Making UK manufacturing smarter: apply for funding

26 Jul 2019 11:41 AM

Businesses can apply for a share of £30 million to support projects that use digital technology to improve the productivity and agility of UK manufacturing.

Industrial digital technologies driven by artificial intelligence, robotics and the Internet of Things have the potential to significantly increase the productivity of UK manufacturing.

The Made Smarter Review 2017 commissioned by the UK government estimated that industrial digitalisation could increase productivity by more than 25%.

The UK government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Manufacturing Made Smarter Challenge aims to raise productivity by 30% by 2030 by investing in projects that support industrial digitalisation.

The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) has up to £30 million to invest in projects that use industrial digital technologies to transform manufacturing productivity.

Find out more about the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

Projects must aim for short-term impact

The competition aims to support projects that can achieve short-term impact and rapid technology development through industrial digitalisation across a range of sectors from aerospace to food and drink and pharma.

Projects can be led by any sector but must show how they could be applied to at least 2 other sectors.

They should fit into one of 4 themes:

Find out more about Manufacturing Made Smarter.

Competition information

Find out more about this competition and apply.