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Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 71

In Conversation with Dan Labbad, CEO of the Crown Estate

Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 70

In Conversation with Andrew Barr, President of Hitachi Europe

Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 69

Highlights from the Connected Places Summit – 2025

Learn to lead in a digital twin future
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DIATOMIC

DIATOMIC (Digital InnovAtion TransfOrMatIve Change) is designed to accelerate place-based innovation in the West Midlands, harnessing the region’s existing international relationships through a series of targeted initiatives.
47 minutes ago
Project

Clean Futures

Clean Futures is supporting the West Midlands’ transport sector as it transitions from fossil fuels to clean technologies. The programme is also driving regional economic growth by accelerating the route to market for SMEs in the sector.
54 minutes ago

Project / Innovation Twins Programme

Article / Meet the academic supporting sustainable transport start-ups

Opportunity / Personal electronics detector to stop data leak risk

News / Erika Lewis joins AIRTO Board

Event / SME Excellence Series: Alternative Investment

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Event / Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator – Cohort 4 Application Support Webinar

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News / Government funding available for fresh thinking in freight

A worker in a hard hat and high-visibility vest oversees a forklift lifting a blue shipping container, surrounded by stacks of colorful containers in a shipping yard.

Opportunity / Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator 2025

Article / Meet the innovator enabling material reuse in construction

Projects, opportunities

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Project

DIATOMIC

DIATOMIC (Digital InnovAtion TransfOrMatIve Change) is designed to accelerate place-based innovation in the West Midlands, harnessing the region’s existing international relationships through a series of targeted initiatives.
47 minutes ago
Project

Clean Futures

Clean Futures is supporting the West Midlands’ transport sector as it transitions from fossil fuels to clean technologies. The programme is also driving regional economic growth by accelerating the route to market for SMEs in the sector.
54 minutes ago
Project

Innovation Twins Programme

The Department for Transport (DfT), in collaboration with Connected Places Catapult, recognises the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in shaping the future of the UK’s transport system.
4 hours ago
Opportunity

Personal electronics detector to stop data leak risk

Detectors to spot hidden phones, smart watches or other electronic devices are sought in the latest challenge launched by HMGCC Co-Creation.
1 week ago

Reports

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Report

Innovation in the west midlands: International Prospects and Place Partners

Connected Places Catapult has been instrumental in fostering innovation-driven growth in the West Midlands.
3 weeks ago
Report

Maritime Future Fuel Trial & Demonstration Plan 

A transition from feasibility studies to live trials and demonstrations is key to accelerating the adoption of maritime future fuels.
2 months ago
Report

Centres of Excellence Playbook

The National Shipbuilding Office’s Centres of Excellence Task and Finish Group has launched a Centres of Excellence (CoE) Playbook, developed in collaboration with Connected Places Catapult.
2 months ago
Report

The art of the possible: Unlocking the potential of community-based finance

Connected Places Catapult commissioned the Impact Investing Institute to undertake a short research project to explore opportunities for expanding community-based finance in the UK.
2 months ago

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