Posts Tagged ‘City Region Deal’
Scotland Set to Welcome Investors from Across the Globe for EIE24 Event
The renowned EIE event which aims to give investors and entrepreneurs access to the Scottish tech ecosystem will return next year, after a two-year hiatus. EIE24 will bring together over 130 investors from around the world for two days of networking, discovery, and deal-making with some of Scotland’s most innovative companies. Established in 2008, EIE…
Read MoreDDI Unveils Economic Opportunities in the Lothians
The benefits of data-driven innovation (DDI) opportunities across the Lothians have been highlighted in a whitepaper, published today, 22 November 2023. DDI Economic Development Opportunities – The Lothians is published by the University of Edinburgh’s DDI initiative, and identifies ways to drive socio-economic growth across the three local authorities of East Lothian, Midlothian, and West…
Read MoreFive 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…
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