Catapult is a Technology Strategy Board programme

Connected Digital Economy Catapult March update

Neil CrockettCEO Connected Digital Economy Catapult

@ncrockettcdec@CDECatapult

TSB seed funds – CDEC builds out

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Not for profit…Private Co - Limited by guarantee

…focused on the demand side

3Building not Giving

Commissioning widely accessible platforms and capabilities that accelerate the UK’s best digital ideas to market.

Creating new markets and business models within and across sectors

Showing business and public sector leaders the relevance of the Connected Digital Economy to their business or national goals

4Building not Giving

Commissioning widely accessible platforms and capabilities that accelerate the UK’s best digital ideas to market.

Creating new markets and business models within and across sectors

Showing business and public sector leaders the relevance the Connected Digital Economy to their business or national goalsMultip

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CDEC – Initial targeted Value Chain

Data Deluge Knowledge Application

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User Centricity

Security Trust

to to

7Some things since the last Webinar• Mobile World Congress

• Creative KTN

• Ed Vaizey

• Innovate 13

• Meeting the innovation community• Belfast community• Bristol community• South Wales community• Nottingham community

• Open Data Community e.g.OKF , ODUG

• University Alliance

• Qualifying projects

……..and of course ….Recruit, Recruit, Recruit

Activity Q1 Q2 Q3+Q4

Connected Digital Economy Catapult timeline

Executiverecruitment

CDEC Mgt teamrecruitment

Location

CEO appointed

Chair & NXDs in place

CTO, PDD, CBO, HR, Comms, Project Mgt team

Project secondees and Center Mgt

Interim location Long term location

Scope and deliverR&D&I activities Quick Start Projects Projects

Consultants now engaged• Emer Coleman – Strategic Marketing & Communications• David Downe – Strategic Business plan Project Manager• David Evans – Success Metrics

9CDEC working with SMEs - initial thoughtsInsight and guidance on what we do Many

Feedback on how we do and its impact Many

Help us build our platforms and capabilities Targeted

Engage as a participant in the pilots for what we build Targeted

Use and leverage value from what we build Many

Included in the Digital Showcase we will build Targeted

Use the Digital Showcase we will build Many

#thisisforeverybody

Questions and comments?

Many thanks ...

Neil.Crockett@CDE.Catapult.org.uk

@ncrockettcdec@CDECatapult

https://catapult.innovateuk.org/connected-digital-economy