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We need ‘strategic interventions’ to arrest decline, says computing science teaching campaigner Toni Scullion
It is alarming to witness yet another significant drop of 28 computing science teachers this year, leaving us at a record low of just 550. This decline is particularly stark…
Computing studies ‘pushed to brink’ as new census data reveals teachers of the subject at record low in Scotland
Computing studies in Scottish schools is being ‘pushed to the brink’ as new census data revealed the number of teachers for the subject is at a record low. Official figures…
How real-time financial data can help local authorities in Scotland tackle the cost-of-living crisis
Public services are under immense pressure. Rising living costs, stagnant wages, and economic uncertainty have left many households struggling to make ends meet. The challenge for local authorities and policymakers…
‘Discussion paper’ launched on live facial recognition technology in Scotland
A ‘discussion paper’ outlining a range of considerations for the potential use of live facial recognition technology by police in Scotland has been published by the Scottish Police Authority. The…
Tech company partners with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to build the ‘virtual hospital of the future’
A technology company has entered a ‘landmark partnership’ with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to build the ‘virtual hospital of the future’. Doccla, which provides remote and continuous patient monitoring…
Tech company partners with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to build the ‘virtual hospital of the future’
A technology company has entered a ‘landmark partnership’ with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to build the ‘virtual hospital of the future’. Doccla, which provides remote and continuous patient monitoring…
New startup scheme aims to bring AI tech to healthcare in Scotland – by building ‘bridge’ between postgraduates and NHS
A new startup scheme aims to bring AI tech to healthcare in Scotland – by building a bridge between university postgraduates and the NHS. ‘AI Discovery’ will help postgraduates harness…
Health secretary praises crack team of clinicians set up to ease hospital pressures in Lanarkshire
Scotland’s health secretary has praised a crack team of medics set up to ease hospital pressures and shift more care into the community in Lanarkshire. Neil Gray has congratulated an…
Recently-appointed CEO of startup accelerator vows to take entrepreneurship to ‘new heights’ in Scotland
The recently-appointed CEO of a startup accelerator scheme has vowed to take entrepreneurship to ‘new heights’ in Scotland. Rachel Ross, who took on the top job at Elevator earlier this…
GovTech
How real-time financial data can help local authorities in Scotland tackle the cost-of-living crisis
Public services are under immense pressure. Rising living costs, stagnant wages, and economic uncertainty have left many households struggling to make ends meet. The challenge for local authorities and policymakers…
Argyll & Bute Council needs to build on ‘culture of innovation’
Argyll & Bute Council should build on a ‘culture of innovation’ to continue to improve the way it delivers local public services, according to national auditors. The Scottish local authority,…
How real-time financial data can help local authorities in Scotland tackle the cost-of-living crisis
Public services are under immense pressure. Rising living costs, stagnant wages, and economic uncertainty have left many households struggling to make ends meet. The challenge for local authorities and policymakers…
Argyll & Bute Council needs to build on ‘culture of innovation’
Argyll & Bute Council should build on a ‘culture of innovation’ to continue to improve the way it delivers local public services, according to national auditors. The Scottish local authority,…
Health & care
Tech company partners with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to build the ‘virtual hospital of the future’
A technology company has entered a ‘landmark partnership’ with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to build the ‘virtual hospital of the future’. Doccla, which provides remote and continuous patient monitoring…
Health secretary praises crack team of clinicians set up to ease hospital pressures in Lanarkshire
Scotland’s health secretary has praised a crack team of medics set up to ease hospital pressures and shift more care into the community in Lanarkshire. Neil Gray has congratulated an…
Tech company partners with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to build the ‘virtual hospital of the future’
A technology company has entered a ‘landmark partnership’ with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to build the ‘virtual hospital of the future’. Doccla, which provides remote and continuous patient monitoring…
Health secretary praises crack team of clinicians set up to ease hospital pressures in Lanarkshire
Scotland’s health secretary has praised a crack team of medics set up to ease hospital pressures and shift more care into the community in Lanarkshire. Neil Gray has congratulated an…
Cyber
Managed service providers and data centres to fall under new cybersecurity regulatory regime
Managed service providers and data centres are set to fall under a new cybersecurity regulatory regime proposed by the UK Government. Ministers are seeking new oversight and enforcement powers to…
Cybersecurity leaders feted at annual awards ceremony in Edinburgh
Scotland’s cybersecurity leaders were honoured last night at the annual Scottish Cyber Awards ceremony and dinner in Edinburgh. Individuals and organisations were celebrated for their achievements in protecting people, businesses…
Managed service providers and data centres to fall under new cybersecurity regulatory regime
Managed service providers and data centres are set to fall under a new cybersecurity regulatory regime proposed by the UK Government. Ministers are seeking new oversight and enforcement powers to…
Cybersecurity leaders feted at annual awards ceremony in Edinburgh
Scotland’s cybersecurity leaders were honoured last night at the annual Scottish Cyber Awards ceremony and dinner in Edinburgh. Individuals and organisations were celebrated for their achievements in protecting people, businesses…
Education & Skills
We need ‘strategic interventions’ to arrest decline, says computing science teaching campaigner Toni Scullion
It is alarming to witness yet another significant drop of 28 computing science teachers this year, leaving us at a record low of just 550. This decline is particularly stark…
Computing studies ‘pushed to brink’ as new census data reveals teachers of the subject at record low in Scotland
