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DDI conference 2020: Doing Data Together – Ethical collaboration through Covid-19 and beyond
Virtual conference, Friday 6 November 2020, 10am-4pm GMT Register for free: scotsmandataconference.co.uk The University…
Our ever-increasing consumption of social media is damaging our ability to think critically and engage in self-reflection, argues Professor Shannon Vallor.
It’s a fundamental question for our times; what are the major impacts of the enormous…
Data Education in Schools Launch Website
DDI Skills Gateway are delighted to announce that the Data Education in Schools project has…
Borders College Shortlisted for leading the way in Data Science learning
An innovative partnership programme funded through the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal is benefitting students across the region, by…
Climbing the learning curve
The West has a lot to learn from other parts of the world in responding…
DataLoch heralds new data-driven era in healthcare innovation
A new data repository has been created to bring together health and social care data…
Data-driven vision for City Region’s creative sector
A report published today (16th September 2020) is recommending more support to help the City…
Hardwiring ethics into a future worth wanting
How can we fuse technology and ethics to create the kind of future we want?…
Scotland’s Fintech Festival – 50+ Events Throughout September
FinTech Scotland confirmed today the programme for the third Scotland Fintech Festival. The September…







