This document provides a summary of funding opportunities, competitions, events, and other resources for UK creative and digital businesses in June 2017. It includes information on the following: - A Design Foundations grant program to help businesses identify innovation opportunities through design interventions. - A £55 million competition for connected and autonomous vehicle testing infrastructure projects. - UK-China and UK-Malaysia industrial challenge programs investing in collaborative research projects. - Funding of up to £470,000 for innovative projects encouraging walking and cycling. - Investment in autonomous resupply systems for front-line military operations. - A UK-Malaysia urban innovation challenge competition investing up to £3 million

1. Creative, Digital & Design
Business Briefing
A digest of useful information for UK businesses seeking
business support, updated monthly
June 2017
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3. Contents
• Feature
• Innovate UK funding calls
• Horizon 2020
• Competitions
• Events
• Investment
• Support
• Market Research/Reports
• Articles
• Personal Data Network

4. Opens: 08.05.17. Registration deadline: noon on 14.06.17. Application
deadline: noon on 21.06.17.
Key feature: Design Foundations is a new grant programme to help
businesses identify innovation opportunities and generate better
propositions for desirable, useful and feasible products, services and
business models. The aim is to build collaborations between businesses
looking for new ways to innovate, and designers with the creative tools to
provide this insight. It means using design interventions to address critical
business challenges.
For further information click here
Design Foundations Round 2 competition
***Feature***

5. Opens: 03.04.17. Registration deadline: noon on 12.07.17. Application
deadline: noon on 19.07.17.
Key feature: The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
(CCAV) has a £100 million fund to invest in CAV test bed infrastructure.
This competition is for up to £55 million in projects to develop connected
and autonomous vehicle (CAV) testing infrastructure. The aim is to
create the world’s most effective CAV testing ecosystem. Proposals
should integrate existing proving grounds and public road test sites
across the UK’s existing automotive and technology heartlands. They
should improve current capabilities and create new ones.
For further information click here
Connected and autonomous vehicles test bed
Innovate UK funding calls

6. Opens: 10.04.17. Registration deadline: noon on 21.06.17. Application
deadline: noon on 28.06.17.
Key feature: Innovate UK and Jiangsu Science and Technology
Department will both invest in UK collaborative research and
development (R&D) projects. The aim of this competition is to stimulate
economic growth in China and the UK through projects in one of the
following areas: innovation in infrastructure systems that address the
challenges faced by infrastructure owners, cities, towns and users OR
transformational or disruptive innovation leading to novel, new products,
processes or services drawn from any technology, engineering or
industrial area. Projects should lead to a significant return on investment
and have a clear and anticipated impact on business growth.
For further information click here
Jiangsu-UK industrial challenge programme
Innovate UK funding calls

7. Opens: 12.04.17. Registration deadline: noon on 21.06.17. Application
deadline: noon on 28.06.17.
Key feature: Innovate UK and the Science and Technology Commission
Department of Shanghai Municipality, will both invest in UK collaborative
research and development (R&D) projects. The Science and Technology
Commission Department of Shanghai Municipality will allocate funding
for R&D performing Shanghai-registered companies. The aim of this
competition is to stimulate economic growth in China and the UK through
projects in future cities OR transformational or disruptive innovation.
For further information click here
Shanghai-UK industrial challenge programme
Innovate UK funding calls

8. Opens: 19.04.17. Registration deadline: noon on 07.06.17. Application
deadline: noon on 14.06.17.
Key feature: The Department for Transport (DfT) will fund up to
£470,000 for innovative projects that lead to more walking and cycling.
Proposals will tackle current barriers and encourage more journey
stages to be made by bicycle or on foot. Innovations may include, for
example, technology, infrastructure, manufacturing or behavioural
change. The competition is open to individuals, groups and
organisations. It is particularly suitable for early-stage, small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Industry partners such as local
government, independent and third sectors can carry out the project on
their own or with others.
For further information click here
Innovation in cycling and walking
Innovate UK funding calls