Computing studies in Scottish schools is being ‘pushed to the brink’ as new census data revealed the number of teachers for the subject is at a record low. Official figures…
We need ‘strategic interventions’ to arrest decline, says computing science teaching campaigner Toni Scullion
It is alarming to witness yet another significant drop of 28 computing science teachers this year, leaving us at a record low of just 550. This decline is particularly stark…
Computing studies ‘pushed to brink’ as new census data reveals teachers of the subject at record low in Scotland
Computing studies in Scottish schools is being ‘pushed to the brink’ as new census data revealed the number of teachers for the subject is at a record low. Official figures…
IoT
Biodegradable sensors screen-printed like t-shirts developed by Glasgow engineers could revolutionise farming
Biodegradable sensors screen-printed like t-shirts have been developed by engineers in Glasgow to bring more sustainable, digital methods to agriculture. Scientists have designed compostable sensors from electronic materials which degrade…
‘Groundbreaking’ integrated housing and care technology project to benefit South Lanarkshire retirees
A ‘groundbreaking’ integrated housing and care technology project is to benefit residents living in a retirement housing development in South Lanarkshire. The pilot project will see ‘unobtrusive’ sensors placed around…
Biodegradable sensors screen-printed like t-shirts developed by Glasgow engineers could revolutionise farming
Biodegradable sensors screen-printed like t-shirts have been developed by engineers in Glasgow to bring more sustainable, digital methods to agriculture. Scientists have designed compostable sensors from electronic materials which degrade…
‘Groundbreaking’ integrated housing and care technology project to benefit South Lanarkshire retirees
A ‘groundbreaking’ integrated housing and care technology project is to benefit residents living in a retirement housing development in South Lanarkshire. The pilot project will see ‘unobtrusive’ sensors placed around…
Justice & Policing
‘Discussion paper’ launched on live facial recognition technology in Scotland
A ‘discussion paper’ outlining a range of considerations for the potential use of live facial recognition technology by police in Scotland has been published by the Scottish Police Authority. The…
Tayside police officers first to be equipped with body-worn video cameras as national rollout begins
Police officers in Tayside became the first to be equipped with new body-worn video (BWV) cameras as a national rollout of the technology began today. Around 750 officers in the…
‘Discussion paper’ launched on live facial recognition technology in Scotland
A ‘discussion paper’ outlining a range of considerations for the potential use of live facial recognition technology by police in Scotland has been published by the Scottish Police Authority. The…
Tayside police officers first to be equipped with body-worn video cameras as national rollout begins
Police officers in Tayside became the first to be equipped with new body-worn video (BWV) cameras as a national rollout of the technology began today. Around 750 officers in the…
Infrastructure, Connectivity & Built Environment
Achieve ‘smart’ asset management with these three steps
Managing public infrastructure assets is one of the most complex yet crucial responsibilities that local government decision-makers have to make. Roads, drainage systems, street lighting, public buildings and numerous other…
New building at heart of Glasgow University campus redevelopment to represent ‘future of interdisciplinary science’
A new £300 million building at the heart of Glasgow University’s campus redevelopment will represent the ‘future of interdisciplinary science’, according to its designers. The flagship Keystone Building, which will…
Scientists investigating use of charcoal-like substance as ‘carbon-eating’ building material
Scientists in Edinburgh are investigating the use of a charcoal-like substance as a ‘carbon-eating’ building material. Biochar is produced by heating organic biomass from food, paper, agricultural and forestry waste…
Data & AI
New startup scheme aims to bring AI tech to healthcare in Scotland – by building ‘bridge’ between postgraduates and NHS
A new startup scheme aims to bring AI tech to healthcare in Scotland – by building a bridge between university postgraduates and the NHS. ‘AI Discovery’ will help postgraduates harness…
Making data and AI work for people: designing the future with intention
We’re living in a moment where every headline promises a bold new future shaped by AI, from Bill Gates claiming ‘AI will replace teachers and doctors within 10 years’ to…
Researchers use augmented reality to cyclists develop ‘new language’ to communicate with self-driving cars
Researchers in Glasgow have turned to augmented reality to help cyclists develop a ‘new language’ when communicating on the roads with self-driving cars. University of Glasgow psychologists and technologists joined…
World’s largest AI chip installed at supercomputing centre in Edinburgh
A new high performance computing configuration featuring the ‘world’s largest AI chip ever built’ has been installed at a supercomputing centre in Edinburgh. The cluster, housed at the Edinburgh International…
Business & Economy
Fintech
Financial regulation innovation lab in Glasgow to take share of UK-wide £30m funding extension
The financial regulation innovation lab (FRIL) in Glasgow – set up last year to support the city’s growth aspirations in fintech – is to take a share of a £30…
Scottish fintech selected by global credit reporting agency as ‘strategic AI partner’
A Scottish fintech company has been selected by global credit reference and reporting agency Equifax as its ‘strategic AI partner’. Aveni.AI’s ‘detect’ solution will be used by the US-headquartered firm’s…
Financial regulation innovation lab in Glasgow to take share of UK-wide £30m funding extension
The financial regulation innovation lab (FRIL) in Glasgow – set up last year to support the city’s growth aspirations in fintech – is to take a share of a £30…
Scottish fintech selected by global credit reporting agency as ‘strategic AI partner’
A Scottish fintech company has been selected by global credit reference and reporting agency Equifax as its ‘strategic AI partner’. Aveni.AI’s ‘detect’ solution will be used by the US-headquartered firm’s…
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Scottish health board joins research group to leverage new technologies to improve dementia care
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Groundworks begin on Scotland’s first digital hospital
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