Partners We worked with partners to maximise the potential of the prize and its outcomes. We would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their contributions in making the prize a success. We’d like to thank our funder the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): BEIS provided an almost £1 million investment in the competition to keep the UK at the forefront of the industries of the future and support the next generation of digital entrepreneurs in their aspirations.
We’d also like to thank the below partners for their support in the delivery of the programme: Digital Catapult, Supported us by providing their digital technology expertise for the development of educational resources for young people. In their day-to-day work, they help to make UK businesses more competitive by supporting the adoption of digital technologies.
Future First Supported us through recruiting and training expert mentors from the alumni of schools in the finalist stage to provide aspirational role models. Future First’s mission is to see every state school and college supported by a thriving and engaged alumni network community, which improves students’ motivation, confidence and life chances.
Fire Tech, Supported us to provide young people with educational resources, such as webinars and tutors, to develop their technology skills. Fire Tech inspires 9–17 year olds to create and explore using the most cutting-edge technologies, designing games with Unity, building AI models with IBM Watson, and designing entire worlds in virtual reality.
We’d also like to say a special thank you to consultant Jo Tasker whose dedication and expertise has been invaluable to the success of the programme.
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