Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA)
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) finds and funds exploitable innovation to support UK defence and security quickly and effectively, and support UK prosperity. Their vision is for the UK to maintain its strategic advantage over its adversaries through the most innovative defence and security capabilities in the world. DASA is a cross-Government organisation, launched in December 2016 by the Secretary of State for Defence. DASA is a cross-Government team of nearly 50 people from a wide range of backgrounds including Defence, security, the private sector and academia. It is co-located with Dstl at Porton Down and also have a London Hub based at Imperial College, White City. They have 11 regionally based innovation partners, covering the length and breadth of the UK including offices at Harwell and Cranfield University. Strategy To help UK defence and security maintain strategic advantage over its adversaries they will: • build an innovation network of government, private sector, academics and individuals for defence and security, including those who have never worked with them before • understand requirements of defence and security stakeholders and help them scout out, develop and exploit innovative ideas, inform decision making and find potential solutions to their challenges. • find, fund and support industry, embracing small and medium-sized enterprises and academia to develop their innovative ideas into exploitable products and services for defence and security customers. • experiment with novel methodology and innovative approaches to facilitate accelerating delivery of the best solutions. Open call for innovation The Open Call exists to offer suppliers the opportunity to submit their ideas to defence and security stakeholders. The Open Call is open for proposals all year round, with assessment dates scheduled across the year. Themed competitions Themed Competitions exist to offer suppliers the opportunity to submit proposals around specific government areas of interest. Themed competitions may only run for a short time and have set closing dates.
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Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA)
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) finds and funds exploitable innovation to support UK defence and security quickly and effectively, and support UK prosperity. Their vision is for the UK to maintain its strategic advantage over its adversaries through the most innovative defence and security capabilities in the world. DASA is a cross-Government organisation, launched in December 2016 by the Secretary of State for Defence. DASA is a cross-Government team of nearly 50 people from a wide range of backgrounds including Defence, security, the private sector and academia. It is co-located with Dstl at Porton Down and also have a London Hub based at Imperial College, White City. They have 11 regionally based innovation partners, covering the length and breadth of the UK including offices at Harwell and Cranfield University. Strategy To help UK defence and security maintain strategic advantage over its adversaries they will: • build an innovation network of government, private sector, academics and individuals for defence and security, including those who have never worked with them before • understand requirements of defence and security stakeholders and help them scout out, develop and exploit innovative ideas, inform decision making and find potential solutions to their challenges. • find, fund and support industry, embracing small and medium-sized enterprises and academia to develop their innovative ideas into exploitable products and services for defence and security customers. • experiment with novel methodology and innovative approaches to facilitate accelerating delivery of the best solutions. Open call for innovation The Open Call exists to offer suppliers the opportunity to submit their ideas to defence and security stakeholders. The Open Call is open for proposals all year round, with assessment dates scheduled across the year. Themed competitions Themed Competitions exist to offer suppliers the opportunity to submit proposals around specific government areas of interest. Themed competitions may only run for a short time and have set closing dates.
