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Applications for Creative Informatics Resident Entrepreneurs are open now!
Creative Informatics welcome applications from individuals and small teams working in any area of the creative industries. Present and previous Resident Entrepreneurs include new media artist Martin Disley, music asset management platform Delic, screenshot note-taking app PicoJar, robotics startup Touchlab, and Edinburgh Tool Library. If you would like to discuss your idea for an application,…
Read MoreCovid-19 recovery open call launching soon to Edinburgh University academics
As the country and Edinburgh and South East City Region continue to face the many challenges of Covid-19, the Scottish Funding Council has provided special funding for Universities in Scotland to mitigate the impact of the pandemic. One of the goals set by SFC is to fund translation of research into action, to support the…
Read MoreDDI 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 of Edinburgh will hold its third Data-Driven Innovation conference (held jointly with the Scotsman newspaper) on Friday 6 November 2020. Join experts from inside the University, and beyond, to hear about the enormous challenges – and real opportunities – in…
Read MoreData Education in Schools Launch Website
DDI Skills Gateway are delighted to announce that the Data Education in Schools project has launched their website. The website offers a range of access points for teachers, schools and industry professionals. The Data Education in Schools team will use the website to share resources and promote events to support teachers and connect to the…
Read MoreBorders 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 allowing not only full-time students to learn about Data Driven Innovation (DDI) but also those who are unemployed or facing redundancy. The programme at Borders College has been shortlisted for a national award at the annual CDN (College Development Network) Awards – one of the…
Read MoreDataLoch heralds new data-driven era in healthcare innovation
A new data repository has been created to bring together health and social care data for the first time, driving forward data-driven approaches to improving care. DataLoch will enable researchers to engage with private, public and third sector health and social care organisations, using data from across the Edinburgh & South East Scotland region to…
Read MoreData-driven vision for City Region’s creative sector
A report published today (16th September 2020) is recommending more support to help the City Region’s creative sector develop through better use of data-driven innovation and technology. The sector is among the worst-hit by Covid-19; compounded by the cancellation of the Edinburgh Festivals in August. Across the country, trade bodies have reported varying degrees of…
Read MoreScotland’s Fintech Festival – 50+ Events Throughout September
FinTech Scotland confirmed today the programme for the third Scotland Fintech Festival. The September festival will see a diverse range of fifty plus events throughout the month sharing fintech developments in Scotland and from around the world. The festival will build on the successful events from the last two years which has seen it…
Read MoreEFI launches Centre for Technomoral Futures
New Centre focuses on integration of the technological and ethical The Centre for Technomoral Futures launched August 27th as a groundbreaking initiative to design more sustainable, just and ethical models of innovation. As part of the University of Edinburgh’s Futures Institute, the Centre will be a home for multidisciplinary research, education and public engagement that…
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