Data Skills Credits: Funding scheme Launched in November 2020, Data Skills Credits offer adult learners in Edinburgh and South East Scotland the opportunity to upskill with a range of training providers who offer data short courses, with the aim of improving data literacy across the region and enhancing the local labour market. One year on, […]
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Data Skills Credits programme opens career doors through upskilling in data
The Data Skills Credit scheme was launched in November 2020, providing funding to individuals living in Edinburgh and South East Scotland who were looking to develop their data skills. Hear from Esther, a recipient of Data Skills Credits and find out how you can apply. When Esther Weil – a recent university graduate – first […]
New funding to support data literacy for Scottish SMEs
Initially launched in Edinburgh and south-east Scotland through the City Region Deal, The Data Lab’s Data Skills for Work programme has been awarded an additional £100k of funding to roll out our Data Skills Credits across Scotland to support the SME workforce to upskill and reskill. We have funding available for employers and for training […]
Data Skills Credits – How to Future-Proof Your Career
The world of work in 2021 would be unfathomable to someone twenty, ten, or even five years ago. Technology is advancing at an unparalleled pace, which means companies’ priorities are changing just as quickly. One thing stays constant, however – that companies are becoming more and dependent on, savvy to, and interested in data. To […]
Data Innovation.AI: Your building designs – a unique source of data to fight COVID-19 using Decision Intelligence
Your building designs – a unique source of data to fight COVID-19 using Decision Intelligence By Robert Walker, Chief Advocacy Officer of Data Innovation.AI Ltd. Humans excel at causal reasoning, however our “neurological machinery” has limitations especially when trying to make decisions in situations of elevated risk, complexity and uncertainty: in these circumstances we resort […]
Launch of new data upskilling scheme for the city region
Data Skills for Work have just launched a new Data Skills Credits upskilling fund for employers Are you looking to upskill your staff? Their small grants of between £500 and £5,000 will help future proof your workforce by ensuring your staff have the tools, skills and confidence to work efficiently with data – whether understanding […]
Funding for a collaborative project that uses genomic data to deliver precision stroke treatment
The University of Dundee, in collaboration with NHS Tayside, has been awarded £100,000 by The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, to develop a new precision medicine care pathway for stroke patients with support from Storm ID, developers of the Lenus Digital Health Platform. Every year, 15,000 people in Scotland have a stroke. […]
Our External Funding service assists Intense IT to secure COVID-19 funding
A Scottish technology firm is to lead an international consortium to roll out a new tool that will help businesses minimise the transmission of Coronavirus. Intense IT has created the WorkSafeAI solution which will help workplaces to decide which prevention measures are most suitable for them. Funding for the project was obtained with help from […]
Nesta in Scotland: AI for Good
Nesta in Scotland have opened a call for applications to a £100,000 grant fund to find and support innovative projects that use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for social good. We want to demystify Artificial Intelligence and open up the public discourse around the positive, ethical uses that can have a positive impact on people’s lives. Deadline […]
140 year old Scottish jam maker secures Digital Development Loan to accelerate business growth
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, […]