The companies with the most promising solutions were invited to join the 5-week ‘proof of concept’ phase that included workshops with government officials and domain experts. This culminated in a presentation where we gave specific recommendations on how each challenge could be solved, as well as tailored advice to the contracting authorities as to how they could progress their commercial relationship with the shortlisted companies. We provided a fully managed procurement service throughout the programme.
The companies with the most promising solutions were invited to join the 5-week ‘proof of concept’ phase that included workshops with government officials and domain experts. This culminated in a presentation where we gave specific recommendations on how each challenge could be solved, as well as tailored advice to the contracting authorities as to how they could progress their commercial relationship with the shortlisted companies. We provided a fully managed procurement service throughout the programme.
We focused on delivering value in the following areas:
"PUBLIC have been working with the Ministry for almost a year and have helped drive real innovation into the government. It’s a successful partnership that is empowering civil servants to engage with the private market and allowing entrepreneurs to tackle concrete public sector challenges." -Niels Martin Andersen, Former Chief Consultant, Danish Disruption Taskforce
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The Local Government Association launched the Technology Innovation Showcase to help local councils identify and implement AI and smart technology solutions for common challenges.
Supporting to the European Commission to foster the digitisation of the public sector by convening the European GovTech ecosystem
Partnering with DCMS to operate the UK’s first Safety Tech Challenge Fund - a groundbreaking grant programme aimed at empowering safety tech innovation to enhance child online safety
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Partnering with AWS to design and execute a healthcare-focused accelerator which supported 12 startups to advance their growth in the UK public sector
Partnering with AWS to design and execute a defence-focused startup & SME accelerator aimed at supporting the development of dual-use solutions for the UK Ministry of Defence
Working with BEIS to enhance user engagement with digital services to drive its Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) initiative
Engaging startups to pilot innovative solutions aimed at helping us achieve NetZero
Partnering with the Department for Health & Social Care and NHSX to launch the UK’s flagship COVID-19 challenge programme as a tool for rapidly scaling new technologies which could help address key priorities during the health crisis
A challenge programme to develop and test novel solutions that can support prison leavers as they re-enter society, and contribute to breaking the cycle of reoffending.
