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Utilising AI techniques to tackle Scotland’s, and the World’s, climate emergency.

19th November 2019

Scottish Enterprise, in collaboration with the Scottish Government, calls on innovative organisations to help solve the Climate Emergency by harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. The specific focus of this competition is in the use of AI to enable or significantly enhance products or processes that help to mitigate factors contributing to the

Our new values show why The Data Lab is a great place to work

13th November 2019

Blog by Gina Finch, The Data Lab I’ve worked at The Data Lab for two years now. It was apparent to me from very early on that here was a really nice organisation to work for. I’ve been in a quite a few different companies over the years and the relaxed and friendly nature of

Applications for Creative Informatics Resident Entrepreneurs now open

6th November 2019

Applications for the second round of Resident Entrepreneurs are open now. If you are an individual or small team working in Edinburgh/South East Scotland that would like to develop an innovative creative product or service using data or data-driven technologies, you can apply for funding of up to £12,000 to support your work. Successful applicants

DataFest Fringe How To Guide

29th October 2019

The Fringe at DataFest A pivotal component of DataFest every year is the Fringe. This comprises of events that are organised by the tech, data science and AI community in Scotland. The idea is based on the Edinburgh Fringe Festival whereby you can organise your own event, and we as the overall festival organiser will

World famous British astronaut Tim Peake to headline at DataFest20

24th October 2019

We’re so excited to announce that world famous British astronaut and former International Space Station crew member, Tim Peake, will headline the Data Summit in Edinburgh as part of the UK’s biggest data and artificial intelligence festival, DataFest. This year’s key theme ‘#BeyondData’ will focus on the impact data and AI has on the world

The Data Lab to lead on new Scottish Government AI Strategy

23rd October 2019

The Data Lab, Scotland’s Innovation Centre for data and artificial intelligence (AI), has been appointed by the Scottish Government to lead on co-ordinating a new nationwide strategy which will drive the use of artificial intelligence to improve the wellbeing of Scotland’s people, as well as unlocking a potential £13 billion in additional economic output. The

Applications for Creative Informatics Challenge Projects are open now!

18th October 2019

Applications for the second round of Creative Informatics Challenge Projects are open now, with a deadline of the 6th of November. Challenge Projects offer an opportunity for creative and cultural organisations in Edinburgh and South East Scotland to bring forward challenges relating to their work that require innovative, data-driven solutions. Up to five challenges will

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Our new values show why The Data Lab is a great place to work

Applications for Creative Informatics Resident Entrepreneurs now open

DataFest Fringe How To Guide

World famous British astronaut Tim Peake to headline at DataFest20

The Data Lab to lead on new Scottish Government AI Strategy

Applications for Creative Informatics Challenge Projects are open now!

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