Infrastructure and Software Prototypes for Collabrorative Arts Projects Apr 1, 2009 - Jul 31, 2009
The Air Iomlaid (On Exchange) project was conceived by artist Julie Brook and Johnny Gailey, Programme Manager for Children and Young People for The Fruitmarket Gallery.  

Alistair Lawson  from Centre for Distributed Computing, Networking and Secu... Read More about Infrastructure and Software Prototypes for Collabrorative Arts Projects.

Development of e-commerce capability of Solution Management Jun 1, 2008 - Feb 28, 2009
The Aim of this IIDI project led by Alistair Lawson is to develop a prototype software for data gathering at geographical locations that feeds into an online directory of shops and services for towns and cities.  A particular focus is on the sustaina... Read More about Development of e-commerce capability of Solution Management.

Euro Petition Feb 1, 2009 - Jan 31, 2011
The EuroPetition project piloted the implementation of a trans-European Local Authority service providing distributed citizen engagement and interaction with the European Parliament’s PETI Petitions Committee and the European Citizens' Initiative. Th... Read More about Euro Petition.

Risk and opportunity in collaborative work Jun 9, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008
Social computing tools for collaboration in work environments.
This study set out to establish the main risks and opportunities of the adoption of social computing tools within organizations for collaborative work purposes as perceived by informatio... Read More about Risk and opportunity in collaborative work.

Feasibility Study with Deiseal Ltd;Software for Language Learning Materials Development Apr 7, 2008 - Jun 6, 2008
This IIDI project led by Alistair Lawson is a requirements analysis for a system to assist with the creation, management, and delivery (via pdf, web, etc.) of Gaelic Language Learning materials

Scotland's Music eCommerce Site May 10, 2007 - Jan 10, 2008
Taigh na Teud is the largest sheet music publishers of traditional Scottish music in Scotland, with books widely used for educational purposes in schools, colleges and workshops. The company operates a successful international mail order business fro... Read More about Scotland's Music eCommerce Site.

WEB-DEP Jan 1, 2007 - Nov 30, 2009
WEB.DEP aimed to support the renewal of democracy in the Balkans, as the countries came out of a difficult period and began the process of joining the EU.

To support a culture of transparency and participation, WEB.DEP created online portals to en... Read More about WEB-DEP.

Summerhall (KTP 1572) Jun 8, 2006 - Jul 31, 2008
To develop an automated personalisation and versioning system for the delivery of internet based, mass customisation printing services.

HUWY: Hub Website for Youth Participation Jan 1, 2009 - Mar 31, 2011
HUWY explored ways for the Internet to support young people’s involvement in decision-making and piloted a model of distributed discussions, which could be used by people of various ages, focused on a range of topics. 
The HUWY project aimed to supp... Read More about HUWY: Hub Website for Youth Participation.

iDTV May 23, 2005 - Feb 28, 2008
A Scottish pilot to test the potential of iDTV as a medium for providing public sector information and delivering public services was launched on 7th September 2004. The pilot ran for 6 months and involved collaboration between the Scottish Executive... Read More about iDTV.

e-Participation Scotland Baseline Oct 1, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008
This one day event brought people and organisations together from across Scotland. At the workshop, presentations and group activities enabled participants to share knowledge about current and future e-participation projects and opportunities and... Read More about e-Participation Scotland Baseline.

Fibrehub Europe Ltd Jun 1, 2003 - Jul 31, 2005
This KTP project aims at producing enhanced Web based material for high quality customized print.

REORIENT Jan 1, 2006 - May 1, 2008
The primary objectives of the REORIENT project were:
1.to identify and develop business concepts for trans-European rail freight transport that will make it more competitive with road transport, and
2.to assess the extent to which the EC's interope... Read More about REORIENT.

Research in Librarianship - Impact Evaluation Study (RiLIES1) Feb 1, 2011 - Jul 31, 2011
Enhancing the impact of LIS Research Projects.
RiLIES1 investigated the influence of funded research on practice in UK library and information science (LIS). It  identified factors that increase or hinder the impact of research findings on those w... Read More about Research in Librarianship - Impact Evaluation Study (RiLIES1).

Ed Physio May 1, 2011 - Sep 30, 2011
A prototype was successfully developed showing proof of concept of the idea. See the Case study for more details.

RATTRAP (Guardian Toolkit) Nov 1, 2011 - Feb 10, 2013
The Office of Cyber Security & Information Assurance (OCSIA) estimates that the cost of cybercrime to businesses, in the UK alone, is over £21 billion per annum. This project focuses on the real-time assessment of the risks associated with affiliate... Read More about RATTRAP (Guardian Toolkit).

Power, Information, Opinion: Walter Lippmann in the Post-Industrial Era Sep 9, 2011 - Mar 19, 2012
Dr Alistair Duff visited the Lippmann Papers (Walter Lippman’s personal archives and associated materials) at Yale University in autumn 2011.
Walter Lippmann (1889-1974), although not enjoying a current vogue, was the most eminent political journa... Read More about Power, Information, Opinion: Walter Lippmann in the Post-Industrial Era.

TweetSport Ltd - Development and evaluation of a generic API Nov 1, 2011 - Jan 31, 2012
IIDI has been successful in obtaining funding for a new collaborative project with Tweetsport Ltd supported by Sporting Chance Initiative.  Tweetsport uses data from official player and pundit accounts on Twitter and feeds from the top news outlets t... Read More about TweetSport Ltd - Development and evaluation of a generic API.

sa.Fire Mar 5, 2012 - Oct 31, 2013
This project has resulted in a spin-out company which was incorporated on 17 January 2014. It has also generated a patent related to BDDs (Binary decision Diagrams).

Research in Librarianship - Impact Evaluation Study 2 (RiLIES2) Mar 1, 2012 - Jul 31, 2012
RiLIES2 was a follow-on project to RiLIES1 (completed in 2011). RiLIES2 was successful in:


(1) clarifying the support and training needs of library and information science (LIS) researcher and researcher-practitioner community, and the issue... Read More about Research in Librarianship - Impact Evaluation Study 2 (RiLIES2).