Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance: Difference between revisions

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'''The Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance''' (SICSA) is a ‘research pool’ funded by the [[Scottish Funding Council]]. A research pool is a collaboration of Scottish university departments whose broad objective is to improve and maintain the quality of research carried out in Scotland. <ref>[http://www.sfc.ac.uk/research/researchpools/researchpools.aspx Scottish Funding Council: Research Pools] November 2011. </ref>.

SICSA’s goals <ref>[http://www.sicsa.ac.uk SICSA objectives]</ref> are to improve the quality of research in informatics and computer science across universities in Scotland, to promote the transfer of research results to benefit companies and the public sector in Scotland and to create a coherent community that represents all aspects of Scottish Informatics and Computer Science.<ref>[http://www.sciencescotland.org/feature.php?id=119 The net worth of networks] Science Scotland 10, Royal Society of Edinburgh, January 2011. </ref>

SICSA was launched in December 2008 and is funded with an award of £14.5 million from the Scottish Funding Council with SICSA member universities providing matching funding <ref> [http://www.sfc.ac.uk/web/FILES/PressReleases_SFCPR382008/sfcpr3808.pdf SFC Press Release] SFCPR/38/08, 5th December 2008. </ref>. It is managed by the SICSA Executive which is comprised of a Director or Research (who is also the SICSA Director), the Director of the SICSA Graduate Academy, the Director of Knowledge Transfer and the Director of Education. <ref>[http://www.sicsa.ac.uk/people SICSA people and governance]</ref>

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== Interaction with industry ==

SICSA interacts extensively with local industry in Scotland with a view to transferring technology and informing the industrial community of informatics and computer science research in Scotland <ref>[http://www.sciencescotland.org/feature.php?id=118 Commercialisation: From Blue Sky to Real World] Science Scotland 10, Royal Society of Edinburgh, January 2011. </ref>. An annual ‘Demofest’ is organized that showcases Scottish University research. Specific projects with industry include work on Smart Tourism <ref>[http://www.smarttourism.org/ Smart Tourism]</ref> and Cloud Computing <ref>[http://www.servicestothecloud.com/ Services to the Cloud]</ref>.

== Computer science education ==

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Uniquely amongst the SFC research pools, SICSA has extended its remit to include education as well as research. <ref>[http://www.sfc.ac.uk/web/FILES/CNP_CouncilMeeting2September2011_02092011/SFC11_64_CEO_items_to_report.pdf Scottish Funding Council: Chief Executive's Report] SFC/11/64. 2nd September 2012. </ref> The aim of this move is to allow SICSA to become the single representative body for all aspects of university computer science and informatics in Scotland.

SICSA maintains information about undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses in Scotland for potential students and provides information for industry on opportunities for graduate recruitment.<ref>[http://www.sicsa.ac.uk/sicsanew/education SICSA education] November 2011. </ref> for potential students and provides information for industry on opportunities for graduate recruitment.

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