Digital CatapultAzita Esmaili

Chief Development Officer

#DigitalCatapult

Who are we?

A national centre to rapidly

advance the UK’s best

digital ideas

Completely

neutral

Not for profit,

private limited

company

New jobs

New services

New products

GVA for the UK economy

We’re here to

create…

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

Our focus is on the Data Value Chain

How We Do This

Why Proprietary Data?

Closed or personal data90%

If data is the new oil, then

personal and closed data is

the new rocket fuel

Closed

Organisational

Data

Within the Data Value Chain

Creative

Content

Our

4 key challenge

areas

Personal

Data

Internet

of Things

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?

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“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?

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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?

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Internet of Things

50 billion connected devices by 2020Only 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

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

Our Product Portfolio

Pit

Stops

Showcase

Application

Use of the

CentreBecome a

Supporter

Join a

Network

Industry

Secondment

Programme

Research

Bids

Tech

ServicesCapability

Hubs

Events

Some of Our Partners/Supporters

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