New £30m R&D fund to help UK manufacturers go digital

Posted on 23 Jul 2019 by Jonny Williamson

The government has announced a new wave of funding to encourage the adoption of digital manufacturing technologies. Consortia of manufacturers are being invited to submit R&D projects, as part of the Made Smarter Challenge.

Manufacturers who are looking for ways to upgrade their productivity and competitiveness through the adoption of digital technologies can bid for a new layer of government funding, it was announced today.  In what could potentially be his last act as Business Secretary given the change of Prime Minister, Greg Clark announced the £30m R&D competition to turbocharge the…

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