Leeds-based The Data Shed announces partnership with Scottish AI firm

The partnership also marks The Data Lab’s first partnership agreement with an English company.

Rose Souders, head of marketing at The Data Shed, said: “Further expanding into Scotland is a key focus for the business over the next year and working with The Data Lab is a critical partnership in facilitating this next step.

"We’re eager to be an active participant within the booming Scottish data scene and aim to add as much value as we can to best serve the data community.

“Being so closely aligned in terms of our values, especially around developing knowledge and distributing expertise, only further cements the decision to partner with The Data Lab.”

The firms hope the partnership will boost the profile of The Data Lab in England while raising awareness of what Scotland can offer in terms of data skills and business opportunities.As The Data Lab’s first platinum partner, The Data Shed will also be front and centre at all events both within the innovation centre’s Academy and on its online community of 2,700 data and AI enthusiasts.It will also be the only partner for the upcoming Innovation Week, where all The Data Lab Academy’s MSc data science students from across twelve universities come together to solve real-life problems using data.

Mark Wilkinson, director of partnerships and business development at The Data Lab, said:“We are excited to welcome The Data Shed to our partnership programme. Their work for the tech sector is incredible, and we look forward to delivering even more impact as our relationship grows.”