
Innovation & Entrepreneurship

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East of England Tech Collaboration
This East of England Tech Collaboration event, hosted and sponsored by the University of East Anglia and supported by Cambridge Tech Week, aims to foster collaboration between regions and showcase what the East of England has to offer.

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Space Industrial Plan
The Space Industrial Plan is a joint civil-defence plan that sets out to modernise the relationship between government and the commercial space sector, establishing clear visions, missions, and actions to unlock growth and develop resilient space capabilities.

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Federated Telecoms Hub 6G Research Partnership Funds (THRPF) Webinar
EPSRC and DSIT have funded three future Telecoms Hubs and provided additional resources to bring them together in a federated structure, which will help deliver the six core areas identified in the Wireless Infrastructure Strategy.

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Artificial Intelligence Future Capability Paper
This paper is one in a series of reports on future telecom capabilities in the UK, with the sole focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI serves as a catalyst to drive the transformation of the telecommunications industry, enabling its growth by leveraging advanced algorithms and data analytics.

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Everything you need to know about the Wireless Networking Expert Working Group Future Capability Paper
A series of Future Capability Papers, authored by the UKTIN Expert Working Groups, are being published over the coming months, with the first paper - Wireless Networking - launched today.

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UKTIN INNOVATION WORKOUT: TELECOMS
Do you want to position your start-up for R&D funding and growth?
This two-day interactive course will guide you to reflect and identify patterns for growth within and outside of your business.

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SNS JU Brokerage Event
The SNS R&I WP for 2024 has been (pre)released to give information on the contents of the forthcoming call.

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Exploring scaling challenges for SMEs in the future telco sector
techUK would like to invite you to this virtual roundtable, “Exploring scaling challenges for SMEs in the future telco sector”, on 12 January.

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SNS Call for Proposals 2024 – Information Day
The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) has published its SNS R&I Work Programme 2024 and the Call for proposals will open on 16 January 2024 – with a submis

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Information Webinar: ICURe Explore (Future Telecoms Specific)
Innovate UK is recruiting for a 12 weeks full-time programme with up to £35,000 funding available to help research teams get out of the lab and explore the commercial potential of their research/technology. Applicants wil

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Opportunities in Horizon Europe: The Digital Series
The Innovate UK Europe Team in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the UK Science & Innovation Network (UK SIN) are delighted to invite potential Horizon Europe applicants to our Digital Webinar Series as follows:

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BEACON-5G Workshop and End of Project Showcase Event Report
The BEACON-5G team organised a workshop and end of project showcase event aimed at exhibiting some of the key technological innovations for Open RAN. BEACON-5G is among the winners of the £30 million UK government funding, allocated as part of the Future Open RAN Competition (FRANC), to support 5G diversification strategy.

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From 5G to 6G: Opportunities for European Start-ups and SMEs
The webinar “From 5G to 6G: Opportunities for European Start-ups and SMEs”, jointly organised with Institute PIIU, will take place on 7 December from 11:00 to 12:30 CET.

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Independent Review of University Spin-out Companies
The UK has world-class research, but we are still ramping up the ecosystem to enable us to optimally commercialise this new technology. We need to reduce friction for entrepreneurs to spin out technology with commercially viable terms and do so at pace.
Download this independent review of university spin-out companies to learn more.
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The River Severn Partnership Advanced Wireless Innovation Region
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The Growing Sussex 5G Innovation Region
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The Borderlands 5G Innovation Region
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The Ayrshire 5G Innovation Region
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The North East Combined Authority 5G Innovation Region
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The Glasgow 5G Innovation Region
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England’s Connected Heartland (ECH)
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The Greater Manchester 5G SMART Decarbonisation Network (GM 5G SDN)
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The West Midlands 5G Innovation Region
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