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Benefit from a partnership with us
Partnership is at the heart of how The Data Lab works as an Innovation Centre. Our mission is to help Scotland maximise value from data — and lead the world to a data-powered future. This can only be achieved through collaboration with public and private sector partners. Our whole ethos is about moving forward with companies to help them gain the most benefits from the power of data.
We build partnerships with businesses in two main ways:
- by helping companies collaborate with data specialists.
- by providing partnership opportunities.
Both of these bespoke services will help your company innovate and grow.
In addition, in 2022 we are launching The Data Lab Academy, and are actively looking for partners to work with us on this exciting project to grow Scotland’s data and AI talent pool.
Collaborate With Specialists
We provide contacts, funding and project management support to enable businesses like yours to collaborate with data science researchers and specialists, on innovative and beneficial data projects.
Partnership and sponsorship opportunities
Linking up with The Data Lab as a Partner is a cost-effective way to raise your visibility amongst Scotland’s data science community. We’ll help you reach key audiences using a flexible approach that offers year-round opportunities.
Partner with The Data Lab Academy
Since 2014, we have provided full scholarship funding to over 880 students on MSc courses in Data and AI-related subjects at 11 Scottish Universities. We also help these students to develop their employability skills — preparing them for the world of work.
The newly launched Data Lab Academy aims to grow the IMPACT of this work. With the support of our Partners, we aim to reach out to all the students on the MSc courses we support (not just our funded students) and offer them access to our networking, employability skills and work placement training.
We’ve helped…
3,000
Businesses harness the power of data
395
New jobs in data
Speak to our partnership team to find out how we can help your business meet its goals.
Find out how we’ve helped Scotland’s businesses leverage the power of data:
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AI-Powered Tender Analysis and Decision Support for Bracewell
As part of The National AI Adoption Programme for SMEs, The Data Lab supported architectural consultancy Bracewell in developing an AI-powered tool to analyse tender documents and support bid decisions, streamlining complex reviews, improving consistency, and reducing staff administrative burden. The Challenge Bracewell’s tender review process was manual, time-intensive, and reliant on individual judgment. Staff
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Makar: Using Live Data to Prove the Performance of Sustainable Homes
As part of The National AI Adoption Programme for SMEs, The Data Lab partnered with Makar, a Highland-based Scottish SME, to embed monitoring and analytics into a prototype low-carbon home. Using live data on indoor comfort, air quality and energy use, the project demonstrated the home’s real-world performance and enabled more evidence-based decision-making. The Challenge
News about our work helping businesses:
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New funding to help Scottish SMEs turn AI potential into practical business impact
Leaders participating in a data and AI workshop with The Data Lab.
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From cloud testbed to sovereign AI: what practical AI adoption teaches us about Britain’s digital infrastructure
Digital infrastructure is often discussed in abstract terms: cloud, compute, connectivity, data centres, platforms and networks. But for organisations trying to adopt AI, infrastructure is not abstract. It determines whether an idea can be tested in days or delayed for months; whether an SME can access advanced AI capability without major capital investment; whether a
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The Problem with Data Privacy Today – and a New Approach
In our latest guest blog, Iain Henderson, Volunteer with The MyTerms Alliance, explores the challenges facing today’s digital privacy landscape and the need to rethink how personal data is shared and managed. Iain introduces IEEE 7012 (nicknamed MyTerms), a global standard designed to support clearer agreements between individuals and organisations, and considers how new approaches
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