1. Catapult is a Technology Strategy Board programme
Connected Digital Economy Catapult
April update
Neil Crockett
CEO Connected Digital Economy Catapult
@ncrockettcdec
@CDECatapult

2. TSB seed funds – CDEC builds out
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5
Other
TSB
Not for profit
…Private Co - Limited by guarantee
…focused on the demand side

3. CDEC – developing our Vision and Strategy
Vision
Strategy
Making Digital Economy innovation an engine for
economic growth and quality of life in the UK
*I2C = Idea to Commercialisation
C.D.E ACCELERATION AND IMPACT
…the number of
innovators who
meaningfully use the
platforms and
capabilities
MULTIPLIER 2
identify and build platforms and
capabilities which accelerate innovative
new UK based digital ideas to market
and which would not be built on time
without our intervention
ACTION
Economic, societal and
sustainability benefits
those innovators create
GIVING OUTCOMES
C.D.E RELEVANCE
Showing business and public
sector leaders the relevance
of the Connected Digital
Economy to their success
The partner resources
we convene
to work with us…
MULTIPLIER 1

4. Power of platforms for innovators…. 4
Well designed platforms function as innovation
catalysts….
…..insofar as the platform owner opens its facility
to other entrepreneurs to enable 3rd party
innovation.
…..The platform model is therefore a key factor in
driving huge rates of innovation and growth in the
digital economy”
OECD – The Digital Economy

5. CDEC – Initial targeted Value Chain
Data Deluge Knowledge Application
to to

6. User Centricity
Security Trust
to to

7. Some things since the last Webinar
• Building a 5 Year business plan – sign off in July
• Meeting the innovation community
• Southampton
• Daresbury
• Creative England
• British Library
• Cambridge Angels and Cambridge Wireless
• Open Data Community - ODI, OKF
• Dallas i3i and health community
• Future Cities day at Birmingham Science day
• UCL and BBC Connected Labs
• Linking to other Catapults – SAC and FCC
• Qualifying and progressing projects
7

8. Some things since the last Webinar 8
RECRUIT, RECRUIT, RECRUIT

9. Chief Innovation
Officer
(May)
CDEC Organisation – May 13 9
Neil
Crockett
Chief
Executive
Officer
Carly
Glowotz
Admin
Emer
Coleman
Strategic
Marketing &
Communications
David
Evans
Metrics
Peter
Reid
Business
Consultant
Projects
Yoginee
Patel
Finance
Manager
Project Delivery
Director
(October)
Marketing
& Showcase
Director
(September)
HR Director
(June)
Chris
Thompson
Partnership
Director
Maurizio
Pilu
Partnership
Director
Noeline
Sanders
Chief
Business
Officer
David
Dowe
Business
Planning
Jan
Carragher
HR Consultant
PR/Comms
Manager
(July)
Ian
Patnaude
Project
Manager
(May)
Moira
Smith
Project
Consultant
TBC
Project
Consultant
(May)

10. CDEC and Creative industries
Bridging creative and technology
Copyright exchange and data and content platform focus
Active with Creative - BBC, British
Library, Mozilla, Creative England , KTN
CDEC Showcase will have strong creative element
Chris Thompson joins as Partnership Director
Creative industries will be central in driving the
Connected Digital Economy – as highlighted again by
Booz and Co
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11. #thisisforeverybody

12. Questions and comments?
Many thanks ...
Neil.Crockett@CDE.Catapult.org.uk
@ncrockettcdec
@CDECatapult
https://catapult.innovateuk.org/connected-digital-economy