Building our Digital and Innovation Capability

The Belfast Region City Deal (BRCD) is a catalyst for a step change in the digital and innovation capabilities of our region.  It will drive investment in research and development and help embed a culture of innovation to act as a driver for increased productivity.  We're focused on driving investment towards growing and resilient sectors such as health and life sciences, advanced manufacturing and digital and creative industries. 

Innovation  

Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University have collaborated extensively to develop proposals for global centres of innovation excellence.  Investments in innovation will be targeted to build upon the research strengths of our local universities, aligned to sectors that are demonstrating the potential for exceptional growth.   

To read about our innovation projects, go to Belfast Region City Deal (link opens in a new window)

Digital Programme 

Technological Innovation is one of the most powerful drivers of increased wealth and productivity as well as improved well-being.  Our Digital Programme of Investment will play a critical role in contributing to economic inclusion and sustainable growth.  In recognition of the pace of technological and societal change, a challenge-led, long-term, flexible Digital Programme has been developed which will maximise the parallel investments in the universities' centres of excellence and together focus on those areas where the region can be distinctive and competitive.  

The key interventions of the Digital Programme include: 

  • The Belfast Region Innovation Challenge Fund  
  • Enabling Infrastructure 
  • Regional Innovation hubs 

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