Creative Informatics
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#CreativeInformatics was a major R&D programme for Edinburgh's creative industries, #CreativeClusters funded by @ahrcpress. Programme closed June 2024.
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https://creativeinformatics.org/ 04-09-2018 13:11:03
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I've been working on Creative Informatics since 2017... and today it comes to an end! 😭 Our final report shows how we grew £9m into a GVA of £78.5m for the region: zenodo.org/records/125751…. What a team, what a community 🙏 - Edinburgh, thanks for letting me come out to play 🥰
We’ve had such a fantastic time at the CreativeTech Scotland Gathering today. Huge congratulations to Caroline Parkinson and the team Edinburgh Futures Institute plus janine matheson Keep an eye on the website - talks will be online soon #CTSG2024 ctsg.scot 📸Eoin Carey
I am so looking forward to helping to fulfil this vision with Creative Industries Council Department for Culture, Media and Sport and our new Secretary of State Lisa Nandy MP Here's just one example: The University of Edinburgh cluster Creative Informatics estimate a £75m contribution to the economy from a £5m Arts and Humanities Research Council UK Research and Innovation investment ....
Brilliant to see the next wave of Creative Industries Clusters announced. And fantastic to see evaluation of the first wave, inc. Creative Informatics, published - showing huge impact for creatives & the economy from these transformative clusters that have been a privelege to be part of.
🌟 Working within the creative industries? 👣 Could you develop an innovative new product/system or process that decarbonises or reduces waste within the sector? 🚀 Apply UK Research and Innovation Creative Catalyst Challenge Fund. 💰£250,000 funding available iuk.immersivetechnetwork.org/funding/creati…
🫧AI makes deepfakes, writes bizarre articles, and thinks eggs can melt – so it couldn’t possibly be our next great co-creator?! Nicola Osborne Nicola Osborne explores some great reasons to get creative with AI – as long as we ask the right questions! 🎟tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/will-…
Just a few days left to book my Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas show Will AI Kill Creativity? at The Stand (Mon 12th Aug, 13:40)! I’ll be exploring what AI means for creative work, for creative and cultural experiences we consume, and for what it means to be creative! thestand.co.uk/fringe/2069/wi…
Exciting news! The Creative Informatics programme has generated a potential £78.5M for Scotland's economy! 🚀 445 jobs, 45 spin-outs, & 680+ trained in data tech. Kudos to the diverse & inclusive Edinburgh creative tech community! ddi.ac.uk/creative-progr… #DataDrivenInnovation
It's been an absolute honour to have directed Creative Informatics for the past couple of years, following chrisspeed: "it has safeguarded or created 445 jobs, supported the making of 45 spin-out companies and trained more than 680 people in data technology" ed.ac.uk/news/2024/crea…
I’ll be discussing Writing the Wrongs of AI at Edinburgh International Book Festival at 5.30pm today. Also don’t miss out on the product launch of our LEX-9000 automatic writing machine! More info: wwai.info/hvm/ #PATM
Part 4: Absolutely fantastic shows from Mhairi Mhairi Aitken, Nicola Nicola Osborne, Matt Matt Knight and Antonella Antonella Sorace❕and of course having an audience who asks the most intriguing questions have been one of the highlights of #codi ✨ Thanks for joining us!
The @inspacegallery Edinburgh Festival Fringe cinema venue launched tonight with its first screening of The Outrun for this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival in partnership with Monkey Barrel Comedy Looking forward to more screenings daily across the week!
In our latest blog, melissa terras , Director of Creative Informatics and Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage at The University of Edinburgh reflects on the successes of Creative Informatics as their final report is published. sfc.ac.uk/building-a-cre…
Brilliant to have this post reflecting on Creative Informatics live on the Scottish Funding Council website! We could not be more appreciative for all of the support SFC gave us as one of our core funders for #creativeinformatics, alongside Arts and Humanities Research Council and DDI and then also Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
