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Evaluation of the Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator

An evaluation of the Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator (CyberASAP) programme to commercialise UK academic cyber security research.

From:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Viscount Camrose
Published
4 August 2023
This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

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Evaluation of the Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator

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The Cyber Security Academic Start-up Accelerator (CyberASAP) programme was funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)* and delivered by the (KTN). It supports the commercialisation of UK cyber security research and helps academic researchers to turn ideas into fully rolled-out commercial projects by developing the academics鈥� entrepreneurial skills.

This report evaluates the CyberASAP programme which was initially piloted in 2017/18 and has been delivered over five years to 2021/22.

The CyberASAP programme is part of the government鈥檚 wider work to protect and promote the UK online, as set out in the 拢2.6 billion National Cyber Strategy.

*Responsibility for cyber security growth and innovation policy moved from DCMS to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) in February 2023.

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Published 4 August 2023

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