Data innovation contest puts £125k up for grabs

UK — Five small businesses will get the chance to share a £125,000 prize pot as part of a new data innovation content launched by IC tomorrow.

The organisation – which is part of the UK government-funded Technology Strategy Board – is collaborating with companies including mobile network EE, Ordnance Survey and the British Library to seek solutions to five data challenges, each with a £25k prize attached.

The five challenges are:

Processing data efficiently – Ingram Content Group

“This challenge seeks ways in which ebook sales data can be more efficiently harvested and presented to book publishers.”

Commercialisation of mobile data – EE Limited

“This challenge seeks new applications, tools and services to help realise the value of the data gathered by telecommunications companies.”

Geospacial data mapping – Ordnance Survey

“This challenge investigates the feasibility of implementing a next-generation 3D building data layer for location-based services within a mobile platform.”

Data visualisation and analytical decision making – Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust

“This challenge seeks a visualisation tool to help commissioners of health services to navigate this challenging landscape and make strategic decisions to deliver a sustainable integrated healthcare system.”

Value of public-domain data – British Library

“This challenge is to encourage and establish the necessary feedback to measure the use and impact of public-domain content available through existing online platforms.”

The contest opened this week, with a briefing event on 9 April and an application deadline of 7 May.

IC tomorrow programme manager Matt Sansam: “It’s not necessary to have an existing app or service, or to be currently active in the data industry. We welcome applications for innovative products, platforms or services from a range of startups and small businesses, even if they are only at ideas stage.”

The organisation is currently running a separate digital innovation contest, in which companies including Syco Entertainment, Penguin Random House and the BFI have set data analytics challenges.

We hope you enjoyed this article.
Research Live is published by MRS.

The Market Research Society (MRS) exists to promote and protect the research sector, showcasing how research delivers impact for businesses and government.

Members of MRS enjoy many benefits including tailoured policy guidance, discounts on training and conferences, and access to member-only content.

For example, there's an archive of winning case studies from over a decade of MRS Awards.

Find out more about the benefits of joining MRS here.

0 Comments

Display name

Email

Join the discussion

Newsletter
Stay connected with the latest insights and trends...
Sign Up
Latest From MRS

Our latest training courses

Our new 2025 training programme is now launched as part of the development offered within the MRS Global Insight Academy

See all training

Specialist conferences

Our one-day conferences cover topics including CX and UX, Semiotics, B2B, Finance, AI and Leaders' Forums.

See all conferences

MRS reports on AI

MRS has published a three-part series on how generative AI is impacting the research sector, including synthetic respondents and challenges to adoption.

See the reports

Progress faster...
with MRS 
membership

Mentoring

CPD/recognition

Webinars

Codeline

Discounts