One of the world’s leading experts in the practical application of AI will speak at this year’s DataFest in Edinburgh. OpenAI’s Colin Jarvis will share insights with DataFest delegates on what to expect this year in AI and how businesses can benefit from these new technologies. As the Head of OpenAI’s Forward Deployed Engineering team, […]
Heather Thomson named as CEO of The Data Lab
The appointment follows Thomson taking on the interim CEO role last year. Heather Thomson has today been announced as the new CEO of The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, following a nationwide recruitment campaign. Thomson joined The Data Lab in 2018, leading the £8m data and AI skills programme before stepping […]
Innovating the future of independent living
Ministerial visit celebrates groundbreaking project with Blackwood Homes and Care and The Data Lab A groundbreaking project is revolutionising the way technology and data are integrated into independent living solutions, offering transformative benefits for individuals across Scotland. Neil Gray MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, has praised the Peoplehood Project, a transformative initiative […]
Response to the AI Opportunities Action Plan
The Data Lab, Scotland’s Innovation Centre for Data and AI, welcomes the government’s £14 billion AI Opportunities Action Plan to enable AI adoption, innovation, and skills development to change lives and drive economic growth and productivity across the country. According to a recent UK Parliament research briefing, there is an increasing demand for people with specialist […]
How Data Science has changed over the last 10 years
We spoke to our data science team Saleh, Vyron and Tom, about how data science and AI have changed over the last ten years. In short – lots! The volume of data, technological advancements, the required skill set, data privacy and governance, the overall increase in data literacy and the ethics of AI are key […]
Response to the Scottish Budget announcement
The Data Lab, Scotland’s Innovation Centre for Data and AI, welcomes the recent Scottish Budget announcement to invest £321 million in enterprise agencies to help support productivity and innovation in Scotland. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy report on drivers of innovation and productivity in the UK shows that the further away from London […]
The Data Lab partners with Elementz to advance a data-driven future for Aberdeen
Elementz, specialists in subsea integrity management software for the global offshore energy sector, has become one of the first subsea tech companies to form a strategic partnership with The Data Lab, signalling its commitment to Aberdeen’s digital and data science community. Launched in Aberdeen earlier this year, Elementz was established to take a wealth of […]
Shining a spotlight on our inspiring graduates: The Data Lab Academy Alumni 20
To coincide with The Data Lab’s 10th-anniversary celebrations, we are highlighting a new set of alumni for 2024, celebrating the inspiring careers of twenty of our data and AI graduates in Scotland. Twenty alumni from The Data Lab’s student development programme have been selected in recognition of their inspiring careers in the data and AI […]
The Data Lab’s 10th anniversary looks ahead to the next decade of data and AI
The Data Lab, Scotland’s Innovation Centre for Data and AI, is celebrating a significant milestone this year as it approaches its 10th anniversary. Today, The Data Lab launches its anniversary programme of activities and events to mark the occasion and look ahead to the next 10 years of driving innovation, community building and skills in […]
The indirect impacts of climate action: Cleaner air, warmer homes and better connectivity
In the face of competing and conflicting challenges facing households, businesses and government, finding the ways climate action can lead to greener, healthier more economically resilient communities is critical to expanding the scale and scope of climate action. Funded by The Data Lab, the Climate Outcomes and Benefits for the Economy, Nature and Society (CO-BENS) […]