Southern Regional Data Innovation Hub
Support and funding for innovation projects in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough and Newry Mourne and Down Council areas
The Data Innovation Hub aims to support innovation projects that respond and offer innovative approaches to local challenges and needs.
Public and private sector stakeholders will work together to identify and support up to six projects that harness the potential of data-driven innovation to respond to social and economic challenges. The Data Innovation Hub, based in Craigavon, provides a dedicated Digital Innovation facility for a wide range of companies across the region.
The Hub is founded on a partnership model with local organisations including the local councils in Armagh, Banbridge, & Craigavon, Newry & Mourne along with support from the Southern Regional College, Southern Health and Social Services Trust, HSC Innovations, and the Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre.
The Offer
A successful project will have access to the following services which has been valued at £100,000 as part of the programme:
- six months access to a team of Software Developers and Data Scientists
- desk space at Bleary Innovation Hub
- Data Innovation Hub Co-Design Workshop
- industry mentoring
- education and skills development
- up to £15,000 of project funding which can be utilised for anything required to support the project
- equipment
- buy time from subject matter experts
How to apply
The Southern Region Data Innovation Hub is now seeking expressions of interest from companies and organisations in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough and Newry Mourne and Down Council areas that have data-driven innovation ideas. If you could benefit from support to get a data innovation project off the ground, contact Brendan Crossey at brendan@hal.health by 9 January 2022.
First published 29 November 2021