A new programme helping Scottish companies seize the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) has been launched.
Supported by nearly £1 million of Scottish Government funding, it will offer small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) a range of support — including tailored consultancy services and grants — to introduce or expand the use of AI in order to develop new products and services, grow market share and attract new investment.
The programme will be delivered by enterprise agencies — Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and South of Scotland Enterprise — together with The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and artificial intelligence and the Scottish AI Alliance. It is the first initiative to be delivered as part of AI Scotland, a transformation programme designed to support the adoption of AI.
To launch the programme, Minister for Business and Employment, Richard Lochhead MSP visited Edinburgh Trams on the 23rd of September to find out more about the BaselineNC workplace fatigue monitoring wearable project. The Minister said:
“Artificial intelligence is a hugely powerful, rapidly-evolving tool that can support and drive our economy. It can enable businesses to work smarter, to innovate and empower and support its workforces. The project being developed by Integrated Human Factors and Edinburgh Trams is a great example of this.”
More information about the programme, visit and the evolution of the BaselineNC workplace fatigue monitoring wearable project at Edinburgh Trams can be found here:
- Daily Business: Fatigue monitoring device drives AI tech campaign
- DIGIT: Scot Gov Invests Nearly £1M in AI SME Support Scheme
- Futurescot: New ‘AI Scotland’ programme aims to help businesses get to grips with the technology
- Highland and Islands Enterprise: Support to help businesses harness artificial intelligence
- Integrated Human Factors (IHF): The Evolution of the BaselineNC™ Workplace Fatigue Monitoring Wearable Project at Edinburgh Trams
- Richard Lochhead MSP: LinkedIn Post
- Scottish AI Alliance: Embracing the economic potential of AI in Scotland
- Scottish Enterprise: Embracing the economic potential of AI
- Scottish Government: Embracing the economic potential of AI
- Silicon Scotland: Scottish Government launches AI Scotland Programme to boost business adoption
- South of Scotland Enterprise: Innovation Week: AI Scotland launched with new adoption programme
- The Data Lab: Embracing the economic potential of AI in Scotland
- The Highland Times: New £1M Programme to Help Scottish Businesses Harness the Power of AI
- The NEN (North Edinburgh News): Scottish Government: Embracing the economic potential of AI
- UKAuthority: Scotland launches £1 million AI programme
- UK Defence Journal: Scottish Government launches project to boost AI adoption
The BaselineNC workplace fatigue monitoring wearable project is also EIT Urban Mobility funded and was recently featured as part of the Impact Stories series: Wearable technology for human error prevention in transportation
Image Credit: The Data Lab
