Our sector experts: Joshua Ryan-Saha, Tourism and Festivals
To be a tourist is to choose the unknown over the familiar. The tourist steps outside their workaday life and embraces something totally different. This process of de-familiarising might...
Rachel Aldighieri, MD of the Direct Marketing Association, discusses why the marketing industry must elevate the status of data in order to build trust with consumers and attract the...
Inspiration and imagination in data-driven innovation comes to Edinburgh
Technical solutions alone are not enough if we are to address the challenges of the data revolution, writes Dr Drew Hemment Each year, Edinburgh’s Festivals bring people together from...
Data is the thread through this programme supporting ten industries over the next ten years to maximise their potential not just for the sectors themselves but for their customers,...
I’m passionate about exploring how the region can work collaboratively to solve challenges. The breadth of services provided by the public sector means there is no shortage of opportunities...
Our sector experts: Damien McGarrigle, Financial Services and FinTech
The unique nature of the Edinburgh and South East City Region Deal, through the Data-Driven Innovation programme, presents an amazing opportunity to prepare the region for an increasingly rapid...
Mind the gap: Let’s improve our use of data in teaching
School pupils can learn about data in fun and interactive teaching sessions that will help us tackle Scotland’s skills gap, writes Professor Judy Robertson, Chair in Digital Learning at...
The Capital’s reputation for festivals and tourism could help turn the City Region into a hub for data-driven innovation, explains Brendan Miles, Digital Business Director of arts and entertainment...
With a membership that encompasses the software, IT, and telecommunications industries as well as digital agencies, trade body ScotlandIS straddles a crucial space at a pivotal moment. We caught...
