As announced by Jeremy Wright, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in June, DCMS is investing up to £40m in match-funded testbeds and trials projects over the next 2.5 years, starting with this funding competition for the manufacturing and logistics sectors. This represents a great new opportunity for innovation across the manufacturing industry and its UK supply chain. You can read the DCMS press release here.
The briefing event will run through:
- Context and scope for the 5G funding call
- Eligibility criteria
- Application process (including in-depth description of application questions)
By attending the event, you can expect:
- An overview of 5G and its potential impact in the sectors of manufacturing & logistics
- Demonstration of potential 5G use cases
- The chance to build consortia that can bid for the manufacturing/logistics competition
Who should attend?
This event will be of benefit to organisations looking to understand 5G in the manufacturing & logistics space. We are seeking a varied audience of senior executives from all sizes of businesses, from small to larger organisations.
Draft agenda:
10am Arrivals, networking and coffee
10.30am Welcome and introductions
10.35am 5G Testbeds & Trials programme
11.00am Context for 5G in Manufacturing & Logistics sectors
11.20am 5G Manufacturing & Logistics call - competition scope
11.45am Q&A
12.00pm Application process
12.35pm Q&A
1.00pm Lunch/Networking
2.00pm 2 minute-pitching session from organisations wishing to apply
3.30pm Close
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