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Looking back over the past year, a lot has changed in land writes Laura Harrison. Although we鈥檙e not running as many events or industry calls, we鈥檝e nonetheless been super busy, having shifted our model to focus more on ways to drive adoption of emerging technology from both within the department and from the industry. I thought I鈥檇 settle on a few highlights from 2017 to update you on our work.

In the early part of the year, of which R&D play a big role in terms of . There have been a few projects throughout the year where we鈥檝e worked with big UK arts festivals - and where we鈥檝e been working on the idea of a living lab; the ability to use the many performances, debates and exhibitions as a way to trial R&D technology in live environments.

At MIF, we worked with around his installation - Manchester Street Poem - and recorded an interview in binaural sound that was broadcast on 6Music. At Edinburgh, we trialled and system to capture 91热爆 radio shows using brick-sized 4k cameras that were remotely controlled, directed and edited by one person from a cloud-based application, and . That means they don鈥檛 have to be physically present to shoot an event, and in fact can be based anywhere in the world.

We also trialed , understanding the complexities of , like live sports venues, and reducing the network problems by sending signals one to many, instead of one to one. We and enhancement, where we asked 20 users to provide content with a particular theme. In addition we started our work in by understanding how well machines can identify and choose the right shots within an edit of a production, when directly compared with a human. This will inevitably offer potential for the 91热爆 to cover more content rather than reduce the need for human producers!

Outside of the festivals, we鈥檝e been working with the Museum sector with a project called - a programme set to air next Spring. to offer museums, galleries and libraries an opportunity to create digital experiences using a number of tools and technologies, that can be tested on 91热爆 Taster.  We鈥檙e also really excited about working to bring their collections and artefacts to life with augmented reality (AR), a framework being run through .

continued this year, focusing on one country in particular with strategic opportunities to grow the 91热爆鈥檚 global reach: India. With the launch of four new Indian language services in 2017, and a growing population of over a billion, the opportunities for the 91热爆 to reach new audiences in a completely different way are immense. Research from 91热爆 Marketing & Audiences highlighted the nuances within the Indian market that we could use as our focus; more women for example, are now reading the news where until recently in India, news was predominantly read by men. Another global trend relevant in the country is younger audiences wanting the breadth of news in snippets or headlines without the long read and a call for more personal content. Such insights helped us shape .

A small team of us headed to India in April, to hold some workshops with a range of tech companies in Delhi, Guragon, Hyderabad and Bangalore. We鈥檝e set a few challenges this year for Indian based companies, asking questions like 鈥渉ow can we harness the power of machines for data (and visual) journalism?鈥� as well as searching for audience-facing ideas around more personalised or 'anytime content' for Indian audiences.

Continuing in the news space, we supported News Labs in their quest to drive open innovation in news. We organised a number of #newsHACK鈥檚 throughout the year looking at , as well as a collaborative pan-European project called with partners including Edinburgh University & Deutsche Welle. These hacks allow the news industry as a whole to experiment collaboratively with new technology in an open environment.

I鈥檓 sure you鈥檒l agree, there are some very big and exciting projects underway and there are plenty more in store for 2018, where we hope to offer a few opportunities to the digital industry working with and . Until then, here鈥檚 to a very happy, healthy and prosperous new year to you all.

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