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 […]
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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. […]
Full line-up of speakers announced for DataTech20
More than 30 data science leaders, innovators and researchers have been confirmed as speakers at DataTech20, a technology-focused conference which forms part of DataFest, the UK’s largest data festival being held in Scotland in March. Exploring emerging technologies in the data science industry, the speakers will take to the stage at the Technology and Innovation Centre in […]
We’re excited to announce more amazing speakers for DataSummit20!
DataFest, our two week long festival of data innovation is now only a month away! We’ve just announced details on more of the speakers that we will be welcoming to DataSummit, the two-day international conference element of the festival on 19 & 20 March. We’ve selected a really diverse range of people to come and […]
Scotland Data Science & Technology Meetup exceeds 4,000 members
On a typically mild Thursday evening in May 2015, data enthusiasts gathered in Glasgow for the first Scotland Data Science & Technology Meetup. Forty members decided to take a chance and meet like-minded individuals in 29 Studios on Miller St., the first of many, many venues that would play host to a wide range of talks, […]