Digital innovation support
Find out if your business is eligible for free guidance and support from our digital technology experts.
About digital innovation support
The Centre for Digital Innovation (CDI) aims to foster collaboration between industries and sectors to drive the region’s digital innovation ambitions.
CDI is a supercluster of digital expertise and innovation. Through it, we work with university, further education and industry partners to make digital technology, research and facilities available to small and medium-sized businesses.
We support organisations to explore the transformative potential of:
- artificial intelligence (AI)
- cyber security
- industrial digitalisation
- immersive technology
Costs
Working with CDI is free. The programme is funded by Innovate UK, so there’s no cost to access our workshops and services.
I was drawn to the unique blend of theory and strategic frameworks, ensuring that our ideas are not only innovative but also robust and sustainable. The technical support gives us access to experts and mentors, who can help bring our ideas to life. Combined with a supportive offline and online community, it's an ideal environment for nurturing and developing groundbreaking digital innovation.
I was drawn to the unique blend of theory and strategic frameworks, ensuring that our ideas are not only innovative but also robust and sustainable. The technical support gives us access to experts and mentors, who can help bring our ideas to life. Combined with a supportive offline and online community, it's an ideal environment for nurturing and developing groundbreaking digital innovation.
Who we work with
Manchester Met undertakes world-leading research, and we’re one of the top modern universities for research quality.
CDI is part of the government's £100 million innovation accelerator programme, funding research and development projects to speed up growth. Our partners in the consortium include universities and colleges from across the North West, as well as organisations with a presence in or around Greater Manchester.
Together, we're working towards making the region a beacon for digital innovation in the UK.
Lancaster University
University of Manchester
University of Salford
Greater Manchester Colleges' Group
What to do next
Get in touch to find out more about how we can help your business.
We’ll match you with industry and academic experts in your area of interest.
Our business advisers will support you from your first contact through to the completion of your project.
Contact
Contact us
We’re happy to help if you are ready to work with us — or just have questions about the support available.
Data protection
The Centre for Digital Innovation is a consortium of universities, each acting as independent controllers. The Manchester Metropolitan University shall act as the controller for the information you provide within this form. We will use the expression of interest information you provide to contact you about your project proposals, opportunities to work with consortium partners or access specialist facilities, inform you of workshop and event opportunities and/or send you our newsletter. We rely upon the public task lawful basis to use your information for these purposes. You may opt-out from receiving this newsletter at any time by using unsubscribe links or by contacting enterprisemarketing@mmu.ac.uk. Your information will be shared with the other members of the consortium as required if your project will benefit from their expertise and facilities. Unless you unsubscribe, we will retain your information for a period of up to 20 years, this is to satisfy the audit requirements of our funders. For information about your rights, please see our data subjects’ rights page. For further information about this privacy notice or our use of your information, please contact enterprisemarketing@mmu.ac.uk in the first instance.
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