Posts by Mark Baillie
Futures Institute boost for Scotland’s creativetech showcase
CreativeTech Scotland Gathering (CTSG) brings together Scotland’s creativetech sector to meet academics across the spectrum of the creative and cultural industries. Now entering its fourth year, the event is bigger than ever and benefiting from support by sector experts at Edinburgh Futures Institute, the City Region’s largest innovation hub. CTSG was created as an opportunity…
Read MoreFintech and Financial Services collaboration in focus at Edinburgh Futures Institute
Sector expertise in Edinburgh’s newest innovation hub is supporting sustained and sustainable innovation through collaboration with Fintech and Financial Services organisations. Supporting people and organisations to be adaptive, innovative and futures-focused is a key goal of the financial services and fintech team at Edinburgh Futures Institute, one of six innovation hubs in Scotland’s capital city.…
Read MoreFinTech Scotland Celebrates ESG Innovation Success
FinTech Scotland has announced the winners of the “Shaping the Future of ESG in Financial Services” innovation call. This initiative, launched in June 2024 as part of the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow, aims to tackle critical data and technology challenges to enhance…
Read MoreFutures Institute welcomes partners and members
Edinburgh Futures Institute welcomed the first cohort of partners and members to its co-location spaces this autumn. The opening of the historic landmark building in June 2024 has been marked by a range of activities welcoming the public, students and staff of the University, and local and regional stakeholders and organisations. The Futures Institute recently…
Read MoreDDI initiative surpasses innovation goal by fourfold, five years early
The Data-Driven Innovation initiative has exceeded a key government objective to drive innovation by supporting businesses secure more than £200 million of investments – four times the initial target. As part of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal signed in 2018, the DDI initiative, which is delivered by the University of Edinburgh…
Read MoreAI for good: new AI Accelerator cohort announced
Wearable tech to reduce the risk of drug overdose, AI for affordable financial guidance and a device that captures birdsong to evaluate natural capital are just three of the new AI Accelerator cohort companies announced today. Thirteen global, data-driven companies, chosen for their capacity to harness AI for good in the areas of health, climate…
Read MoreCreative programme worth potential £78.5m to Scottish economy
A 900-year-old church and a theatre group for disabled artists are some of the beneficiaries of an initiative expected to return more than £18 for every pound invested. Independent analysis of the recently-concluded Creative Informatics programme also found it has safeguarded or created 445 jobs, supported the making of 45 spin-out companies and trained more…
Read MoreCivTech Round 10 launched to drive public sector innovation
Up to £8 million of Scottish Government funding is being made available to help start-up businesses and entrepreneurs solve public sector challenges. The latest round of the Scottish Government CivTech programme invites companies and individuals to come up with innovations and products that will improve lives and practices across a wide range of public sector…
Read MoreData innovations centre stage at FinTech Scotland Festival
FinTech Scotland has announced the launch of the 7th Annual FinTech Scotland Festival, running from September 25th to October 4th, 2024. This year’s festival promises to bring together the dynamic and collaborative Scottish fintech community, showcasing its remarkable growth, innovation, and energy. Attendees will engage in critical discussions on topics shaping the global fintech landscape.…
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