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SUMMARY:Digital Justice & Policing 2023
DESCRIPTION:Digital and data are transforming the way we deliver justice services in Scotland\, from an enhanced user experience for victims and witnesses\, to better coordination of evidence between policing and the courts. \n\n\n\nDigital Justice & Policing 2023 will bring together stakeholders from across the justice landscape\, to work out the next steps for a system that is remaking itself in the digital age. \n\n\n\nDigital Justice & Policing is the largest gathering for digital justice practitioners in Scotland\, where stakeholders gather to hear how investment in technology is helping the police and courts to modernise frontline service delivery\, from data-driven innovation and smart devices to cloud-based platforms.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/digital-justice-policing-2023/
LOCATION:University of Strathclyde\, Technology & Innovation Centre\, 99 George Street\, Glasgow\, G1 1RD
CATEGORIES:Talk/Discussion
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231025T130000
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SUMMARY:FutureGaze: The Future of Creative Inclusion
DESCRIPTION:FutureGaze is a lunchtime series brought to you by Creative Edinburgh\, providing time out to reflect and gaze into the future of the creative industries. \n\n\n\nIn conversation with Caroline Parkinson\, we welcome creative leaders who have innovated and led significant changes in their creative business\, organisation\, artistic or academic practice over the past year to share what the future looks like for them – and for the creative and cultural sector. \n\n\n\nJoin us as we collectively gaze into the future of the creative and cultural sector\, stimulate ideas for your creative future\, and get inspired to strive towards it. \n\n\n\nNot a member of Creative Edinburgh yet? It’s free to join click here. \n\n\n\nBy registering to our events you will automatically be given a free Creative Edinburgh Core membership. You can cancel this at any time. You will not be able to attend our events unless you are on a Creative Edinburgh membership package including Core. \n\n\n\nWhat does FutureGaze explore?\n\n\n\nFrom new ways of exploring creative investments to new ways of measuring creative impact\, FutureGaze will cover a range of themes in 2023 aimed at creative freelancers\, sole traders\, and businesses. \n\n\n\nJoined by a line-up from across the creative industries\, Caroline will delve into the challenges and opportunities\, the shifts in thinking and practice they have made over the past couple of years and explore what’s been learned through these changes. \n\n\n\nWe will reflect on the changing landscape facing the creative industries and look to the future to consider how the creative and cultural sector may need to adapt in order to sustain\, maximise potential through innovation and thrive. \n\n\n\nOctober’s Discussion: The Future of Creative Inclusion\n\n\n\nCreativity thrives on a diversity of voices\, perspectives\, and experiences\, and we in the creative and cultural sector work towards widening access\, inclusion and diversity in our industry and representation in the creative work produced. \n\n\n\nHow are we doing as a sector in achieving a positive difference\, and tackling the challenges to achieving greater diversity and inclusion? \n\n\n\nWhat are our strategies for equality\, diversity\, inclusion and access? How successful have been the initiatives we have designed? Is there a greater need to share our learning and our initiatives that have worked even in part\, so we can widen access\, reduce obstacles\, improve opportunity and achieve our aims? \n\n\n\nIn this FutureGaze our speakers will explore these questions\, and share what they have learned from their experiences and challenges\, with examples of strategies and initiatives that have achieved a positive difference. \n\n\n\nAbout our Guests\n\n\n\nNicola Osborne \n\n\n\nNicola Osborne is Manager of the Institute for Design Informatics\, at The University of Edinburgh and Programme Manager for the Creative Informatics Cluster programme\, sited within the Institute. She authored the Equalities\, Diversity and Inclusion policy for the programme\, and co-authored the ethics guidance\, and regularly works with SMEs to ensure their innovative work is inclusive and ethically grounded. \n\n\n\nShe has also contributed social media expertise to UK and EU research projects and through consultancy with clients including\, the British HIV Association\, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde\, and Asthma UK. \n\n\n\nMelanie Hoyes \n\n\n\nHaving completed postgraduate studies and teaching film and TV at undergraduate level\, the BFI has given Mel the opportunity to use these skills in a contemporary industry context. She completed a BFI research project to historically map ethnic diversity in onscreen representation in UK film for the Black Star season at the BFI Southbank in 2016\, ground-breaking research and data methodology which was written up in a piece and Sight & Sound Magazine and an academic collection of essays called Black