9. Opens: 19.04.17. Application deadline: noon on 21.06.17.
Key feature: The Ministry of Defence is to invest in projects that look at
ways of using autonomous systems in the ‘last mile’ of the supply chain
to front-line military operations. Last-mile resupply involves delivery of
combat materials from a physical base or logistics vehicle and is often
challenging because of the hostile and contested environment. Current
ways of supplying the front line involve transport aircraft, helicopters,
large trucks, trailers with quad bikes and soldiers on foot.
For further information click here
Autonomous supply to military front line
Innovate UK funding calls

10. Opens: 02.05.17. Registration deadline: noon on 30.08.17. Application
deadline noon on: 06.09.17.
Key feature: Innovate UK is investing up to £3 million for projects that
use cutting-edge solutions to improve cities in Malaysia. The aim of this
competition is to encourage innovative partnerships between the UK and
Malaysia. Innovate UK and PlaTCOM Ventures, Malaysia are funding
this competition, administered by the Newton Fund.
Projects should address one or more of the following urban challenges:
• urban mobility
• urban waste
• urban water management
For further information click here
Newton Fund UK-Malaysia Urban Innovation Challenge
Innovate UK funding calls

11. Competitions
Horizon 2020: Security: Businesses can apply for a share of €130
million under Secure Societies – protecting freedom and security of
Europe and its citizens work programme. Opens: 01.03.17.
Registration deadline: noon on 24.08.17. Application deadline: noon
on 24.08.17.
Horizon 2020: Digital Security Focus Area: ICT-driven
transformations bring opportunities across many important sectors
but also vulnerabilities to critical infrastructures and digital services,
which can have significant consequences on the functioning of
society, economic growth and the technological innovation potential
of Europe. Opens: 01.03.17. Registration deadline: noon on
24.08.17. Application deadline: noon on 24.08.17.

12. General Data Protection Regulation Workshop - 6 Jun, London
London Tech Week -12-16 Jun, London
The Wales Festival of Innovation - 19 June - 30 June, Wales
Live Podcast: Is Edtech A Thing (Yet)? – 19 June, London
Infrastructure Systems Round 3
Brokerage Event, Glasgow - 4th July
Briefing & Brokerage Event, London - 11th July
and also available via webcast
Brokerage Event, Leeds - 13th July
Brokerage Event, Exeter - 20th July
Events

13. Private Investment Directory
Digital Refer now includes more than 250 organisations that provide
private investment to Digital and Creative businesses in the UK,
including:
Accelerator Programmes
Business Incubators
Start-up Studios
Venture Capital Funds
Angel Investor Networks
Corporate Venture Capital firms
Check out the new entries: bit.ly/ktnrefer
Investment

14. Go To Grow - The Mayor’s International Business Programme
A new three year programme of mentoring, expert advice and real
business opportunities for high-growth companies Programme
focussed on ‘internationalising’ scale-ups – London based
companies wanting to grow outside of the UK.
The programme is open to fast-growing companies in London
operating in three broad sectors: technology, life sciences, and
urban. Your business will need to demonstrate that it is already
generating revenue.
The PwC startup Growth Programme is a platform for fast growth,
disruptive startups who want to shape the future through scalable
innovation. 12 startups, 12 weeks, 2 programmes: Future of Work &
Future of Health
Support

15. Immerse UK is a new cross-sector network for businesses and research
organisations across all parts of the UK economy that are interested in the
way that augmented and virtual reality can help drive productivity, social
and economic growth.
We are building a rolling programme of work, developed with our
members and the IET, which addresses the pressing issues that slow
down R&D and identifies the opportunities for growth and collaboration in
the emerging marketplace.
It is free to join, find out more and sign up here
Immerse UK

16. Beyond Bitcoin
Increasingly, distributed ledgers are being used to manage complex
transactions that involve large numbers of people. Their underlying
algorithmic block-chain technology makes it possible to carry out many
transactions very quickly, dynamically, and in a way that allows the
various different participants in a transaction to record that transaction
simultaneously by using traceable “blocks”. Read more
Articles

17. Personal Data and Trust Network
The network aims to build and nurture a community that brings
together industry, the public sector, funders, research organisations
and innovators to support the UK in becoming the global leader in
trust and responsible innovation with personal data.
The partners are calling on any organisation interested in personal
data, trust and reputation to join the network. Membership is free
and will plug you into a vibrant community that we are bringing
together. For more information and to join visit pdtn.org.