The Centre for Digital Innovation
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About The Centre for Digital Innovation
The Centre for Digital Innovation (CDI) aims to foster collaboration between industries and sectors to drive the region’s digital innovation ambitions.
CDI is a supercluster of digital expertise and innovation. Through it, we work with university, further education and industry partners to make digital technology, research and facilities available to small and medium-sized businesses.
We support organisations to explore the transformative potential of:
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- Cyber security
- Industrial digitalisation
- Immersive technology
Costs
The programme is funded by Innovate UK, so there’s no cost to access our workshops and services.
KnowDigital
As part of The Centre for Digital Innovation, you can access a digital skills learning platform that delves into topics such as leading digital transformation, project management, change management and personal branding.
Who is this for?
- Owners or senior business managers looking for support to lead digital transformation.
- Team members new to digital who want to get to grips with the basics of cyber, AI, immersive, or industrial digitalisation.
- Professionals looking for tools and templates to support your digital implementation.
Manchester Met undertakes world-leading research, and we’re one of the top modern universities for research quality.
CDI is part of the government’s £100 million innovation accelerator programme, funding research and development projects to speed up growth. Our partners in the consortium include universities and colleges from across the North West, as well as organisations with a presence in or around Greater Manchester.
Together, we’re working towards making the region a beacon for digital innovation in the UK.
Who we work with
What to do next
Get in touch to find out more about how we can help your business by completing the below form or email us at [email protected]
We’ll match you with industry and academic experts in your area of interest.
Our business advisers will support you from your first contact through to the completion of your project.
Upcoming events
Centre for Digital Innovation Roadshow: Driving skills and innovation in advanced manufacturing
Centre for Digital Innovation Roadshow: Cyber Safety in Early Years and Care
Contact
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The Centre for Digital Innovation is a consortium of universities, each acting as independent controllers. The Manchester Metropolitan University shall act as the controller for the information you provide within this form. We will use the expression of interest information you provide to contact you about your project proposals, opportunities to work with consortium partners or access specialist facilities, inform you of workshop and event opportunities and/or send you our newsletter. We rely upon the public task lawful basis to use your information for these purposes. You may opt-out from receiving this newsletter at any time by using unsubscribe links or by contacting [email protected]. Your information will be shared with the other members of the consortium as required if your project will benefit from their expertise and facilities. Unless you unsubscribe, we will retain your information for a period of up to 20 years, this is to satisfy the audit requirements of our funders. For information about your rights, please see our data subjects’ rights page. For further information about this privacy notice or our use of your information, please contact [email protected] in the first instance.
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