The document outlines various initiatives and funding opportunities available through KTN UK aimed at promoting innovation and supporting recovery from COVID-19, including the Sustainable Innovation Fund and programs for enhancing digital supply chains. Additionally, it highlights efforts by efutures to strengthen the electronic systems network in the UK and invites participation in upcoming events and webinars focused on advancements in AI and hardware. The document serves as a resource for networking and collaboration within these sectors.

2. www.ktn-uk.org @KTNUK
Finding valuable
partners
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Project consortium
building
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Supply Chain
Knowledge
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Driving new
connections
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Articulating
challenges
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Finding creative
solutions
Awareness and
dissemination
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Public and private
finance
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Advice – project scope
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Advice – proposal
mentoring
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Project
follow-up
Promoting
Industry needs
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Informing policy
makers
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Informing
strategy
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Communicating trends
and market drivers
Intelligence on trends
and markets
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Business Planning
support
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Success stories /
raising profile
Navigating the
innovation support
landscape
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Promoting coherent
strategy and approach
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Engaging wider
stakeholders
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Curation of innovation
resources
Connecting SupportingNavigatingInfluencing Funding
What we do - Growth Through Innovation

3. www.ktn-uk.org @KTNUK
New funding opportunities
The Sustainable Innovation Fund: round 1 (temporary framework)
£55M for sustainable economic recovery from COVID-19
Open now - Closes 29th July £100k to £500k & 3 to 9 months
The Sustainable Innovation Fund: SBRI phase 1
£10M to help businesses & public sector recover from COVID-19 in a sustainable manner
Open now - Closes 5th August
Manufacturing made smarter: digital supply chain
2 competitions to drive digital innovation in UK manufacturing supply chains
to become more efficient, productive, flexible, resilient. Open 6th July
Feasibility Studies - £250k to £500k
Industrial Research - £1M to £3M
Find out more at ktn-uk.org/funding
…or ask Nigel nigel.rix@ktn-uk.org

4. Networking today via
Meeting Mojo
A chance to connect with other webinar delegates in 1 to 1 meetings
12:30 - 4:00 today
Register and arrange meetings here:
https://implementing-ai-vision-systems.meeting-mojo.com/

5. eFutures aims to strengthen and support a network of people
working in electronic systems across the UK
• Building new links and increasing involvement with industry
• Mapping the national electronics research, to ensure the work across the UK is known and noted
• Encouraging and funding innovative multi-disciplinary/multi-university proposals
• Communicating with our network via a monthly magazine, social media and new website
• Running events that support our network and our strategy
• Piloting an academic Mentoring Scheme pilot
• Launching a Big Ideas Challenge – more details soon
• Ideas warmly welcomed. Please get involved!
Twitter @efuturesuk
Sign up to our mailing list: efutures@qub.ac.uk

6. Join us for the next webinar on
Friday 7th August
when we will explore
“Large Scale AI: Hardware”

7. Today’s Agenda
Scalable Quantized Neural Network Inference on FPGAs with FINN & LogicNets
Yaman Umuroglu, Xilinx
Towards Reliable AI-Powered Vision for Autonomous Systems
Professor Tughrul Arslan, The University of Edinburgh
Short Comfort Break
Scalable AI Solution cross AI platforms
Aling Wu, AAEON & Sebastian Borchers, Wahtari
2020 vision - the journey from research lab to real-world product
Jag Minhas, CEO & Founder, Sensing Feeling