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，这将为大曼彻斯特的发展做出重大贡献，使其成为数字技术和创新领域更公平、更繁荣的领导者。CDI将在4个技术领域开展业务：人工技术（AI）、网络、工业数字化（ID）和沉浸式技术（IT）。技术研发（R&D）：提供尖端技术专业知识，解决阻碍人工智能、网络、ID和it创新的关键挑战。2 .商业模式与创新能力建设：支持中小企业进行研发知识转化；技能提升：通过开发一个提供全天候访问的在线数字技能平台，消除代表性不足地区和社区技能发展的障碍。社区外展，通过包容性参与和赋权，通过移动展示，向所有公民、团体、社区、中小企业和组织提供服务。CDI将直接关注通用汽车4个前沿领域中的2个：先进制造、数字与创意。此外，由于技术和数字领域的交叉性质，它也能够在不同程度上影响这四个领域。我们独特的以创新为主导的方法是建立在世界领先的研究基础上的，这些研究来自于4所领先的GM大学与10所GM FE学院以及领先的行业利益相关者的合作伙伴关系。这使我们能够在商业化、创意和可持续性方面嵌入成熟的专业知识，支持企业了解挑战并识别开发机会。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，以及专门的团队来推动创新、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中发挥作用。它将与该地区的企业、团体和个人合作，积极解决提升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.