Posts by Stephaine Peebles
DataLoch heralds new data-driven era in healthcare innovation
A new data repository has been created to bring together health and social care data for the first time, driving forward data-driven approaches to improving care. DataLoch will enable researchers to engage with private, public and third sector health and social care organisations, using data from across the Edinburgh & South East Scotland region to…
Read MoreData-driven vision for City Region’s creative sector
A report published today (16th September 2020) is recommending more support to help the City Region’s creative sector develop through better use of data-driven innovation and technology. The sector is among the worst-hit by Covid-19; compounded by the cancellation of the Edinburgh Festivals in August. Across the country, trade bodies have reported varying degrees of…
Read MoreHardwiring ethics into a future worth wanting
How can we fuse technology and ethics to create the kind of future we want? Professor Shannon Vallor, Director of the Centre for Technomoral Futures in Edinburgh, talks to us about why we must act urgently. Listen to our podcast with Shannon here. Every day, we all make a multitude of instant and often…
Read MoreScotland’s Fintech Festival – 50+ Events Throughout September
FinTech Scotland confirmed today the programme for the third Scotland Fintech Festival. The September festival will see a diverse range of fifty plus events throughout the month sharing fintech developments in Scotland and from around the world. The festival will build on the successful events from the last two years which has seen it…
Read MoreEFI launches Centre for Technomoral Futures
New Centre focuses on integration of the technological and ethical The Centre for Technomoral Futures launched August 27th as a groundbreaking initiative to design more sustainable, just and ethical models of innovation. As part of the University of Edinburgh’s Futures Institute, the Centre will be a home for multidisciplinary research, education and public engagement that…
Read MoreCould you answer a Creative Informatics Challenge Project?
Creative Informatics are looking for individuals and SMEs working in Edinburgh and South East Scotland that have the skills to provide data-driven solutions to Challenge Projects set by six leading creative and cultural organisations. National Theatre of Scotland, Edinburgh Science, Pianodrome, Children’s Parliament, Vintage Vibes, and The Big Light were selected as Challenge Holders in…
Read MoreData and democracy
Writer and broadcaster Jamie Bartlett speaks to us about how data is set to play a bigger role than ever in targeting voters in the 2020 US presidential campaign and the difficult position of big tech companies Listen to our podcast with Jamie here. We are often told that the pace of technological change has…
Read MoreMobilising public data in the Covid-19 fight
Albert King was appointed Chief Data Officer (CDO) for Scotland during the early stages of the Covid-19 crisis. We caught up with Albert to find out how he feels Scotland’s public sector has managed the huge data challenges posed by the pandemic. Listen to our podcast with Albert here. What main data challenges were presented…
Read MoreData facility names tech giant Hewlett Packard as supplier
The American information technology multinational, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced that it is to power the Data-Driven Innovation initiative’s Edinburgh International Data Facility (EIDF). Hewlett Packard Enterprise will deliver an end-to-end infrastructure with high-performance computing and artificial intelligence solutions. The deal will help 1,000 public, private, and non-profit organisations use R&D and other data-driven…
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