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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How Data Science has changed over the last 10 years
We spoke to our data science team Saleh, Vyron and Tom, about how data science and AI have changed over the last ten years. In short – lots! The volume of data, technological advancements, the required skill set, data privacy and governance, the overall increase in data literacy and the ethics of AI are key […]
Response to the Scottish Budget announcement
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 […]
The Data Lab’s 10th anniversary looks ahead to the next decade of data and AI
The Data Lab, Scotland’s Innovation Centre for Data and AI, is celebrating a significant milestone this year as it approaches its 10th anniversary. Today, The Data Lab launches its anniversary programme of activities and events to mark the occasion and look ahead to the next 10 years of driving innovation, community building and skills in […]
The Data Lab Community celebrates 5000 members
The Data Lab, Scotland’s Innovation Centre for Data and AI, has announced it has reached 5000 members in its online community of data and AI professionals and enthusiasts, doubling its membership numbers since last year. The Data Lab Community, which launched in September 2021 and is free to join, offers data and AI professionals, students […]
Why Scotland is the perfect test bed for data and AI experimentation
Scotland is a nation of innovators, and it has been for many, many generations. A quick glance back through tech history reminds us that Scottish trailblazers have been making waves across the globe for hundreds of years. The first telephone, the television, and Penicillin were all introduced to the world stage by Scots! However, The […]
Funding for Driving Value from AI online course
The Flexible AI Upskilling Fund will support SMEs in the by match-funding AI skills training for their employees. You can apply now for funding to cover 50% of the costs for The Data Lab’s Driving Value from AI online course. Our Driving Value from AI course pulls together thought leadership, experienced practitioners and engaging activities […]
£3.5 million participatory AI auditing project to empower sector stakeholders
The Data Lab, Scotland’s AI and data science innovation centre, has joined a consortium of 29 other organisations from across the UK to contribute to the creation of a £3.5m project designed to maximise the potential benefits of predictive and generative AI, while minimising their potential harms arising from bias and ‘hallucinations’, where AI tools […]
The Data Lab Academy celebrates 1000th graduate
The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, has announced today that the 1000th student has graduated from its academy. The Data Lab Academy, which launched in 2015 and is free to join, offers a programme of workshops for students studying an approved masters course at one of 12 universities across the country. […]
Using AI for good: Data’s role in our economy
Data and AI are becoming increasingly critical issues. The Data Lab hosted an event at Holyrood to discuss the pivotal role of data and AI in our economy, with insights from industry leaders Liz Whitefield from Hippo and Dr Elizabeth Fairley from Talking Medicines. The Data Lab’s first-ever parliamentary networking event brought together our industry […]