Film\, British Cinema II. In her role as Head of Inclusion at the BFI\, Melanie advocates for increased access and equity in the UK film sector as well as consulting and collaborating with global partners to embed diversity and inclusion into policy and practice. \n\n\n\nShe also sits on various Boards and committees and is the Europe Council Lead for the Geena Davis Institute and co-editor of the Black Film Bulletin section in Sight and Sound magazine. \n\n\n\nAbout our host\n\n\n\nCaroline Parkinson \n\n\n\nCaroline is Sector Engagement Manager for the Creative Industries and Director of Creative for the Edinburgh Futures Institute having previously developed the sector plan and white paper for the creative industries for the Data-Driven Innovation Programme within the University of Edinburgh. Prior to this from 2014 to 2018 she provided consultancy in the creative industries specialising in business development\, innovation and skills\, latterly completing a 2-year contract to stimulate innovation in creative industries with Interface. From 2010 to 2014 she was Director of Film\, TV\, Music\, Creative Industries\, Skills & Innovation for the newly formed Creative Scotland\, and prior to that from 2005 to 2010 she was Director\, Scotland & Northern Ireland for the new sector skills association\, Creative & Cultural Skills. \n\n\n\nHer early creative life included ballet and rhythmic gymnastics\, fashion\, singing in bands for over 30 years\, and photography\, becoming a professional photographer in 1999. \n\n\n\nShe serves on the Board of Architecture & Design Scotland\, and until recently served on the board of the Scottish Music Industry Association\, and for four years has served in a voluntary capacity as Strategic Director and Presenter of the MOVE Summit\, Scotland’s Animation and VFX Gathering.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/futuregaze-the-future-of-creative-inclusion/
LOCATION:Online\, Edinburgh
CATEGORIES:Creative Industries,Talk/Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231017T130000
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SUMMARY:Music-making beyond the classroom
DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with the Binks Hub as part of the UNESCO Week of Sound \n\n\n\nMusic can benefit young people in far reaching ways. Not only can it enable young people to learn new skills\, but it can support their well-being by creating opportunities for self-expression\, collaboration and belonging. \n\n\n\nResearch has found music to be especially positive for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. In spite of this\, there are widening inequalities in the provision of and access to music-making. \n\n\n\nSuch concerns have been heightened in the context of ongoing public sector cuts\, and the resultant music education budgets in schools. \n\n\n\nIn this online seminar\, we invite you to join community practitioners and researchers involved in music and music-making in settings outside of the classroom. \n\n\n\nPart celebration\, part call for action\, it will showcase the wealth and energy of music initiatives working with\, and for\, young people. \n\n\n\nBy making instruments and music education available to all young people\, deliberately bringing sound into unexpected places and social groups\, and challenging the rules around music-making\, these initiatives show how valuable\, and how valued music is both to young people and the communities they are part of. \n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\nEmma Davidson (Co-Director\, Binks Hub) \n\n\n\nJed Milroy (Assistant Director at the Tinderbox Collective) \n\n\n\nRyan McGlone (Manager\, Grantown Youth Centre) \n\n\n\nKatie Hunter (Research Fellow\, Strathclyde University)
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/music-making-beyond-the-classroom/
LOCATION:Online\, Edinburgh
CATEGORIES:Talk/Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231017T120000
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SUMMARY:The sounds of feeling well\, feeling cared for
DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with the Binks Hub as part of the UNESCO Week of Sound \n\n\n\nIn this seminar\, we will share the findings of a co-creative research project which explored understandings of mental health for care-experienced people in order to develop an innovative training for residential workers. \n\n\n\nThe seminar will share some of the findings of the project and also explore the importance of sound in the training resources we created. The seminar will include experts-by-experience alongside academics and a sound artist. \n\n\n\nA panel discussion with Dr Christina Mcmellon\, Dr Pearse McCusker\, Michael Begg\, Thomas Bartlett\, and Dr Autumn Roesch-Marsh.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/the-sounds-of-feeling-well-feeling-cared-for/
LOCATION:Online\, Edinburgh
CATEGORIES:Talk/Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231017T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231017T120000
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SUMMARY:Sounding the Ice Factory
