Open and financial data challenge back for 2019
An open and financial data challenge aimed at addressing key issues facing society returns on Monday. Datathon is an intensive 24-hour competition which attracts data scientists and businesses from across...
Facebook founder unveils a ‘privacy-focused vision for social networking’
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of Facebook, says that he is directing the company to become a “privacy-focused messaging and social networking platform”. In a post on Facebook,...
Law Society calls for international standards on data collection by private firms
Governments and organisations which collect people’s data should work together to create good practice standards for managing personal data, according to the Law Society of Scotland. In its response to...
Can Scotland lead an ‘innovative and ethical’ fourth industrial revolution?
A report launched today champions the opportunities Scotland’s people and businesses have to harness the potential provided by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and data. Following their influential report, Automatic…For the people? published...
Google’s ‘chief decision scientist’ to speak at Data Summit in Edinburgh
Cassie Kozyrkov, chief decision scientist at Google, has been announced as the latest speaker at Data Summit, the two-day international conference that forms part of the data innovation festival DataFest19,...
Stirling mapping data firm working with Atholl Estates
The Stirling-based mapping and data systems firm thinkWhere is helping one of Scotland’s best known Highland estates create digital maps of land holdings using the latest web technology. Originally introduced...
£200m to create a new generation of artificial intelligence leaders
One thousand new research and business leaders will be created to ensure the UK leads the global revolution in Artificial Intelligence (AI). A generation of PhD students will use AI...
Open data can help ‘heal society’s problems’, says former MEP as she takes up new digital role
Open data can help ‘heal society’s problems’, a former Scottish MEP has said as she takes up a new role promoting global digital transparency and interoperable standards. Catherine Stihler, who...
Future of cybersecurity, data & AI – as well as Donald Trump’s tweets – to be explored as part of ‘digital frontiers’ at Edinburgh Science Festival
The future of cybersecurity, data and Artificial Intelligence – as well as whether Donald Trump’s tweets reveal anything about the US President’s sanity – are set to be among the...
Public sector urged not to be “afraid” of opening up data at CivTech 3.0
Public sector officials have been urged not to be “afraid” of opening up data from their organisations to allow innovators and entrepreneurs to help them solve key government transformation challenges...
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