Innovate UK: Cybersecurity
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what work Innovate UK has undertaken in relation to (a) cyber-security and (b) cyber-physical infrastructure in the last five years.
Answered by Feryal Clark
Innovate UK have delivered a number of programmes and grants relating to cyber security and cyber-physical infrastructure over the past five years. A comprehensive list can be found below. These initiatives represent a significant investment in the cyber sector.
Cyber Security Initiatives
- CyberASAP – Supports commercialisation of academic cyber research.
- Cyber Local – Builds local cyber ecosystems and skills.
- Digital Security by Design – Develops secure hardware/software foundations.
- Cyber AI Hub (Belfast) – Advances AI-driven cyber security in NI.
- SDTaP – Demonstrates IoT cyber security solutions.
- Smart Grants – Funds high-impact innovations, including cyber security.
Cyber-Physical Infrastructure Projects
- Digital Twin Energy Grids – Enhances energy grid resilience via digital twins.
- Cyber-RIAST – Develops a cyber risk awareness tool.
- Grid-Enigma – Enables secure, low-cost energy data transmission.
- REDGE – Secures energy systems using digital twins and cyber tech.
- TwinEDGE – Detects intrusions via edge-based digital twins.
- EV Grid Cybersecurity – Secures EV charging infrastructure with digital twins.
- SPACES – Tests safe autonomous vehicle control systems.
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