What benefits do Industry Challenge Owners gain?
Sponsorship of the programme (manufacturer)
- Directly address current and future industrial challenges to deliver business benefits such as lower operating cost, improved customer service, better quality, reduced waste and energy consumption
- Prove the ROI for digital technologies across a range of different manufacturing organisations, processes and scenarios
- A business case will be developed for each prototype to prove the value of the technology
Guaranteed 2 prototypes created to address primary challenge set by owner, as well as access to cross-industry prototypes created to solve other challenges - Alongside UKRI, Digital Catapult and Challenge Owner Committee members, down-select impactful prototypes for further investment and development. Access and use of successful MVPs plus first-mover advantage when deploying these new solutions
- Create new digital knowledge and skills within your organisation to be able to train others and develop new digital strategies and technology roadmaps
- Develop new commercial opportunities and partnerships through premium branding, visibility and press release inclusion