King’s Speech commitment to digital identity highlights access to public services over immigration control
The King’s Speech today contained a commitment to digital identity as a way to modernise access to public services rather than a vehicle for immigration control. Ministers chose to state…
Reducing bottlenecks and helping data flow – how AI specialist Core helped Scottish Water get the most out of automation
Across the public sector, organisations are under growing pressure to do more with less. Services need to be faster, teams need to work smarter, and security and compliance can’t be compromised. At…
Wearable device for heart failure patients could save lengthy hospital stays, per Glasgow-led research
A new wearable device that dispenses medication under the skin could help save heart failure patients from lengthy hospital stays, researchers have found. University of Glasgow-led trials found that a…
Scottish low Earth orbit satellite connectivity pioneer scoops King’s Award for Enterprise
A Scottish low Earth orbit satellite connectivity pioneer has scooped a King’s Award for Enterprise – joining just 185 companies across the UK in receipt of a special category honour….
Government’s AI ambitions need better plumbing
Scotland’s AI Strategy 2026–2031 sets out an ambitious five-year plan for responsible AI in public services. The strategy is right to aim high. The harder question is whether the data…
Government’s AI ambitions need better plumbing
Scotland’s AI Strategy 2026–2031 sets out an ambitious five-year plan for responsible AI in public services. The strategy is right to aim high. The harder question is whether the data…
Ethical AI in community pharmacy – with Scotland leading the way
Scotland has always taken community pharmacy seriously. Pharmacy First and Pharmacy First Plus have pushed the profession further than anywhere else in the UK. The clinical tools & AI supporting…
Glasgow online pharmacy firm partners with Holland & Barrett on ‘weight management services’
A Glasgow-founded online pharmacy is partnering with Holland & Barrett – the high street health and wellbeing retailer – to offer its store customers access to weight management services. Phlo,…
Webinars launched to help Scottish public sector get to grips with AI ‘challenge’
A series of webinars have been launched to help Scottish public sector organisations get to grips with this year’s Futurescot AI Challenge competition. Three 60-minute online sessions will be hosted…
GovTech
King’s Speech commitment to digital identity highlights access to public services over immigration control
The King’s Speech today contained a commitment to digital identity as a way to modernise access to public services rather than a vehicle for immigration control. Ministers chose to state...
Government’s AI ambitions need better plumbing
Scotland’s AI Strategy 2026–2031 sets out an ambitious five-year plan for responsible AI in public services. The strategy is right to aim high. The harder question is whether the data...
King’s Speech commitment to digital identity highlights access to public services over immigration control
The King’s Speech today contained a commitment to digital identity as a way to modernise access to public services rather than a vehicle for immigration control. Ministers chose to state...
Government’s AI ambitions need better plumbing
Scotland’s AI Strategy 2026–2031 sets out an ambitious five-year plan for responsible AI in public services. The strategy is right to aim high. The harder question is whether the data...
Health & care
Wearable device for heart failure patients could save lengthy hospital stays, per Glasgow-led research
A new wearable device that dispenses medication under the skin could help save heart failure patients from lengthy hospital stays, researchers have found. University of Glasgow-led trials found that a...
Ethical AI in community pharmacy – with Scotland leading the way
Scotland has always taken community pharmacy seriously. Pharmacy First and Pharmacy First Plus have pushed the profession further than anywhere else in the UK. The clinical tools & AI supporting...
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A new wearable device that dispenses medication under the skin could help save heart failure patients from lengthy hospital stays, researchers have found. University of Glasgow-led trials found that a...
Ethical AI in community pharmacy – with Scotland leading the way
Scotland has always taken community pharmacy seriously. Pharmacy First and Pharmacy First Plus have pushed the profession further than anywhere else in the UK. The clinical tools & AI supporting...
Cyber
Britain’s top cyber agency urges public to stop using passwords for online services and move to new ‘passkey’ system
Britain’s top cyber agency is urging members of the public to replace password logins with a more secure ‘passkey’ system to access online services. Security chiefs at the National Cyber...
National Cyber Security Centre unveils ‘SilentGlass’ – a new plug-in device to protect computer monitors from hackers
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has unveiled a new plug-in device to prevent hackers from infiltrating networks via the video connection to computer monitors. HDMI and display ports which...
Britain’s top cyber agency urges public to stop using passwords for online services and move to new ‘passkey’ system
Britain’s top cyber agency is urging members of the public to replace password logins with a more secure ‘passkey’ system to access online services. Security chiefs at the National Cyber...
National Cyber Security Centre unveils ‘SilentGlass’ – a new plug-in device to protect computer monitors from hackers
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has unveiled a new plug-in device to prevent hackers from infiltrating networks via the video connection to computer monitors. HDMI and display ports which...
Education & Skills
Digital Poverty Alliance urges Scottish and Welsh election candidates to ‘keep public sector devices out of landfill’
The Digital Poverty Alliance is urging Scottish and Welsh election candidates to support its call for no public sector device to end up as waste. The charity said nine per...
Technology helps humans and animals ‘share experiences’, Glasgow-led research shows
Technology can help humans and animals ‘share experiences’ according to a new study by researchers at the University of Glasgow. Lemurs and people at Blair Drummond safari park near Stirling...
