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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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New mobile app to boost role of women in peace processes

A mobile app has been launched to help embed women’s rights in peace negotiations in…

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Shaping Scotland’s sustainable recovery

The Data-Driven Innovation initiative has contributed to a major Scottish government report on the economic…

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Major funding award for Scotland fintech centre

World-first collaboration between University of Edinburgh, FDATA and Fintech Scotland receives grant from UK Government…

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DDI launch new webinar series

Virtual panel discussion “The role of data and data innovation in the recovery from Covid-19”…

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