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Centre enables data-driven research to thrive

The University of Edinburgh has launched a research centre to support data-led research innovation in…

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Driving force

Catherine Stihler, Chief Executive of the Open Knowledge Foundation, explains how open data can help…

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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…

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Partnership boost for tech sector

The City Region’s tech sector is set to benefit from a collaboration between the Data-Driven…

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The power of data visualisation

Creative Industries sector lead, Caroline Parkinson explains how data innovation is being combined with leading-edge…

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Test 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…

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Let’s deliver growth through data

Our guest blog comes from Kate Forbes, Scottish Government Minister for Public Finance and Digital…

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Open finance project hits new milestone

The Scottish bid to establish a Global Open Finance Centre of Excellence has come a…

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Smart Contracts in Action

Design Informatics introduces experts to smart contracts through the GeoPact demonstrator. On 12-13 March 2019,…

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