The Scottish Government has tasked The Data Lab to be an impartial convenor of the process to develop an Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Scotland. The Data Lab’s position as a hub connecting industry, public sector, third sector and academia across Scotland and internationally places the organisation in an ideal position to undertake the task of […]
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ONE Tech Hub launched to catalyse digital capacity and capability in North East
ONE Tech Hub, the new home for the digital tech and entrepreneurship community in the North East of Scotland, is now open after a £1.5 million investment to accelerate digital tech business growth and enhance the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem. Private sector economic development body Opportunity North East (ONE) has led the development of ONE Tech […]
Fantastic visit with our Scottish delegation to OTC, Houston
This is the first year that the Data Lab have taken a group of Scottish companies to OTC in Houston; we had heard lots of great things about it before and decided to take the jump. We were so impressed, we can safely say it will become one of the regular events on our yearly […]
Checking out the vibrant tech scene in Singapore
In November, I was given the brilliant opportunity by Data Lab to step out of the world of healthcare for a week (I manage the Cancer Innovation Challenge) and explore the world of fintech… in Singapore… at the world’s largest fintech conference. The Singapore Fintech Festival was anchored by a three day conference and it […]
Emotech’s Olly the robot – with personality!
We’re very excited about the latest innovative collaboration made possible by The Data Lab: Emotech’s Olly the robot. The Data Lab funded 50% of the project research costs, enabling the tie-up with Heriot-Watt University’s Interaction Lab and Natural Language Processing (NLP) Lab, led by Dr Liu and Dr Rieser. This collaboration allowed research to be undertaken […]
Canon Medical Research receives £140k to develop AI-powered cancer assessment prototype
Canon Medical Research Europe has been awarded £140,000 to develop a prototype that combines Artificial Intelligence (AI) and medical imaging technology to improve assessment for one of the most difficult cancers to manage, Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM). The Cancer Innovation Challenge aims to inspire novel data and technology innovations to help Scotland become a world […]
Fit Homes Project Wins “Connect Digital Health & Care Award” At Holyrood’s Connect ICT Awards
Last Wednesday saw a gathering of public sector leaders descend upon Edinburgh to meet, network and award some of the amazing achievements and projects executed right across Scotland from the past year. This is, of course, the Holyrood Magazine Tech Connect ICT awards. Conceived in 2013 to spotlight various public-sector projects that were largely going […]
Deep Learning Collaboration between N-Sea and University of Strathclyde
Integrated subsea service provider, N-Sea, and the University of Strathclyde’s Institute of Sensors Signals and Communications at the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, have developed a deep learning video annotation model for automatic eventing of subsea survey video. The project is supported by The Data Lab Innovation Centre with the collaboration combining the state-of-the-art […]
RGU and DNV GL are using Data Science to Reduce Cost and Inform Future Practices in the Energy Sector
Robert Gordon University (RGU) and multinational provider of risk management and sustainability services, DNV GL, have joined forces on a project which aims to deliver cost savings to the oil and gas industry. The project, ‘Digitization Platform for Processing, Detecting and Classifying Symbols in Engineering Drawings’, is being funded the Data Lab Innovation Centre, supported […]
Collaboration between Scottish Government, NHS/NSS and The Data Lab Wins Award
On Wednesday 21st June, the annual Holyrood Connect ICT Awards took place at the Waldorf Astoria in Edinburgh. The awards celebrate excellence in public sector ICT, aiming to recognise the achievements of Scotland’s leading public sector practitioners and teams and their work in developing innovative and creative solutions to public service challenges through the use […]