HEY Made Smarter Programme : ICT Providers Network / Briefing Event

Following successful ICT Provider Events in 2024 /25; where HEY Made Smarter Team have engaged with Digital/ ICT providers – whether ICT support system, cyber security, bespoke software solutions, Manufacturing IOT and other system integration solutions directly aimed at the manufacturing sectors / clients. The Made Smarter Team were pleased to be organising the next event:

The core aim of the network is to promote the potential collaborations with the Digital / ICT businesses as possible pathways to the manufacturing clients where we might be able to access funding streams to assist funding projects.

We sought to highlighting the two ways street of collaboration:

• Finding out about the services / products which you provided as ICT business and how the Digital Manufacturing Advisor with the Made Smarter team could introduce then to our manufacturing clients to address / solve the projects.
• Exploring whether your clients could access the Made Smarter funds to implement your solutions to your manufacturing clients.

We would also welcome this opportunity to promote this collaborative theme – as well as inviting additional ICT businesses into the network.

Please not this is not a sells pitch event – but where delegate could look for collaborations / synergies to work together. We hope that we have attracted business owners / senior business staff that can look / have the authority to strike up collaborations opportunities with the Made Smarter / Growing Places / University of Hull to provide introduction to their manufacturing clients – who can access support / grant to enable the ICT Providers to attract more work. A Win WIN situation.

Agenda

1. Provide an update on the available / pending funding streams available to the manufacturing sector (your clients in the Hull and East Yorkshire area (Provided by Les Selby Made Smarter) 40mins.

1. Provide update from DR Brian Houston (HISP) funds 15mins

1. Provide a practical session on using AI to support Digital / ICT Network members when submitting Innovation UK Grant Applications: Matt Houldsworth @ Veribli (30mins)

1. Invite specialist R & D Tax Relief : Alyn Bateman : Senior Business Development Manager (30mins)

“ForrestBrown is the UK’s leading R&D tax relief specialist and innovation incentives consultancy. We work with businesses to help them access funding to support their development and growth.

· The new merged R&D scheme – combining the existing SME and RDEC schemes

· Increased HMRC compliance – enquiries into claims have become more common as HMRC tackle error and fraud

· New procedural requirements – introduction of the additional information form and claim notification

Please note this event is not seeking to engage on this occasion with those businesses that provide website, digital marketing and /or social media activities as they are no fundable through Made Smarter.