Cultural shift needed to maintain trust in use of patient data by health technology
A radical culture change in the NHS, and across the health data and medical technology community, is needed to make sure that the NHS can deliver the benefits of new...
UK should persuade Apple, Google and Uber to share their mapping data, says ODI
Apple, Google and Uber should publish their mapping data to help the development of technologies such driverless cars and drones, according to a report by the Open Data Institute. The...
ICO appoints researcher to develop method for auditing algorithms
The Information Commissioner’s Office has appointed its first Postdoctoral Research Fellow in artificial intelligence. Dr Reuben Binns, an influential figure in the emerging AI and data protection policy community, is...
Data Lab expands 2019 festival fringe and calls for events around Scotland to be a part
Scotland’s data innovation centre is expanding its fringe programme at next year’s DataFest, with an additional week of events across the country. The Data Lab said that events, including meetups,...
New £15m artificial intelligence centre for Scotland will ‘transform healthcare’
Scotland is to have its own £15.8m artificial intelligence health research centre, which promises to enable better patient diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. The Industrial Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research in...
Data Lab seeking analysts, developers, engineers, and scientists for inaugural event
Data analysts, developers, engineers and scientists from the public sector, academia, and industry are invited to submit proposals to present at DataTech19, the newest platform at the annual Data Fest,...
Asset data: the untapped resource that’s key to managing energy performance
Stephen Preece, from Glasgow based proptech company arbnco, was a speaker at FutureScot’s Asset & Estates Management event last month. Here, Stephen outlines some of the key points from his...
UK releases satellite data to help tackle public sector challenges
Government departments, emergency services, and local authorities will receive free access to thousands of high-resolution satellite images of Britain, under plans announced today by Sam Gyimah, the UK Government’s Science...
‘World’s first’ AI project management software to be created in Edinburgh
Nearly 40 highly skilled jobs will be created in Edinburgh following a £6.9m investment in innovative software by business consultancy company Mudano. Derek Mackay, the Scottish Government’s Economy and Finance...
Customer data is being ‘weaponised with military efficiency’ says Apple’s Tim Cook
Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook said in a speech today that customer data was being “weaponised with military efficiency” by companies to increase profit. Cook, speaking at the International Conference...
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