Azita Esmaili, Chief Development Officer at the Digital Catapult, gave this presentation at the EIT ICT Labs Interactive Future Cloud Clinic event.

1. Digital Catapult
Azita Esmaili
Chief Development Officer
#DigitalCatapult

2. Who are we?
A national centre to rapidly
advance the UK’s best
digital ideas
Completely
neutral
Not for profit,
private limited
company

3. New jobs
New services
New products
GVA for the UK economy
We’re here to
create…

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

5. Our focus is on the Data Value Chain
How We Do This

6. Why Proprietary Data?
Closed or personal data90%
If data is the new oil, then
personal and closed data is
the new rocket fuel

7. Closed
Organisational
Data
Within the Data Value Chain
Creative
Content
Our
4 key challenge
areas
Personal
Data
Internet
of Things

8. Creating secure
environments
What is the Catapult Doing?
Closed Organisational Data
UK organisations can
safely mix closed data
Open data up to
data innovators
Greater Manchester Data
Synchronisation Programme
Trusted Data Hub
What is the Catapult Doing?

9. 9
“2.5% can be added to the value of UK GDO by unlocking
potential value of personal data” - McKinsey & Nesta
Personal Data
What is the Catapult Doing?
Best Practice Network
Developing UK data industry
voluntary best practice code
Capability hub
MiData citizen projects
What is the Catapult Doing?

10. 10
Creative Content
UK is a leader in the Creative
Industries
What is the Catapult Doing?
Copyright Hub
Extra £2bn to the UK economy
What is the Catapult Doing?

11. 11
Internet of Things
50 billion connected devices by 2020
Only 0.2% of things that can be connected,
are connected
China investing $800m in test-beds
India, Singapore and Korea doing
similar…
What about the UK?
What is the Catapult Doing?
Connected Products Studios
Convening projects around large-scale
demonstrators

12. Our Centre
Easy to convene organisations
across the UK & Europe
Agile, collaborative & innovative
Great transport linksDigital Catapult Centre
brings our focus to life
300+ organisations in our contributor
programme
NVI infrastructure

13. Our Product Portfolio
Pit
Stops
Showcase
Application
Use of the
Centre
Become a
Supporter
Join a
Network
Industry
Secondment
Programme
Research
Bids
Tech
Services
Capability
Hubs
Events

14. Some of Our Partners/Supporters

15. What’s next for the Digital Catapult?
3 local centres by March 2015
Open Calls
Hack Days
Showcase opportunities
….and so much more
This is only the beginning