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Jersey’s Technology Accelerator Programme

2 November 2022

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Technology and innovation in the Channel Islands

Economic development agency Digital Jersey has appointed Challenge Works to design Jersey’s first-ever Technology Accelerator Programme.

This programme will drive growth opportunities for local businesses and create a raft of economic opportunities for Jersey’s entrepreneurs.

The programme will support the island’s businesses and wider population to fully utilise technology to tackle economic, environmental, and social issues, such as the climate crisis.

Jersey

Population of just over 103K people
Jersey is autonomous and self-governing Crown Dependency
- It has its own independent legal, administrative, and economic systems
In 2021 Jersey’s GDP was £5.1 billion

Digital Jersey

Digital Jersey is an independent organisation that represents and promotes Jersey’s digital industries.

Its principal aim is to facilitate the growth of the digital sector, increasing its economic value to Jersey.

Digital Jersey

Challenge Works

Launched as Nesta’s Centre for Challenge Prizes in 2012
£77.9M distributed to innovators in prizes and seed funding.
10.9M people engaged in helping to develop finalists’ solutions and bring them to life.

This is an extremely exciting time for us in Jersey. The Programme we are building will change the lives of business owners on the island, opening the doors to a more prosperous and productive future.

Jersey is abundant in entrepreneurial ambition, and Challenge Works will help us to design a programme that understands and supercharges all this potential, putting our island on the map as the talented, diverse, and ambitious community we are.

Tony Moretta – CEO, Digital Jersey

Bringing value to Jersey

The £20 million government-funded programme will focus on delivering value and growth opportunities for Jersey’s businesses and the wider economy, contributing to the upskilling, improved health, and wellbeing of the local community.

The Technology Accelerator Programme is a hugely important enabler to diversifying Jersey’s economy and reducing our dependence on a single sector.

The Technology Accelerator Programme will provide an incredible opportunity for Jersey businesses and play a crucial role in the Island’s economic development.

Deputy Alex Curtis – Deputy for St. Clement, Assistant Chief Minister and Assistant Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport, and Culture

Working together with the community

Digital Jersey and Challenge Works will work closely with Jersey’s island communities to design the programme, ensuring that it’s built around the unique needs of local businesses and residents.

During the design phase, particular attention will be paid to ensuring that funds are distributed transparently and appropriately, in a way that will maximise the benefit to Jersey’s economy.

The Technology Accelerator Programme is an opportunity to support Jersey’s businesses and residents to think differently and operate with greater levels of agility in a smart, focused, and entrepreneurial manner.

By working closely with Digital Jersey and the local community, we will design a programme that delivers real, tangible value for Jersey’s businesses, residents, and the wider economy.

Chris Gorst – Director, Challenge Works