Posts Tagged ‘City Region Deal’
Five years of progress for Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal
Five years after it was signed by the Prime Minister and First Minister, the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal has helped 15,000 people secure employment, and improved the skills and knowledge of over 103,000 of the region’s citizens. The delivery milestones are captured in the Deal’s latest annual report – Read here…
Read MoreDDI boost for social change
Ten projects aimed at promoting social change through innovation have received funding from the Data-Driven Innovation initiative. Nearly £200,000 of funding has been awarded to proposals ranging from using augmented reality to help animal conservation to understanding air quality using bike-mounted sensors. Gemma Cassells, Lead Strategist for the Data-Driven Innovation initiative, said: “This Small Grants…
Read MoreDDI goes from ramp-up to delivery
The University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University’s Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) initiative has published its first annual review, highlighting progress across a range of projects, from empowering students to become change agents to revolutionising cancer surgery with robotics. In the academic year 2021-22, £95.6m of DDI-related research income was awarded to the University of Edinburgh and…
Read MoreDDI launches research grants for social change through innovation
Staff at the University of Edinburgh have been invited to submit small grant proposals on the theme of social change through innovation. Following the success of previous DDI-supported open calls, the DDI initiative has allocated £250,000 to be released as small grants to support staff at the University of Edinburgh applying data-driven innovation ideas to…
Read MoreMost care homes in SE Scotland still use paper-based management systems
Researchers call for digital route map to prevent sector being left behind CARE homes for older people in south-east Scotland are largely run using paper-based management systems, a new study into the sector’s digital readiness has revealed. Only one in three (35 per cent) used an electronic care management system and only two in five…
Read MoreNew tool to help you make the most of your visit to East Lothian
A new tool is set to be launched in time for the Easter break to help visitors to East Lothian’s coast avoid overcrowding and queues. An innovative, new and practical APP using sensor data captured live from eleven of East Lothian Council’s coastal carparks, will allow users to check the ‘busyness’ of these beaches –…
Read MoreUK’s most powerful supercomputer on show for Prime Minister
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has visited the UK’s newest and most powerful supercomputer ARCHER2 during a tour of the University’s world-class data centre facilities. The cutting-edge system – which is around 12 times more powerful than its predecessor – is hosted by EPCC, the University’s supercomputing centre. During the visit Mr Johnson was shown how…
Read MoreInstitute launched to uncover prevalence of child sexual abuse
Human Dignity Foundation, a private funder focused on children’s rights, is establishing an independent global data institute for child safety at the University of Edinburgh. The institute will gather the most current, reliable and evidence-based data on child sexual exploitation and abuse. It will use insights from the data to inform policy and drive sustainable…
Read MoreTourism and food & drink among Fife & Scottish Borders sectors pegged to benefit from data innovation
The potential of digital technology and innovation for organisations in Fife and the Scottish Borders has been highlighted in white papers from the Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) initiative. The reports explain the potential for both local authority areas to harness DDI and boost sectors, including food and drink, renewable energy, and tourism, and in the delivery…
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