DESCRIPTION:Michael Begg\, representing work undertaken with People Ocean Planet\, Marine Alliance of science and Technology\, Scottish Association for Marine Sciences\, Creative Informatics\, Blue Action EU\, European Marine Board\, and research scientists based at AWI\, European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting\, Hokkaido University Institute for Low Temperature Science. \n\n\n\nFurther Details\n\n\n\nBetween 2021 and 2023 sound artist Michael Begg completed composer residencies with the Ocean ARTic Partnership and the European Marine Board. Working in collaboration with climate scientists and researchers\, the residencies sought to use music built around research data to increase public awareness and engagement with the complexity and fragility of our polar regions as they struggled with climate change. \n\n\n\nUsing innovative technology and composing techniques that transformed data into sound\, new forms of musical expression were realised that spoke to an audience’s own growing anxiety surrounding climate change. But these data compositions provided both a cathartic release for the scientists\, and suggested new perspectives around which to consider the structure and representation of their work. As one researcher remarked\, “I found the music fascinating but also surprisingly stressful – being able to hear environmental change is quite an emotional experience.” \n\n\n\nBeginning with the proposal that in the 21st century data has become the common vocabulary of science and art\, Michael describes the processes through which he arrives at his compositions\, considers the differences between data sonification and data composition\, and invites discussion around what value or insight may be revealed through consideration of sound and music in research activity. He will also explore solastalgia\, the acute anxiety arising from living through climate change\, and what these new forms of musical expression may contribute to addressing that condition for listeners\, and for researchers.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/sounding-the-ice-factory/
LOCATION:West Court\, Edinburgh College of Art\, 74 Lauriston Place\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9DF
CATEGORIES:Talk/Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231011T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231011T190000
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SUMMARY:Citizens Data Agency Event Series – What mobilises people against Big-Tech?
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Citizens Data Agency public event with Dr. Elinor Carmi\, who will share her latest research report titled “What mobilises people against Big-Tech?”. This report builds on previous research with colleagues at Liverpool University that argues that contrary to arguments about people’s resignation and cynicism about their privacy and digital rights\, they found that people do care but do not know what to do about it. This new report asks digital rights NGO practitioners to share their experience around campaigns with different communities – what worked\, what did not work and how can we move forward to challenge the power asymmetries we have with Big-Tech. \n\n\n\nRead the report: https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/31373/ \n\n\n\nSpeaker Profile:\n\n\n\nDr. Elinor Carmi is a Senior Lecturer in Data Politics and Social Justice at the Sociology & Criminology Department at City University\, London\, UK. Dr. Carmi is a digital rights advocate\, feminist\, researcher and journalist who has been working\, writing and teaching on data politics\, data literacies\, feminist approaches to media and data\, data justice and internet governance. Currently Dr. Carmi is a POST Parliamentary Academic Fellowship working with the UK’s Digital\, Culture\, Media & Sport (DCMS) Committee on the project she proposed: “Digital literacies for a healthy democracy”. She also works on the Nuffield Foundation project “Developing a Minimum Digital Living Standard”. Dr. Carmi’s work contributes to emerging debates in academia\, policy\, health organisations and digital activism. She gave evidence on Digital Literacy for the House of Lords Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies. In 2020\, Dr. Carmi was invited by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an expert on data literacy and disinformation to the first scientific discussion on infodemiology. \n\n\n\nWebsite – https://elinorcarmi.com/ \n\n\n\nThe event will be held online\, please register to receive a link to join. There will be a 30 minute talk with a discussion and Q&A afterwards. \n\n\n\n*Please note the event will be recorded* \n\n\n\nAbout Citizens Data Agency\n\n\n\nThe Citizens Data Agency research project is running monthly public events exploring data\, citizen-led privacy\, the impact of emerging technologies on citizens’ data and alternative data governance. We hope the events will be an opportunity to explore these topics through inspiring projects and be an opportunity to learn more about how citizens can be empowered to protect their privacy and data. The events are free to attend and open to everyone. \n\n\n\nWebsite – www.citizensdataagency.co.uk
