Posts by Stephaine Peebles
Don’t miss our women in data science event
Tues 11 June 2019 15:00 – 17:30 The University of Edinburgh Informatics Forum Join us on 11 June for an afternoon of discussion and debate on how best to support women working in computational technologies in research, teaching, and professional services. The Data-Driven Innovation initiative, led by the University of Edinburgh, aims to expand on…
Read MorePartnership boost for tech sector
The City Region’s tech sector is set to benefit from a collaboration between the Data-Driven Innovation initiative and Informatics Ventures. Through Scotland’s tech investment showcase, Engage Invest Exploit (EIE), the partnership will support the launch of more spin-out companies, attract startups, as well as support established tech businesses to seek investment. Scotland’s capital is the…
Read MoreThe power of data visualisation
Creative Industries sector lead, Caroline Parkinson explains how data innovation is being combined with leading-edge interactive design to show our cities in a new light In November 2018, the City of Edinburgh Council hosted the Eurocities network for Europe’s mayors and political leaders to address key urban challenges faced by cities in Europe. Edinburgh has…
Read MoreTest centre aims to bring tidal technology on stream at high speed
A £2.4 million engineering research facility will seek to speed the development of materials and structures for tidal energy, transport and other industries. The FASTBLADE facility will test new materials within full scale structures such as tidal blades, plane components and bridge sections. It will be built by the University of Edinburgh and commercial partner…
Read MoreLet’s deliver growth through data
Our guest blog comes from Kate Forbes, Scottish Government Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy, who explains why Scotland is in a great position to use data to drive inclusive economic growth It’s an opportune time to be writing for the DDI blog, following this year’s DataFest19. With over 60 events taking place across…
Read MoreOpen finance project hits new milestone
The Scottish bid to establish a Global Open Finance Centre of Excellence has come a step closer with the successful stage-one bid to the Strength in Places Fund, a funding scheme led by UK Research and Innovation. In October 2018, a consortium was formed by the University of Edinburgh, FinTech Scotland, Scottish Enterprise and the…
Read MoreSmart Contracts in Action
Design Informatics introduces experts to smart contracts through the GeoPact demonstrator. On 12-13 March 2019, transport and technology experts visited one of Edinburgh’s DDI hubs for a hands-on demonstration of location-based smart contracts. The demonstration by the GeoPact team took place at the Bayes Centre, and took participants through the process of completing smart contracts…
Read MoreMyData Global gather in Edinburgh
On 19-20 March 2019, the MyData Global community visited Scotland’s capital to set out plans for its future activities and ambitions. The tenth spring meeting was held at the University of Edinburgh’s InSpace facility and was hosted by the Data-Driven Innovation initiative. Speaking to delegates, DDI Director Jarmo Eskelinen welcomed MyData to Edinburgh and provided an…
Read MoreEdinburgh’s DDI initiative to host ‘digital human rights’ meeting
Data ethics on the agenda as global community for personal data comes to Scotland’s capital MyData Global, an award-winning nonprofit and community for digital human rights, is to hold its annual meet-up in Edinburgh, 19-20 March. The two-day meeting will include workshops, the organisation’s spring general meeting, and the launch of the MyData 2019 conference.…
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