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The DATALAB - building a world-class innovation centre in data science
1. building a world-class innovation centre in data science
Prof. Roderick Murray-Smith
Data Lab Board Member
SICSA Director
2. www.thedatalab.com
How does the Data Lab see
Data Science?
• It is about extracting value from data
• Informatics and computing science plays a major role, but
domain experts are critical to understand how it is applied
• UK economic impact over the next 5 years ~ £216 billion and
the creation of 58,000 new jobs (CEBR)
3. www.thedatalab.com
Background
• Scottish Funding Council is investing in new Innovation Centre
program ~£10m+ per centre over 5 years
• The Data Lab will operate in partnership with Industry, Public
Sector and Academia in data science
• The bid has now been funded – we are now in a startup
phase (appointment of interim chairman Neil Logan, COO
David Richardson and hiring core team)
4. www.thedatalab.com
The Bid
• DC Thomson, Lockheed Martin, SAS and ScotlandIS
• SICSA with Hubs in Edinburgh Uni. (Administrative HEI),
Glasgow Uni. and Robert Gordon Uni.
• ~30 organisations supported the bid and outlined
commitment a number of potential projects
• Scottish Government and NHS very supportive
5. www.thedatalab.com
What Will Be Delivered
Collaborative
Innovation
Community
Building
Skills and Training
Open Calls
Sandpits and
Workshops
Placements and
Secondments
Industry Challenges
Thought-Leader
Away-Day
Online Learning
Quick Start Projects
Annual Conference
CPD
Strategic Bids
Tech Talks
Industry Eng.D.s
Open Innovation
Guest Lectures
Recruitment Events
Community
Sponsorship
6. www.thedatalab.com
Operating Model
• Distributed operational and research
teams based in 3 hubs in cities of
Aberdeen, Edinburgh Glasgow
• Financial Services, Government, Health,
Oil Gas, Online Digital
• Will work with Industry, Public Sector
and SICSA universities across Scotland
• Project staff likely to be based in
various Universities (depending
on funded projects)
7. www.thedatalab.com
What’s Different?
• Focussed on Delivering for Local Industry
• Leveraging World-Class Research Excellence
• Sector-Focussed Business Development
• Project Management Software Engineering Capability
• Hosting Platforms and Datasets for Quick-Response
8. www.thedatalab.com
Partnering in the Innovation
Landscape
• SFC Innovation Centres (CENSIS, DHI and more)
• Connected Digital Economy Catapult
• Farr Institute
• Other International Initiatives (EU, US, Asia)
9. Thanks
any questions to ….
David Richardson (Data Lab COO)
david.richardson@thedatalab.com
www.thedatalab.com
Roderick Murray-Smith (SICSA Director)
Roderick.Murray-Smith@glasgow.ac.uk
www.sicsa.ac.uk