economy by 2050 in line with the government net zero goals, change needs to happen now. No sector must be left behind, and efforts to defossilise the Chemical Manufacturing sector will have a significant impact. Our latest report highlights the key steps to so.

In the fourth episode of the Geo for Earth podcast, we discuss the incredibly important role that data plays supporting resilience and adaptation to climate change, with the help of practical case studies from those deeply affected by it, and those providing solutions.