Blog by Gina Finch, The Data Lab At The Data Lab, it’s been quite an adjustment to have everybody working from home full time, for the foreseeable. We’ve been really well supported in the transition, making good use of tools such as Slack and Team for staying in touch. Having daily chats where we all […]
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DataIQ 100 2020 list recognises the achievements of Gillian Docherty & Alex Hutchison
We’re delighted that both our CEO Gillian Docherty OBE and the Data for Children lead Alex Hutchison have been included in the DataIQ 100 list of the most influential people in data and analytics. DataIQ put together a highly regarded ‘power list’ of the most influential data and analytics practitioners in UK organisations from the […]
Royal Bank of Scotland – Skills and Data Science
We caught up with some of the team involved in the skills and data science side of Royal Bank of Scotland in our latest episode. RBS is at the forefront of the banking world and have jumped at the opportunity presented by data science. We learn from their experiences in what it takes to pull […]
What schools can do to close ‘bleak’ Stem gender gap
Guest blog by Toni Scullion, Secondary Teacher and founder of DressCode Girls are the ‘greatest untapped population of Stem professionals’ – but teacher Toni Scullion has ideas for changing mindsets The number of young girls studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem) subjects – particularly computing science – is falling in schools in Scotland. So […]
A week is a long time….
By Gillian Docherty OBE, CEO of The Data Lab This time last week on Wednesday we had three calls through the day which culminated in the decision to cancel the remainder of DataFest20. We realised early on Wednesday morning that the momentum was shifting fast with COVID-19 and we felt it was only right that […]
Data firm transforming lives of Scottish cancer patients with online tool targets national roll-out
Innovative platform, which enhances acute care of cancer patients, awarded Industry Collaboration accolade at Scotland’s Digital Health & Care Awards 2020 My Clinical Outcomes (MCO), an award-winning online platform which uses data to improve the quality of life of cancer patients, is targeting a national roll-out following the success of five pilot projects across Scotland’s […]
The women in tech who will be making DataFest20 a success
With International Womens Day coming on 8 March, we wanted to highlight some of the amazing women who will be giving talks at DataFest20 in March. We believe in the importance of gender balance at our events and always make sure that speakers and panels are as equally balanced as possible. There are no excuses […]
App shares real-time data with clinicians to improve Scottish breast cancer patients’ experience & health outcomes
An app that allows breast cancer patients to record treatment symptoms, with data delivered to clinicians in real time, is being trialled at NHS Lothian. OWise, created by Px HealthCare, lets patients log symptoms and side effects, which are then shared with clinicians, allowing them to track an individual’s progress and recommend adjustments to treatment […]
80+ Fringe Events across Scotland coming 9-20 March – something for everyone!
While there is a big focus on the major events happening during DataFest (DataSummit, DataTech and DataTalent), a huge and important part of DataFest is the series of Fringe Events that will take place during 9 to 20 March throughout Scotland organised by the tech, data science and AI community in Scotland. These Fringe Events […]
Scottish veterans reskilled to fill growing cyber security workforce gap
Scottish Armed Forces veterans are being retrained to help address a significant skills gap in the nation’s cyber security workforce. The new partnership project from Skills Development Scotland, social enterprise SaluteMyJob, Abertay University, IBM and tech start up Skillzminer, has been launched with the aim of filling a business-critical shortage facing employers across the country. […]