This document provides a monthly business briefing for UK creative and digital businesses seeking support. It summarizes upcoming funding opportunities from Innovate UK, including competitions in design, rail innovation, connected vehicles, and autonomous resupply to military operations. Events and programs are also listed relating to neighborhoods of the future, immersive audio, and entrepreneurship in London. Articles discuss cybersecurity threats and building trust in the use of personal data.

1. Creative, Digital & Design
Business Briefing
A digest of useful information for UK businesses seeking
business support, updated monthly
May 2017
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3. Contents
• Feature
• Innovate UK funding calls
• Horizon 2020
• Competition
• 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.
Briefing events:
16 May, Manchester | 23 May, Cardiff | 25 May, Dundee
For further information click here
Design Foundations Round 2 competition
***Feature***

5. Opens: 20.03.17. Registration deadline: noon on 10.05.17. Application
deadline: noon on 17.05.17.
Key feature: Innovate UK are managing a collaborative research and
development competition on behalf of the Department for Transport to
accelerate innovation in the UK rail sector. Businesses will be able to apply
for significant levels of funding to develop technology prototypes in the
broad areas of ‘high-value, low cost railways’ and ‘Improving customer
experience through stations’. Exploitation is a key priority and applications
should provide evidence of a market-need for specific solutions, and
engagement with potential customer organisations.
For further information click here
Accelerating Innovation in Rail 4
Innovate UK funding calls

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Competition
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.

12. Neighbourhoods of the Future 2017 launch: The Shape of Things to
Come - 10-11 May, London
Design Foundations 2 Briefing events – 16 May, Manchester; 23 May,
Cardiff; 25 May, Dundee
Augmentor Investor Showcase - 23 May, London
Welcome to the Real World - Immersive Audio for Augmented and
Virtual Reality - 24 May, London
Digital Business Drop-in - 1 Jun, London
The Wales Festival of Innovation - 19 June - 30 June, Wales
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. The future of cybersecurity
In an ideal world, we wouldn’t need cybersecurity. But a recent news
report highlighting the ten biggest incidents of 2016 illustrates that from
the Philippine elections to Tesco Bank, cyber attacks are increasing in
number, scale and complexity. In the real world, people are fallible,
systems are vulnerable and cybersecurity is a growing issue virtually
everywhere.
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.