Digital

  • Tackling child poverty with machine learning

    23rd April 2025 by

    Blog post by Spencer Thompson, Economic Advisor, Scottish Government The Data Science and Innovation Accelerator is a programme for public sector organisations in Scotland that supports the innovative use of data. In his blog, Spencer Thompson discusses his 2024 Accelerator project on child poverty. “Over the past 6 years I’ve been working towards the Scottish...

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  • Increasing the accuracy of identification of genetic test results

    16th April 2025 by

    Blog post by Laura Naismith, Data Management Officer, Public Health Scotland. The Data Science and Innovation Accelerator is a programme for public sector organisations in Scotland that supports the innovative use of data to solve business problems or discover new opportunities. In her blog, Laura Naismith, Data Management Officer in Public Health Scotland discusses her...

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  • Care, code and text: Accelerating understanding of care data

    28th March 2025 by

    Guest blog post by Sam Henderson-Palmer, Information Analyst, Care Inspectorate. The Data Science and Innovation Accelerator is a programme for public sector organisations in Scotland designed to support the innovative use of data to solve real-world business problems or discover new opportunities. In his blog, Sam Henderson-Palmer, Information Analyst in the Risk and Intelligence team...

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