Regions across England and Wales set to receive up to £20 million each in fresh government funding to accelerate innovation and drive local economic growth
Summary. The UK government is distributing up to £20 million per region through the Local Innovation Partnerships Fund to boost regional innovation and economic growth. Funding targets sector-specific strengths: the South West focuses on autonomous technologies, Oxford-Cambridge on vehicles and space tech, Greater Lincolnshire on agri-tech and defence, Wales on energy and materials, and northern regions on clean energy and decarbonisation. The programme aims to translate research into commercial outcomes and build self-sustaining regional innovation ecosystems.
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- United Kingdom
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- regional-innovation-systems, funding, policy
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- 2026-04-28