The funding, part of the government’s Made Smarter Adoption programme, will support up to 1,000 small and medium sized manufacturers, across the North West, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber and the West Midlands regions, in adopting digital technology.
The additional funding announced today (18 February 2021) will allow businesses in the North West to continue to access support and, starting in the coming months, for more manufacturers across other parts of England do the same.
Register your business todayBacked by world-renowned businesses and the UK government, Made Smarter is a national movement to drive growth amongst UK makers and advance the UK economy. Made Smarter will improve the development and adoption of emerging technologies, making a real, everyday difference to people from the boardroom to the factory floor.
Alongside support for adoption, government is also investing £147 million through a Manufacturing Made Smarter Challenge to drive innovation in new digital solutions for manufacturers.
Read more about the announcement on the Gov.uk Website
The rollout of Made Smarter Adoption support is a much needed booster in these changing times. I am happy to see that government is making this investment to enable a new era in manufacturing and to develop the possibilities for a new, digitalised industrial landscape.
By rolling out support across the North of England and the West Midlands, this will help increase regional productivity and innovation, helping to unleash countless possibilities.
Made Smarter Commissioner and Chairman of ICW in Wakefield, Margaret Wood