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/citizens-data-agency-event-series-what-mobilises-people-against-big-tech/
LOCATION:Online\, Edinburgh
CATEGORIES:Talk/Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231009T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231009T113000
DTSTAMP:20230918T140328Z
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SUMMARY:Human-Centric Finance
DESCRIPTION:Fintech companies are constantly innovating and developing new products and services. However\, while many of the technological solutions are user-centred\, they are not necessarily human-centred. They typically focus on process\, user experience and scalability\, but often neglect the deeper needs\, emotions\, instincts\, and social factors that impact people’s financial wellbeing. This event challenges fintech leaders to think about their products at a deeper level\, through a human-centred lens. Please join us for a very insightful programme. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies\n\n\n\nDr Thomas Mathar\, AegonThomas is an internationally experienced customer and behaviour researcher. He currently leads initiatives at Aegon’s Centre for Behavioural Research\, with a focus on identifying tools\, techniques\, rules-of-thumb and other interventions that help people make better long-term decisions. Thomas’s book\, “Financial Wellbeing”\, has recently been published\, bringing to the German-speaking world the Money and Mindset concept that he helped to develop at Aegon UK more than 3 years ago. \n\n\n\nProfessor Tina Harrison\, University of EdinburghTina is Professor of Financial Services Marketing and Consumption. Her research interests are in the areas of financial wellbeing\, consumer use and understanding of financial services\, and the use of technology in enabling and empowering financial capability and financial wellbeing. Tina’s recent projects have focused on young people’s financial capability and school-based financial education in collaboration with Young Enterprise and the Money and Pensions Service and. She recently collaborated with Sopra Steria to develop a tool to support financially vulnerable individuals.Tina and Thomas are leading a two-year Innovate UK KTP funded project\, a partnership between the University of Edinburgh and Aegon UK\, to develop a tool to enable longer term planning and saving.
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/human-centric-finance/
LOCATION:Inspace\, 1 Crichton Street\, Edinburgh\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9LE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Financial Services & FinTech,Talk/Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230927T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230927T130000
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SUMMARY:The Violence Prevention Forum: A Dialogical Approach to Multi-Sectoral Engagement to Prevent Violence in South Africa
DESCRIPTION:We are very pleased to extend an invitation to you to join us for a talk by Dr Chandré Gould\, hosted by the Edinburgh Futures Institute in partnership with Moray House College of Education. Chandré is a senior research fellow in the Justice and Violence Prevention Programme at the Institute for Security Studies in South Africa. She has thirty years of research and advocacy experience addressing all forms of violence and its prevention. Since 2015\, Chandré has convened and led the Violence Prevention Forum\, a national dialogue platform for researchers\, government officials\, development partners\, the private sector and NGOs to develop a sustainable basis for using and generating evidence to inform the prevention of violence in South Africa. The collaborative and multi-sectoral approach to violence prevention is very relevant to those working and studying in fields such as public policy\, public health\, justice and policing\, and will have resonance with anyone seeking to understand how a collective undertaking and long-term partnership is utilised to address a significant societal challenge. \n\n\n\nGuest speaker\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Chandré Gould\,  Institute for Security Studies\, South Africa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConvener of the Violence Prevention Forum (www.violence-prevention.org). Author and editor of books and numerous papers on crime and criminal justice in South Africa; biological weapons control; South Africa’s apartheid chemical and biological weapons programme; small arms control and human trafficking. \n\n\n\nLinkedin \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\n11:20 -11:30 Tea and coffee on arrival11:30 -13:00WelcomePresentation by Dr Chandré GouldCollective discussion13:00Close
URL:https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/the-violence-prevention-forum-a-dialogical-approach-to-multi-sectoral-engagement-to-prevent-violence-in-south-africa/
LOCATION:Room G.07\, Informatics Forum\, The University of Edinburgh\, 10 Crichton Street\, Newington\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9AB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Services,Talk/Discussion
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