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Organisations can apply for a share of up to £250,000 to develop technologies that connect both young people & older adults in rural areas.

The GovTech Catalyst is to invest up to £250,000 in projects that combat digital exclusion and a lack of access to transport in rural communities in South Wales.  Monmouthshire County Council is home to 92,800 people, with isolation & loneliness having a significant impact on wellbeing.

Through the GovTech Catalyst - government’s £20m fund to find creative solutions to complex public sector problems - Monmouthshire aims to develop digital innovations that could connect isolated people, transform public services and support transport opportunities.

Priority groups for projects include:

• older adults
• people with disabilities
• volunteers with a desire to help those in need in the community
• young people trying to access work