SMART CITIES, SMART LIVING MISSION, 10-14 MARCH 2014

HOW TO BOOK

Please register your interest as soon as possible, as places are limited. Contact Silvia Harriman, Project Manager, UK Trade Investment Events Team  silvia@innovision.eu, or 020 7034 4848

An application form and detailed programmes will be sent to you at the earliest opportunity.

ELIGIBILITY

Your business must be established within the UK and selling or marketing a British product or service. Eligibility to participate will be assessed by UKTI.

FEE

The participation fee for this mission is £1,020 (+VAT) per company. This will cover only the one-day programme for delegates (seminar, breakout sessions, reception) for all three markets.

Pre-arranged meetings with government agencies/local companies should be arranged through individual OMIS reports, commissioned from UKTI’s local offices.

NB You will be responsible for booking your own flights and accommodation, though we shall be proposing a travel package for you. Please do not book any travel or accommodation prior to receiving confirmation of your place on the mission.

FUNDING AND DISCOUNTS

An OMIS (Overseas Market Introduction Service) report enables you to utilise our global network to carry out research and analysis work to your specific requirements. OMIS is a chargeable service, but, for a limited period, we are offering a significant financial incentive for companies using OMIS for the first time. Qualified companies will receive a 50% discount up to a maximum of £1,000 for one market, for trade missions taking place before 31 March 2014.

Market Access Programme (MAP) grants of up to £650 are available for eligible companies, on a first come, first served basis. Companies must be a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) based in the UK and must have been trading for a minimum of 12 months.

Terms and conditions apply for both – for further information and eligibility details contact your International Trade Adviser, see our Contacts page at http://www.ukti.gov.uk/en_us/export/unitedkingdom/contactus.html?null

SECTOR BACKGROUND

‘Smart Cities, Smart Living’ is about finding smart solutions to urban development and management issues, allowing people in cities to have a higher quality of life that is also more sustainable. These smart solutions encompass infrastructure, energy, transport, buildings, materials, health care and information management, among other things. The common denominator is the use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT).

UKTI has published a report on the Smart City business opportunities across 10 cities in Asia that “are large scale developments which aim to achieve economic, environmental and social sustainability through the systematic integration of ICT into their planning, design, operations and management”. The report identified 112 significant business opportunities for UK businesses. 

The full report can be found here:

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SMART CITIES, SMART LIVING MISSION, 10-14 MARCH 2014