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Catapulting growth in 2023 and beyond
In the face of many challenges – changing customer desires, cost pressures, supply chain disruption, expected regulatory changes and fierce competition – UK innovation is on the rise. This article showcases how Catapults helped to deliver great results for business and industry in 2023; it summarises our predictions for technology-driven advances in 2024 and the years ahead.
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Search begins for AI transport innovations that can enhance passenger experience
Connected Places Catapult, the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport, and place leadership, has today announced the opening of applications for the Enhancing Passenger Experience - AI in Transport Competition, a new competition that supports the Government’s vision for an Integrated National Transport Strategy published last month. Delivered by the Catapult on behalf of the Department for Transport (DfT), the competition is setting out to identify and support small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with innovative AI-powered solutions that can address key challenges in transport.
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Search begins for AI transport innovations that can enhance passenger experience
Connected Places Catapult, the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport, and place leadership, has today announced the opening of applications for the Enhancing Passenger Experience - AI in Transport Competition, a new competition that supports the Government’s vision for an Integrated National Transport Strategy published last month. Delivered by the Catapult on behalf of the Department for Transport (DfT), the competition is setting out to identify and support small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with innovative AI-powered solutions that can address key challenges in transport.
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Connected Places Catapult responds to Industrial Strategy consultation
The Connected Places Catapult welcomes the Government's consultation on a new Industrial Strategy. As the UK's innovation accelerator for transport, cities and place leadership we are excited about the opportunity this represents. We are encouraged by the strong focus on the importance of unlocking the complexities of place, as well as the role that data and digital technologies have to play in raising the economic productivity of our cities and regions.
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