Scotland’s largest health board introducing sophisticated AI tool which ‘mimics’ pathologists
Scotland’s largest health board is introducing a powerful new artificial intelligence tool which can automate the process of detecting and diagnosing disease. NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde – which serves...
Gillian Docherty awarded an OBE
Gillian Docherty, the chief executive of The Data Lab, one of Scotland’s eight innovation centres, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Docherty, a former IBM executive...
Airts adds FreeAgent co-founder Roan Lavery to Board and appoints first Marketing Director
A start-up whose AI-powered people planning and project management platform is helping global accounting firms has made two key appointments. Edinburgh-based Airts has appointed Skyscanner’s Melissa McMahon as the company’s...
Data scientists to start three-month placement schemes to help companies harness power of AI
Data scientists are being placed in organisations across Scotland as part of a nationwide scheme to help companies harness the power of Artificial Intelligence. Organisations are set to benefit from...
GDPR one year on; what’s the verdict?
The GDPR (or the General Data Protection Regulation to give it its full title) is now approaching its first anniversary (25 May, 2019) but what have we learned in its...
‘Scotland’s businesses can lead the fourth industrial revolution’
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is a term many businesses have become all-too-familiar with, and though only coined as a phrase in 2015 by German engineer and economist, Klaus Schwab, the...
We need to maximise the value of data to help grow the economy says Scottish Government digital minister Kate Forbes
The public sector needs to unlock the potential of the ‘mountain’ of data it holds in order to boost economic growth and improve services, Scotland’s digital minister said today. Kate...
Scotland can lead the data revolution ‘through ethics and inclusivity’
Scotland is uniquely placed to become a world leader in data ethics but the industry “must start asking the difficult questions now”, according to the results of a meeting between...
Data; the new hope for cancer control?
Cancer remains one of the great challenges of our time. It is the second leading cause of death globally and kills about 9 million people every year. The number of...
A step change in infrastructure and tech
Our infrastructure supports our communities, public services, wellbeing and economic growth. It encompasses all assets that enable the delivery of public services including schools, hospitals, transport, digital connectivity and housing....
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