{"id":85391,"date":"2017-10-16T14:16:10","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T14:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=6bcb920ed0d719857d768ca14b1122a0"},"modified":"2017-10-16T14:16:10","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T14:16:10","slug":"news-story-future-cities-mission-to-australia-applications-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=85391","title":{"rendered":"News story: Future Cities mission to Australia: applications now open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Applications are open for Innovate UK\u2019s 2018 Future Cities delegation to Australia. The mission &#8211; taking place from 12 to 16 March 2018 &#8211; is a valuable opportunity to build new business collaborations overseas.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-australia\">Why Australia?<\/h2>\n<p>Australia is a highly urbanised country. In 2014, 89% of the population (21 million people) lived in urban areas. The urbanisation rate is forecast to reach 93% (of 31 million people) by 2050. Among the challenges that Australian cities face are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an ageing population<\/li>\n<li>resilience to climate change<\/li>\n<li>water scarcity<\/li>\n<li>urban sprawl<\/li>\n<li>housing affordability<\/li>\n<li>congestion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The country has recognised the importance of cities to its economy, and the need to adapt to improve productivity and accessibility.<\/p>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/info.innovateuk.org\/missionswhyaustralia?elqTrackId=939AF3756463B2FBE54A88118BBE1137&amp;elq=00000000000000000000000000000000&amp;elqaid=149&amp;elqat=2&amp;elqCampaignId=\">Read more about the opportunity in Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"benefits-of-taking-part\">Benefits of taking part<\/h2>\n<p>By attending, you\u2019ll learn about market opportunities and business culture. You\u2019ll develop a tailored pitch and then travel to Australia to meet prospective partners, investors and customers. You\u2019ll also have the chance to visit pioneering future cities projects in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>Importantly, it will help you to raise your company profile in one of the biggest smart cities markets and get advice from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-international-trade\">Department for International Trade<\/a> on exporting globally.<\/p>\n<p>Previous missions have taken delegations to India and South East Asia.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TYdzYzOvetA&amp;list=PLrMOhOrmeR6ka0ea64tqodJ21qDUSA0BH&amp;index=2\">Innovate UK connected cities missions to South East Asia &amp; India<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/innovate-uk-infrastructure-systems\">See how we support the infrastructure systems sector<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"who-should-attend\">Who should attend<\/h2>\n<p>To be eligible for Innovate UK\u2019s 2018 Future Cities mission you must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>be a UK-registered micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME)<\/li>\n<li>have been trading for at least one year<\/li>\n<li>be looking for Australian customers, partners or investors within one of the following areas:\n<ul>\n<li>infrastructure, such as energy, waste and water management, telecoms, security and safety and the built environment<\/li>\n<li>smart mobility, including transport, parking, traffic management and road safety<\/li>\n<li>governance, for example, urban planning<\/li>\n<li>health, such as assisted living, telehealth and air quality<\/li>\n<li>technology infrastructure, including the Internet of Things, systems integration, data analytics and smart grid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"mission-information\">Mission information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>applications are now open, and the deadline is 24 November 2017<\/li>\n<li>you can attend a recruitment webinar on 14 November 2017, or a one-day event in Manchester on 17 November 2017 to meet an Australian trade delegation<\/li>\n<li>up to 20 businesses will take part<\/li>\n<li>successful businesses will pay travel and event costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Innovate UK\u2019s mission partners are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-international-trade\">Department for International Trade<\/a>, the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/futurecities.catapult.org.uk\/\">Future Cities Catapult<\/a>, the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/ktn-uk.co.uk\/\">Knowledge Transfer Network<\/a> and <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.100open.com\/\">100%Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/info.innovateuk.org\/FCMissionAustralia\">Find out more about the mission and apply<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Innovative UK businesses working in the advanced urban services sector can meet potential customers, partners and investors in Melbourne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85391"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85391\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}