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EFI launches Centre for Technomoral Futures

New Centre focuses on integration of the technological and ethical   The Centre for Technomoral Futures…

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Could you answer a Creative Informatics Challenge Project?

Creative Informatics are looking for individuals and SMEs working in Edinburgh and South East Scotland…

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Data and democracy

Writer and broadcaster Jamie Bartlett speaks to us about how data is set to play…

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Mobilising public data in the Covid-19 fight

Albert King was appointed Chief Data Officer (CDO) for Scotland during the early stages of…

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€1m Project Launched To Inform Net-Zero & Covid-19 Economic Recovery

Icebreaker one calls for partners to collaborate on groundbreaking project   Icebreaker One is announcing…

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Data facility names tech giant Hewlett Packard as supplier

The American information technology multinational, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced that it is to…

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Time to take back control of our data

MIT’s Alex Pentland speaks to us about the importance of ‘neighbourhood data’ in tackling some…

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Join the #DDIdiscussions

Don’t miss our virtual engagement series, where we’ll be speaking to experts and thought leaders…

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World’s first ‘open assisted living lab’ seeks solutions to care sector’s COVID-19 crisis

Additional care providers, industry and end users sought for collaboration  Scientists from Heriot-Watt University are…

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