Centre for Digital Innovation (CDI)

数字创新中心（CDI）将为数字技术提供创新加速器，为大曼彻斯特发展成为数字技术和创新领域更公平，更繁荣的领导者做出重大贡献。CDI将在4个技术领域运作：人工技术（AI），网络，工业数字化（ID）和沉浸式技术（IT），并开展一系列活动：1.技术研究与开发（R&D）：提供尖端技术专业知识，解决阻碍AI，网络，ID和IT创新的关键挑战。通过支持中小企业转化从研发中获得的知识; 3.技能提升：通过开发一个在线数字技能平台，提供24/7的访问，消除代表性不足的地区和社区的技能发展障碍。通过一个移动的展示，向所有公民，团体，社区，中小企业和组织。CDI将直接解决4个GM前沿领域中的2个：先进制造业，数字和创意。此外，由于技术和数字领域的交叉性，它也能够在不同程度上影响所有四个领域。我们独特的创新导向方法基于世界领先的研究，这些研究来自4所领先的通用汽车大学与10所通用汽车FE学院和领先的行业利益相关者建立的合作伙伴关系。这使我们能够在商业化，创意，和可持续性，支持企业了解挑战，并确定利用的机会。该联盟提供工业和学术专业知识，最先进的工业软件和硬件，沿着专门的团队，以推动创新，概念化和商业化。CDI认识到需要一个多样化和熟练的数字人才库，使企业能够最大限度地发挥创新过程的影响，推广活动将在创新和技能发展两个方面发挥作用。它将与该地区的企业、团体和个人接触，积极应对升级议程和通用汽车的战略，以创造一个更公平、更繁荣的社会。

The Centre for Digital Innovation (CDI) will deliver an Innovation Accelerator for Digital Technologies that will make a significant contribution to Greater Manchester's development as a fairer, more prosperous leader in digital technology and innovation. The CDI will operate across 4 technology strands: Artificial Technology (AI), Cyber, Industrial Digitalisation (ID) and Immersive Technology (IT) with a portfolio of activities:1.Technical Research and Development (R&D): providing access to cutting-edge technical expertise which addresses the key challenges holding back innovation in AI, Cyber, ID and IT.2.Business Model and Innovation capacity building: by supporting SMEs in the translation of knowledge gained from R&D;3.Skills uplift: by developing an online digital skills platform that provides 24/7 access and removes barrier to skills development in the underrepresented areas and communities.4.Community outreach to reach all boroughs of GM through inclusive engagement and empowerment, via a mobile showcase, to all citizens, groups, communities, SMEs and organisations.The CDI will directly address 2 of the 4 GM Frontier sectors: Advanced Manufacturing, and Digital and Creative. In addition, due to the cross-cutting nature of the technical and digital domains, it is able to also impact all four to differing degrees.Our unique innovation-led approach is grounded in world-leading research coming from an established partnership of 4 leading GM universities in conjunction with the 10 GM FE colleges and leading industry stakeholders.This enables us to embed proven expertise in commercialisation, ideation, and sustainability, supporting businesses to understand challenges and identify opportunities for exploitation. The consortium provides access to industrial and academic expertise, state-of-the-art industrial software and hardware, along with dedicated teams to drive innovation, conceptualisation, and commercialisation.The CDI recognises the need for a diverse and skilled digital talent pool to enable businesses to maximise impact of the innovation process and outreach activity will work across both innovation and skills development. It will engage with businesses, groups and individuals across the region and proactively address the levelling up agenda and GM's strategy to create a fairer and more prosperous society.