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Guest blog: Tracy Black, CBI Scotland Director

AI and innovation – futureproofing the Scottish economy Putting politics to one side, if you…

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Poppy Gerrard-Abbott describes the journey of the DDI ‘Women in Data’ campaign

I arrived at Data-Driven Innovation in January 2019 to lead on the Women in Data…

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Applications for Creative Informatics Challenge Projects are open now!

Applications for the second round of Creative Informatics Challenge Projects are open now, with a…

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Veterinarians get data-savvy to map livestock health

Good data on livestock disease and mortality is essential for making informed investments in animal…

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Bayes Centre home to new earth data service

The International Center for Earth Data (ICED) has opened at the University of Edinburgh’s Bayes…

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Ethics of data and AI are focus of key appointment

One of the US’s leading experts on the impact of artificial intelligence and other innovative…

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Data for Children Collaborative with UNICEF announces first projects

The Data for Children Collaborative with UNICEF has officially launched in Scotland, announcing three initial…

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Data’s ethical challenges on the agenda for non-executive director training

The ethical challenges of the data revolution are to feature in a development programme for…

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Project shines light on women in data

The Data-Driven Innovation initiative has launched a campaign to celebrate women working in data science…

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