A 140 year old Scottish jam and chocolate coatings manufacturer is looking to the future following the maximum award of the Digital Development Loan from the Scottish Government’s new £36m Digital Growth Fund initiative. Carluke based R&W Scott, which also makes other premium products for the food industry including sauces, speciality icings and confectionery fillings, […]
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Why can’t every day be a DataFest day?
Photo above shows panel with Zoe Webster, Dr Sue Black, Sally Eaves and moderator Tabitha Goldstaub discussing How Data and AI is enabling humankind One of our MSc students, Daniel Sloan (Strathclyde MSc in Fin Tech), writes about his DataSummit experience after winning a free ticket to the event Still buzzing from Data Talent on […]
Our third DataFest was a phenomenal success!
Our two week festival of Data Innovation in Scotland ran from 11th to 22nd March, showcasing Scotland’s role in data science and artificial intelligence, and this year focused on collaboration and doing #DataTogether as a community. DataFest has grown again from last year, now extending over a two week period with even more Fringe Events in even […]
Fast growing Scottish software business secures Digital Development Loan to support global growth
A Scottish software company has been awarded a £50,000 Digital Development Loan from the Scottish Government’s new £36m Digital Growth Fund initiative to help fulfill its ambitious growth strategy for 2019, and improve staff digital skills. The new funding will allow Glasgow based VeryConnect to achieve a 90% faster client response rate and provide a platform to […]
Debbie Maltman, recent graduate in Data Science for Business, tells her story at the Scottish Parliament
Debbie Maltman, who recently graduated with an MSc in Data Science for Business (with Distinction), had the opportunity to tell her story at The Data Lab’s Reception at Scottish Parliament on 30 January. Hers is an inspiring story of a journey from redundancy through retraining and securing a job she loves as a data scientist, […]
Human + Machine: combatting myths
Guest blog from Megan Hughes, Artificial Intelligence & Social Media Analytics Lead at Accenture Artificial Intelligence will be inarguably the most transformative technology of the information age and perhaps for this very reason, there are lots of questions being raised. On the one hand AI stands to fundamentally transform the economy and change the way […]
The Data Lab MSc: Being prepared for life in the world of data science
Roger Adams, currently studying an MSc in Data Science for Business at Stirling, tells us how the course is helping him to get immersed in the world of data science I write this on the train back to Dundee having just finished my last exam of the autumn semester (Big Data: Commercial & Scientific Applications). […]
Digital development loan helps property business boost productivity by 70%
A property maintenance and building services company that specialises in insurance reinstatement, has developed its own App that will increase productivity by 70%. Prater Contracts Ltd, a family business that was founded in 2007, has undergone significant growth in the last few years including moving into a larger, purpose built office two years ago and […]
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 […]
Power to the people: how data can empower citizens to lead healthier lives
Announcing the new Healthier Lives Data Fund – a new funding and support opportunity developed in partnership between the Scottish Government and Nesta. The last decade has seen an exponential growth in the amount of data generated, collected and analysed to provide insights in all aspects of industry, and healthcare is no exception. Health data […]