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data and AI economy

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Embracing the economic potential of AI in Scotland

Collaborate & Innovate, News 23/09/2025

A new programme helping Scottish companies seize the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) has been launched. Supported by nearly £1 million of Scottish Government funding, it will offer small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) a range of support – including tailored consultancy services and grants – to introduce or expand the use of AI in order to […]

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Tags: AI, data and AI economy, national innovation week

Anna Ashton Scott

Whitepaper sets out route to Scotland’s data and AI success

News, Professional Development 04/09/2025

Skills whitepaper launched to help Scotland overcome skills gaps and become a thriving data-powered economy. The Data Lab, Scotland’s data and AI innovation centre, has today launched a new whitepaper, ‘Data and AI Skills in Scotland: Closing the Gap for a Promising Economic Future’.  The report outlines research findings and recommendations on closing the data and […]

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Tags: data and AI careers, data and AI economy

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Scottish firms cut energy bills and emissions in £54 million smart data drive

Collaborate & Innovate, News 24/07/2025

Manufacturers across Scotland have cut energy costs and emissions by nearly a third through a major programme that helped firms make better use of their data. The Data Lab, Scotland’s centre for data and artificial intelligence, played a key role in delivering the £53.8 million Smart Manufacturing Data Hub (SMDH), which supported businesses in adopting […]

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Tags: data and AI economy, manufacturing

The Data Lab Leadership team at DataFest 2025

The Data Lab seeks new chair

News 13/06/2025

Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, The Data Lab, has today announced that it is seeking a new board chair. The Data Lab is seeking a visionary chair to lead our dynamic and engaged Board in shaping the future of data and AI innovation in Scotland. This is an exciting opportunity to help us […]

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The Rise of the Data Engineer: Building the Subsea Digital Future

Thought Leadership 03/06/2025

Jason Brown, CEO, Elementz, and Saleh Seyedzadeh, Head of Data, The Data Lab highlight the crucial role of data engineers in subsea digital transformation. In this article, orginally published in OGV Energy, they highlight data engineers’ responsibility in designing scalable data infrastructures to support AI-driven decision-making and efficiency in the energy sector, amidst a growing […]

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Tags: data and AI economy, data engineering, energy, subsea digital transformation

Photo of Anna Ashton-Scott, Head of Skills at The Data Lab and Graeme Dey MSP, Minister for Higher and Further Education and at the launch event at DataFest 2025.

Charting Scotland’s skills for the future

News 13/05/2025

Ministerial visit to DataFest celebrates launch of skills framework helping businesses and individuals upskill in data and AI.   A Data and AI Skills Framework has been launched to help reduce barriers to data and AI upskilling, offering pathways to individuals, teams, and organisations to build their data and AI capabilities.  Graeme Dey MSP, Minister for […]

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Tags: AI, data and AI economy

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Full programme announced for DataFest25

Community & Events, News 03/04/2025

Scotland’s premier data and AI conference, DataFest 2025, is pleased to announce its full events programme, including a pre-conference focused on skills development in the everchanging data and AI landscape. Hosted by Scotland’s Innovation Centre for data and AI, The Data Lab, DataFest will bring together Scotland’s thriving data and AI community at the Assembly […]

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Tags: AI, data and AI economy, data science, DataFest

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Calling Scotland’s AI innovators

Community & Events 31/03/2025

An exclusive opportunity for Scottish AI business start-ups and scale-ups to showcase their innovations, connect with key partners, and gain visibility at Scotland’s premier conference on Data and AI.  Free exhibitor spaces for startups The Data Lab is offering limited number of free exhibitor spaces at DataFest 2025, Scotland’s flagship data and AI conference. This […]

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Tags: AI, AIstartups, data and AI economy

Heather Thomson, Interim CEO of The Data Lab

Response to the AI Opportunities Action Plan

News, Thought Leadership 13/01/2025

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 […]

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Tags: AI, AI economy, AI talent, data and AI careers, data and AI economy

Heather Thomson

Response to the Scottish Budget announcement

News 05/12/2024

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 […]

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Tags: AI, data and AI economy, enterprise, Scottish economy, Scottish Government

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