The Data for Children Collaborative Supports MSc Education Futures Student with a New Report on Digital Data in Education with Scottish Secondary Students
The Data for Children Collaborative has played a supportive and advisory role in the development of a new report by an MSc Education Futures student from the Edinburgh Futures Institute.
How to form a collaborative team
Collaboration is the foundation of our work and the force that drives each of our data projects forward. In this blog, we explore, based on our experience, how to build the right team for a successful data collaboration.
Data for Children Collaborative Shares Workbook for Designing Responsible Youth Participation
The Data for Children Collaborative has released a Workbook for Designing Responsible Youth Participation, developed to support the NextGenData initiative led by The Data Tank.
Data for Children Collaborative Releases Data Collaborations How-to-Guide
The Data for Children Collaborative are excited to share a consolidation of 5 years of learning in one handy how-to-guide. Our ethos is to openly share tools, approaches and frameworks that may benefit others working in the Data for Good space.
Data for Children Collaborative Annual Report 2024: Building a Lasting Impact through Tools, Methods, and a Legacy of Change.
2024 was another year of progress across our portfolio at Data for Children Collaborative. The wide variety of our activities tells a story of how versatile and transferable Data for Children's Collaborative approaches, tools, and methods are.
Data for Children Collaborative Poverty Team Expands Geospatial Innovation with Scalable Travel Time Maps for the Entire Continent of Africa
Our collaborative team, led by Dr. Gary Watmough from the School of Geosciences at the University of Edinburgh, developed a scalable solution for generating travel maps that uses only free open data, allowing it to be applied to any country in the World.
Data for Children Collaborative Launches Collaborative Project with The Promise Scotland and Partners Examining How to Overcome Barriers in Data and Information Sharing
A new, a transdisciplinary, collaborative project with The Promise Scotland and partners to understand and overcome the legal, technical, and cultural barriers to data and information sharing relating to care experienced children, young people and their families across public sector agencies and organisations in Scotland.
Data for Children Collaborative Winner of the 2024 DataIQ Award for Best Ethical Data Initiative
At the Data for Children Collaborative, we have been continuously developing and refining our Responsible Innovation framework to support challenge-led, multi-sectoral collaborative data projects that aim to improve children's lives
Building Bridges: Reflections from the Jameel Observatory on Cross-Network Learning
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.
Data for Children Collaborative Shortlisted for DataIQ 2024 Awards
Data for Children Collaborative has been shortlisted for the DataIQ 2024 Awards in the Best Ethical Data Initiative category in the Data and AI for Good stream.
Data for Children Collaborative Supports Global Transformative Initiative to Youth Engagement
Data for Children Collaborative supports The Data Tank’s NextGenData initiative, which focuses on pioneering a new approach to youth engagement in data and service provision.
Deputy Director, Fraser Macdonald, Attends the Jameel Observatory Annual Community of Practice Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya
The two-day event focused on brokering science, knowledge and action to support dryland communities across East Africa.
Building a Better Future for Children’s Sports in Scotland – How Can Scotland Fulfil Its Vision of Promoting Children’s Rights in Access to Sport and Physical Activity?
The policy recommendations report launched today can support Scotland’s vision of embedding children’s rights through a robust national sports strategy.
Data for Children Collaborative’s New Home at the Edinburgh Futures Institute
In June 2024, the Data for Children Collaborative’s new home at the Edinburgh Futures Institute opened to the public
Data for Children Collaborative Publishes Final Report on Impact Collaboration of Seasonality on Nutrition Surveys
Data for Children Collaborative’s nutrition team published the final report for their impact collaboration project on the Impact of Seasonality on Nutrition Surveys.
Children's Art-Science Events at the National Museum of Scotland Highlight Data for the Children Collaborative's Children’s Climate Risk Index Project.
The National Museum of Scotland hosted a series of children's art-science collaborative events as a part of Data for Children Collaborative's ‘Children’s Climate Risk Index’ project.
Data for Children Collaborative’s Deputy Director, Fraser Macdonald, Joins the Childlight Research Ethics Sub-Committee
Data for Children Collaborative’s Deputy Director, Fraser Macdonald,joins the Childlight Research Ethics Sub-Committee
Deputy Director, Fraser Macdonald, Joins Young Scot Board
Data for Children Collaborative Deputy Director Fraser Macdonald has joined the Young Scot Board.
Annual Report 2023
Our annual report is a chance for us to reflect on our progress, what we've learned and, most importantly, how we use data to improve children's outcomes. We are excited to share with you some of the highlights, showing how our work continues to create real-world impact.
Data for Children Collaborative’s Deputy Director Fraser Macdonald Winner of the Data for Good Champion DataIQ 2023 Award
Fraser Macdonald, Deputy Director at the Data for Children Collaborative, has been honoured with the prestigious DataIQ Award for 2023 in the Data for Good Champion category. This award recognises his outstanding dedication to utilising data and analytics to improve society, mainly focusing on child-centric challenges.