Digital Poverty Alliance urges Scottish and Welsh election candidates to ‘keep public sector devices out of landfill’
The Digital Poverty Alliance is urging Scottish and Welsh election candidates to support its call for no public sector device to end up as waste. The charity said nine per...
Technology helps humans and animals ‘share experiences’, Glasgow-led research shows
Technology can help humans and animals ‘share experiences’ according to a new study by researchers at the University of Glasgow. Lemurs and people at Blair Drummond safari park near Stirling...
IoT
Wearable diagnostic brain sensors to medtech implants among ‘deep tech’ ventures emerging from Glasgow accelerator
Fourteen promising startups including wearable diagnostic brain sensors and medtech implants have benefited from a 13-week venture-building programme in Glasgow. A raft of young companies developing ‘deep tech’ applications with the...
Glasgow IoT cluster bolstered by appointment of former Volvo chief executive
A Glasgow-based internet of things (IoT) cluster has been bolstered by the appointment of a former chief executive of car giant Volvo. Jim Rowan, who led the Swedish auto manufacturer...
Wearable diagnostic brain sensors to medtech implants among ‘deep tech’ ventures emerging from Glasgow accelerator
Fourteen promising startups including wearable diagnostic brain sensors and medtech implants have benefited from a 13-week venture-building programme in Glasgow. A raft of young companies developing ‘deep tech’ applications with the...
Glasgow IoT cluster bolstered by appointment of former Volvo chief executive
A Glasgow-based internet of things (IoT) cluster has been bolstered by the appointment of a former chief executive of car giant Volvo. Jim Rowan, who led the Swedish auto manufacturer...
Justice & Policing
New digital identity scheme aims to reduce the chance of mistaken release for prisoners in England and Wales
A new £82 million digital identity, biometrics and automation scheme will aim to reduce the chances of mistaken release for prisoners in England and Wales. The Ministry of Justice has...
Decision to use live facial recognition technology in Scottish policing could take up to two years, warns policing vice chair
A decision to use controversial live facial recognition (LFR) technology in Scottish policing could take up to two years of further scrutiny, the vice chair of the Scottish Police Authority...
New digital identity scheme aims to reduce the chance of mistaken release for prisoners in England and Wales
A new £82 million digital identity, biometrics and automation scheme will aim to reduce the chances of mistaken release for prisoners in England and Wales. The Ministry of Justice has...
Decision to use live facial recognition technology in Scottish policing could take up to two years, warns policing vice chair
A decision to use controversial live facial recognition (LFR) technology in Scottish policing could take up to two years of further scrutiny, the vice chair of the Scottish Police Authority...
Infrastructure, Connectivity & Built Environment
Smarter Infrastructure for Justice: Empowering Digital Transformation with LapSafe®
How can frontline justice services become more responsive, more efficient, and more secure, without overloading stretched teams or budgets? That’s the core challenge facing justice organisations in 2025, and exactly...
Scottish electric vehicle infrastructure provider installs 54 charging points at ferry terminal in Sweden
A Scottish electric vehicle infrastructure provider has installed 54 charging points at a ferry terminal in Sweden. FOR EV, an Edinburgh-based company, has worked in partnership with Stena Line to...
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...
Data & AI
Reducing bottlenecks and helping data flow – how AI specialist Core helped Scottish Water get the most out of automation
Across the public sector, organisations are under growing pressure to do more with less. Services need to be faster, teams need to work smarter, and security and compliance can’t be compromised. At...
Government’s AI ambitions need better plumbing
Scotland’s AI Strategy 2026–2031 sets out an ambitious five-year plan for responsible AI in public services. The strategy is right to aim high. The harder question is whether the data...
Ethical AI in community pharmacy – with Scotland leading the way
Scotland has always taken community pharmacy seriously. Pharmacy First and Pharmacy First Plus have pushed the profession further than anywhere else in the UK. The clinical tools & AI supporting...
Webinars launched to help Scottish public sector get to grips with AI ‘challenge’
A series of webinars have been launched to help Scottish public sector organisations get to grips with this year’s Futurescot AI Challenge competition. Three 60-minute online sessions will be hosted...
Business & Economy
Fintech
New research ‘lab’ aims to address growing link between people’s financial situation and their health in later life
A new research ‘lab’ in Edinburgh will aim to address the growing link between people’s financial situations and their health in later life. The Finance and Health Lab, based at...
First decentralised finance summit to take place in Edinburgh next month
Scotland’s financial technology sector takes another step forward this August with the country’s first dedicated decentralized finance summit. The event, at the John McIntyre conference centre, University of Edinburgh, on...
New research ‘lab’ aims to address growing link between people’s financial situation and their health in later life
A new research ‘lab’ in Edinburgh will aim to address the growing link between people’s financial situations and their health in later life. The Finance and Health Lab, based at...
First decentralised finance summit to take place in Edinburgh next month
Scotland’s financial technology sector takes another step forward this August with the country’s first dedicated decentralized finance summit. The event, at the John McIntyre conference centre, University of Edinburgh, on...
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