Introduction to the Digital Catapult presented by Peter Karney, head of engineering.

1. DIGITAL
CATAPULT
Peter Karney
Head of Engineering
#D4BWeek

2. WHO WE ARE

3. A national centre to rapidly advance
the UK’s best digital ideas
Not for profit, private limited company
Completely neutral
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WHO WE ARE

4. WE’RE HERE TO CREATE…

5. New jobs
New services
New products
GVA for the UK economy
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WE’RE HERE TO CREATE…

6. OUR MISSION
To unlock proprietary data
in faster, better and more
trusted ways.
We are NOT a funder, incubator or accelerator.
Our aim is to work with these organisations, not duplicate.

7. By 2018 we aim to
£365m of additional economic revenue
Make a difference to 10,000 organisations
UK digital
market is valued
at more than
£100bn
Growth on the
Internet
represents 23%
total UK GDP
2004-2009
OUR VISION
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8. THE WAY WE WORK

9. Building platform enablers – For new ideas
THE WAY WE WORK
Convening open innovation – Big meets small pilots

10. HOW WE DO THIS
Building platform enablers – For new ideas
THE WAY WE WORK
Convening open innovation – Big meets small pilots
Our focus is on the Data Value Chain

11. Closed
Organisational
Data
Personal
Data
Creative
Content
Internet
of Things
OUR 4 CHALLENGE AREAS

12. CLOSED ORGANISATIONAL DATA

13. Creating secure
environments
UK organisations can
safely mix closed data
Open data up to
data innovators
CLOSED ORGANISATIONAL DATA
Data Catalyser
Environmental Data Exchange
Greater Manchester Synchronisation Programme

14. PERSONAL DATA

15. MiData citizen projects
Personal Data & Trust Network
Centre of Excellence
PERSONAL DATA
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“— McKinsey & Nesta
2.5% can be added to the value of
UK GDP by unlocking potential value
of personal data.

16. CREATIVE CONTENT

17. UK is a leader in the
Creative Industries
The Copyright Hub
Extra £2bn to the UK economy
CREATIVE CONTENT

18. INTERNET OF THINGS

19. 50bn connected devices by 2020.
China investing $800m in test-beds. India, Singapore and Korea doing similar…
Only 0.2% of things that can be connected, are connected.
$1.9tn of global economic value add (Gartner).
$4.6tn global public Sector alone (Cisco).
INTERNET OF THINGS
Sharing and generating IoT data
Connected Products Studios
Convening projects around large-scale demonstrators

20. OUR CENTRE

21. OUR CENTRES
Digital Catapult Centres bring our focus to life
Great transport links
Agile, collaborative & innovative
NVI infrastructure
300+ organisations in our contributor programme
Easy to convene organisations across the UK & Europe
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22. Pit Stops
Use of the Centre
Contributor Programme
Events
EU Research Projects
Join a Network
Tech Services
Industry Secondment
Programme
Become a Supporter
Showcase Applications
OUR PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

23. SOME OF OUR PARTNERS/SUPPORTERS

25. This could be your desk

26. Open calls
Hack days
Showcase opportunities
and so much more
THANK YOU!
#DigiCatapult