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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Digital_Catapult > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Digital_Catapult.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Catapult > Source revision: 1338119950 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Primary sources|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox company | name = Digital Catapult | type = [Non profit](/source/Non_profit) | founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|2013|}} | key_people = {{unbulleted list|[Jürgen Maier](/source/J%C3%BCrgen_Maier) (Chair)|Susan Bowen (CEO)}} | hq_location_city = [London](/source/London) | hq_location_country = [UK](/source/UK) | num_employees = 230+ (2022) | website = {{URL|https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/|www.digicatapult.org.uk}} }} '''Digital Catapult''' is the [UK](/source/UK) innovation agency for advanced digital technology, developed in conjunction with [Innovate UK](/source/Innovate_UK) (former Technology Strategy Board) as part of the [Catapult centres](/source/Catapult_centres). Digital Catapult works with startups, industries, investors, public sector and academia to accelerates the adoption of new and emerging technologies, with the aim of driving regional, national and international growth for UK businesses across the economy. ==Chief executives== Neil Crockett was Digital Catapult's founding CEO, serving from January 2013 to June 2016. He was succeeded by Dr Jeremy Silver in June 2016, who served as chief executive officer for nearly eight years.{{Cite web |title=Digital Catapult CEO to step down - Digital Catapult |url=https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/press-releases/post/digital-catapult-ceo-to-step-down/ |access-date=8 September 2023 |website=Digital catapult - The UK authority on advanced digital technology}} The current CEO is Susan Bowen, who took over from Silver in March 2024.{{Cite web |last=Scammell |first=Robert |date=15 December 2023 |title=Digital Catapult appoints Susan Bowen as CEO - UKTN |url=https://www.uktech.news/growth-strategy/digital-catapult-susan-bowen-ceo-20231215 |access-date=22 June 2024 |website=UKTN}} The Catapult is now recruiting for a new CEO. The application and initial screening process is being managed by the executive search company Heidrich & Struggles and the details of the role can be downloaded from the main https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/publications/post/ceo-candidate-information/ ==Function== Digital Catapult focuses on how digital technologies are applied in areas including [supply chains](/source/supply_chains), digital infrastructure and [cyber-physical systems](/source/cyber-physical_systems), acting in a similar way to a [business incubator](/source/business_incubator). It's technology expertise includes [artificial intelligence](/source/artificial_intelligence) (AI), [machine learning](/source/machine_learning), [distributed systems](/source/distributed_systems), [immersive technology](/source/immersive_technology) ([AR](/source/augmented_reality), [VR](/source/virtual_reality)), [telecommunications](/source/telecommunications) ([5G](/source/5G)), [quantum computing](/source/quantum_computing) and the [Internet of things](/source/Internet_of_things). It offers organisations [accelerator programmes](/source/Startup_accelerator), consultancy, collaborative [research & development](/source/research_%26_development), and the setup and operation of [testbed](/source/testbed) facilities. Staff are kept up to date and informed of changes via a so called PULSE meeting which is held from time to time. Trust was a theme of the latest update. The reorganisation still continues with new jobs appearing on their website regularly. ==Locations== Digital Catapult has centres supporting regions across the UK, based in London, Sunderland, Belfast and Bristol. ===London=== Digital Catapult[https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/regions/london/ Digital Catapult London] is located in the [London Borough of Camden](/source/London_Borough_of_Camden), at 101 [Euston Road](/source/Euston_Road), opposite the [British Library](/source/British_Library) and close to [St Pancras railway station](/source/St_Pancras_railway_station). ===North East Tees Valley=== Digital Catapult NETV[https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/regions/northern-east-tees-valley/ Digital Catapult NETV] is based out of [Sunderland](/source/Sunderland) in [North East England](/source/North_East_England), and runs the NETV Immersive Lab[https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/labs/immersive-labs/ Immersive labs] at PROTO[https://www.proto.co.uk/ PROTO] in [Gateshead](/source/Gateshead). ===Northern Ireland=== Digital Catapult Northern Ireland[https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/regions/northern-ireland/ Digital Catapult Northern Ireland] is in the [Ormeau Baths Gallery](/source/Ormeau_Baths_Gallery) in [Belfast](/source/Belfast). ===South West=== Digital Catapult South West[https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/regions/south-west/ Digital Catapult South West] is located in Cathedral Square[https://insights.tt-s.com/de/digital-adoption Digital Adoption] near the centre of [Bristol](/source/Bristol). ==Testbeds and labs== Digital catapult has set up a number of testbed facilities across the UK where organisations can experiment with digital technologies, including: ===Advanced Media Production facility=== Operated with Target3D, a space for exploring the evolution of media production, using [AI](/source/AI), [5G](/source/5G), cloud rendering and [edge computing](/source/edge_computing). ===Immersive labs=== Labs based in [Belfast](/source/Belfast), [Gateshead](/source/Gateshead) and [London](/source/London) that offer [augmented](/source/augmented_reality) and [virtual reality](/source/virtual_reality) equipment to businesses of all sizes, academia and researchers. ===SONIC Labs=== A collaboration between Digital Catapult and [Ofcom](/source/Ofcom) that offers [Open RAN](/source/Open_RAN) [interoperability](/source/interoperability) testing.[https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/smartran-open-network-interoperability-centre-sonic-labs SmartRAN Open Network Interoperability Centre (SONIC) Labs] ==See also== * [British Automation and Robot Association](/source/British_Automation_and_Robot_Association) * [Innovation and Networks Executive Agency](/source/Innovation_and_Networks_Executive_Agency) of the EU * [National Centre for Computing Education](/source/National_Centre_for_Computing_Education) at the [University of York](/source/University_of_York) * Tech Partnership, former [e-skills UK](/source/e-skills_UK), a [sector skills council](/source/sector_skills_council) for the digital industry ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/ Digital Catapult] * [https://technation.io/insights/ Tech Nation] {{Computer science}} {{Robotics}} {{Authority control}} Category:Catapult centres Category:Information technology organisations based in the United Kingdom Category:Organisations based in the London Borough of Camden Category:Science and technology in Northern Ireland Category:Science and technology in Tyne and Wear --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Digital Catapult](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Catapult) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Catapult?action=history)). 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