Deputy Director, Fraser Macdonald, writes about the immense value in cross-network learning based on his experience travelling to Nairobi to attend the third annual the Jameel Observatory Community of Practice meeting.

When offered the opportunity to work on an expert group report on Building Trust in the Digital Era, commissioned by the Scottish Government, our team leapt at the chance. Ethics is such a central part to our thinking at the Data for Children Collaborative that the idea that we could support work aimed at influencing change in this area really chimed with our broader goal of being ethical activists. 

It's been a busy few weeks for us as we've made the transition to Edinburgh Futures Institute. Read this blog from our Director Alex Hutchison, sharing her thoughts on our new home.

We like to be transparent about our ways of working. That’s why we have completed an Impact Statement for the Impact Collaborations process (phew - that’s a bit of a tongue twister!), so you can read about our key learnings and achievements from our first few projects.

To celebrate the International Day of Women & Girls in STEM, we wanted to highlight some of the talented women working on projects for the Collaborative.

This World Mental Health day we want to give an overview of our projects working on the topic of mental health, as well as acknowledging why mental health is so important.