Posts by Stephaine Peebles
New Smart City pilot for Edinburgh schools announced as digital transformation continues
School pupils across Edinburgh will be challenged to come up with creative ways of using new technologies to tackle local issues and help transform their hometown into a Smart City as part of a unique partnership with industry. CityFibre, the City of Edinburgh Council, and the University of Edinburgh’s Data Education in Schools programme –…
Read MoreDouble Boost for Scotland’s Global Fintech Ambitions
FinTech Scotland welcomes European Cluster Excellence Award and Strategic Partner Support FinTech Scotland welcomes two significant developments which will support its ambition to become a globally recognised fintech centre. First, as announced by Scottish Government today, Scotland’s fintech cluster has been formally recognised for its excellence by the European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA)…
Read MoreCollaboration to improve life for aging population
The University of Edinburgh and Legal & General have announced a major partnership to improve understanding of care in later life and to revolutionise how it is delivered. The collaboration will establish the Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC), a seven-year multi-disciplinary research programme and the first of its kind in the UK. Legal & General…
Read MoreTop cultural organisations seek solutions to data-driven dilemmas
Challenges set by five of Edinburgh’s leading cultural organisations have been selected in the second round of Creative Informatics Challenge Projects, part of a £7.6 million initiative that aims to transform the city’s creative industries through innovative use of data. The Edinburgh International Festival, Jupiter Artland, Edinburgh Science, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and the John…
Read MoreStart-up Ocyan closes deal with Telefónica to provide Blockchain Infrastructure
The deal comes together with a pre-seed investment round where Ocyan received capital, lead by QVentures and joined by Wayra UK (Telefónica’s global open innovation arm). According to Brian Hatton, Partner at QVentures: “We are very excited to be leading Ocyan’s funding round and joining the board of a company revolutionising the enterprise market for blockchain applications”.…
Read MoreGuest blog: Ruth Donnelly, Assistant Director, Careers Service
Most people take it for granted that students at the University of Edinburgh are highly intelligent, focused and capable. What may be less appreciated, is the fact that many of them also understand the power and responsibility their generation has to drive change. They are passionate about finding opportunities to apply their knowledge and skills…
Read MoreKey role for Edinburgh in new satellite data centre
Support from the Data-Driven Innovation initiative has helped secure a key role for Edinburgh-based researchers in a new centre that will use satellite data and artificial intelligence to tackle global environmental changes. The University of Edinburgh’s School of GeoSciences will partner with the University of Leeds to deliver the Centre for Satellite Data in Environmental…
Read MoreWayra Demo Day 2019
DAVID LEE reports on the AI and Blockchain Accelerator Demo Day, recently held in Edinburgh EDINBURGH’S AI and blockchain accelerator wants to make the city the go-to place for new artificial intelligence and blockchain businesses with high-growth potential. So far, 20 young businesses have been through the Bayes Centre programme, which helps them scale…
Read MoreTake the 2020 ScotlandIS Tech Survey
The Data-Driven Innovation initiative is supporting the 2020 Scottish Technology Industry Survey, delivered by ScotlandIS. The annual tech sector survey is a valued resource of business leaders and is used by policy makers to support Scotland’s growing digital economy. The survey captures information on the health of the digital technologies industry in Scotland, measuring the…
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