Tackling London's biggest issues using tech & innovation

12 Nov 2019 02:17 PM

Mayor of London launches 2019 Civic Innovation Challenge which calls on innovators to develop solutions to London’s biggest challenges.

Yesterday Mayor of London, Sadiq Kan, launched this year’s Civic Innovation Challenge at Microsoft’s Regent Street store. The Civic Innovation Challenge is the Mayor’s flagship technology and innovation programme and offers an opportunity for start-ups to work together with leading corporates and public organisations to tackle some of London’s most pressing problems.

This year’s challenges and public sector sponsors are:

As well as helping to improve the lives of Londoners the programme helps innovators to access the public sector market, which at times can be hard to navigate. For those interested in getting involved you can apply now, and the closing date is 12 December 2019. For further details about the process and the various phases click here.