Knowledge Centre
Browse through our collection of news, perspectives and webinars to gain a deeper understanding of the Innovate UK Business Connect culture and sector intelligence.

Infrastructure needs ‘Team GB’ approach to win work internationally
Applying the lessons learned by successful national sporting teams can help UK construction firms to win work overseas, argues Will Reddaway, senior lead at the Infrastructure Industry Innovation Partnership (i3P).
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Space for All - Harnessing the power of Geospatial Data in Immersive Technology and Gaming Development
Join KTN, Immerse UK and Enterprise M3 LEP for the first event of its kind, bringing together the collective geospatial, gaming and immersive UK communities, and showcase some of their latest developments.
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Looking for investment to develop your start-up? Tap into the expertise of our network
Whether or not your start-up idea is in cyber security, our CyberASAP mentors have some valuable advice.
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1851 Royal Commission Industrial Fellowships Webinar
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In health, manufacturing, sustainable development, green energy, and much more, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) are transforming UK businesses
Discover more about the many and varied positive impacts of business/ academic collaboration celebrated in the KTP Best of the Best Awards 2020.
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UFO SME engagement workshops
EU H2020 Funded Project UFO continue with their Ideation Sessions following the success of their first webinar on the 19th November to launch the project. Coming up in December, UFO will present four event sessions to SMEs interested in the following six emerging industries: Climate and Environment, Mobility, Blue Growth, and a final joint session covering Finance and Insurance, and Digital Creative and Gaming.
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The impact of Official Development Assistance on the AgriFood sector
We hear a lot about Official Development Assistance (ODA), but what is it? And what role does, and can, AgriFood play in development and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? This article looks at ODA and its interactions with AgriFood innovation, drawing on content from one of our Virtual mission sessions.
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Smallholder farmers in Africa still face challenges when it comes to finance and insurance
A webinar took place on finance and insurance on 14 July 2020 as part of Week 4 of the Africa-UK AgriFood Innovation Mission 2020. We dived into some of the challenges facing AgriFood and smallholder financing.
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Tackling gender equality improves success rate for AgriFood projects
Gender equality has become an important criteria in most funding and grant competitions, so we asked some expert speakers to share their insight on the topic as part of our GCRF AgriFood Africa Virtual Missions.