Digital Economy
The UK Research and Innovation Digital Economy Theme is a partnership between EPSRC, AHRC, ESRC and Innovate UK. It is led by EPSRC.
The Digital Economy Theme is supporting research to rapidly realise the transformational impact of digital technologies on aspects of community life, cultural experiences, future society, and the economy. The Digital Economy Theme is developing the following five new priority areas to be released in Summer 2020:
- Trust Identity Privacy and Security
- Content Creation and Consumption
- Beyond a Data Driven Economy
- Sustainable Digital Society
- Equitable Digital Society
A series of workshops with the research active community will be held to develop the priorities areas commencing in 2020.
These priorities are at the heart of digital economy research.
For information on current and future Digital Economy Theme activities, please refer to the 'Activities' section.
View an A-Z list of all research areas within the EPSRC portfolio, or all research areas within this theme.
Introduction
The Research Councils UK Digital Economy Programme brings together the underpinning technologies, with all the elements required to deliver transformation, and is focused on understanding the impacts of the research and what drives users.
Our approach
The Digital Economy theme was initiated in April 2008 and involves four Research Councils.
Activities
Current EPSRC funding and joint-funding opportunities can be found on this page.
Digital Economy Telling Tales of Engagement Awards, Digital Economy NetworkPluses, Digital Economy Next Stage Centres, Digital Economy Centres for Doctoral Training
Digital Economy Theme strategy
The UK Research and Innovation Digital economy (DE) theme is led by EPSRC and addresses the challenge of how the novel design and use of digital technologies can contribute to an innovative, healthy economy and inclusive society.
Programme Advisory Board, Support and focus, Digital Economy Theme Research Priority Areas, Working in partnership
Sub-themes
Information on sub-themes of the Digital Economy theme.
Behavioural research, Cloud computing, Data, information and knowledge, Design, Human-computer interaction …
Related research areas
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Digital Economy Theme contacts
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News
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Events
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Calls
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Multimedia
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