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# Ministers confirm timeline for delayed innovation accelerator sites
- URL: https://finding-main-cms.fly.dev/finding-demo-innovation-accelerators/
- Published: 2026-10-13T01:53:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T22:43:27.000Z
- Author: Preview Editor
- Tags: Correspondents, In brief, Demo content, #finding-demo

Three regional innovation accelerator sites, delayed by nearly a year, will now open on a staggered schedule starting in the spring. Each site pairs a lead university with a cluster of small and medium-sized manufacturing firms in its region. Officials blame the delay on procurement issues rather than any change in policy direction. Local partners say they remain committed to the original targets despite the shorter delivery window that now results.