Liberal Democrats call for ‘film-style age ratings’ for social media to protect children online
Children should be protected online through film-style age ratings of up to 18 for harmful social media platforms, the Liberal Democrats have said. Under the party’s proposals, access to social…
Police Scotland undertake proof of concept AI trial – focused on ‘corporate efficiencies’
Police Scotland have been undertaking a proof of concept AI trial focused on ‘corporate efficiencies’ – using Microsoft Copilot in a drive to improve the retrieval of information. The force…
Start where everything touches – cyber resilience by design at the DNS layer
National cyber resilience strategies will only deliver for citizens if we connect high-level ambitions with the gritty realities of local councils, health boards and agencies – and that bridge starts at the DNS layer. …
Trade body bemoans lack of ‘targeted support’ for Scotland’s tech sector following Budget
Scotland’s technology trade organisation has described the lack of ‘targeted support’ for the tech sector as ‘disappointing’ following yesterday’s Budget. ScotlandIS, which represents the interests of over 1,000 digital technology…
Primary school pupils across Scotland asked to solve health and wellbeing challenges through digital ‘inventors’ competition
Primary school pupils across Scotland are being invited to solve health and wellbeing challenges through a nationwide digital ‘inventors’ competition. The DigiInventors Challenge, organised by the Digital Health & Care…
Primary school pupils across Scotland asked to solve health and wellbeing challenges through digital ‘inventors’ competition
Primary school pupils across Scotland are being invited to solve health and wellbeing challenges through a nationwide digital ‘inventors’ competition. The DigiInventors Challenge, organised by the Digital Health & Care…
New leadership for NHS Lanarkshire’s research and innovation work
New leadership has been put in place to strengthen research and innovation work at NHS Lanarkshire to improve patient outcomes by developing new treatments and policies. Professor W Gordon Mackay…
Corner shop owners call for grant support for modern CCTV after 57% rise in shoplifting in Scotland in last decade
Corner shop owners are calling for government grant support for modern CCTV systems after a 57% rise in shoplifting incidents across Scotland in the last decade. The Federation of Independent…
Turning Scotland’s life sciences industry into a global powerhouse – driving better health outcomes and national prosperity
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GovTech
Online human rights to be focus of debate at Glasgow City Council meeting
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Supporting people to live independent lives through technology-enabled care
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Online human rights to be focus of debate at Glasgow City Council meeting
Glasgow City Council is set to put digital rights centre stage as councillors debate a landmark motion at a full council meeting tomorrow – the second day of International Digital...
Supporting people to live independent lives through technology-enabled care
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Health & care
Primary school pupils across Scotland asked to solve health and wellbeing challenges through digital ‘inventors’ competition
Primary school pupils across Scotland are being invited to solve health and wellbeing challenges through a nationwide digital ‘inventors’ competition. The DigiInventors Challenge, organised by the Digital Health & Care...
New leadership for NHS Lanarkshire’s research and innovation work
New leadership has been put in place to strengthen research and innovation work at NHS Lanarkshire to improve patient outcomes by developing new treatments and policies. Professor W Gordon Mackay...
Primary school pupils across Scotland asked to solve health and wellbeing challenges through digital ‘inventors’ competition
Primary school pupils across Scotland are being invited to solve health and wellbeing challenges through a nationwide digital ‘inventors’ competition. The DigiInventors Challenge, organised by the Digital Health & Care...
New leadership for NHS Lanarkshire’s research and innovation work
New leadership has been put in place to strengthen research and innovation work at NHS Lanarkshire to improve patient outcomes by developing new treatments and policies. Professor W Gordon Mackay...
Cyber
Start where everything touches – cyber resilience by design at the DNS layer
National cyber resilience strategies will only deliver for citizens if we connect high-level ambitions with the gritty realities of local councils, health boards and agencies – and that bridge starts at the DNS layer. ...
UK Government unveils new £210m ‘cyber action plan’ to tackle threats and strengthen online public services
UK Government ministers have unveiled a new £210 million ‘cyber action plan’ to tackle threats and strengthen online public services. New measures will be introduced to make online public services...
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UK Government unveils new £210m ‘cyber action plan’ to tackle threats and strengthen online public services
UK Government ministers have unveiled a new £210 million ‘cyber action plan’ to tackle threats and strengthen online public services. New measures will be introduced to make online public services...
Education & Skills
Primary school pupils across Scotland asked to solve health and wellbeing challenges through digital ‘inventors’ competition
Primary school pupils across Scotland are being invited to solve health and wellbeing challenges through a nationwide digital ‘inventors’ competition. The DigiInventors Challenge, organised by the Digital Health & Care...
Scottish digital skills charity awards grants of nearly £120,000 to inspire more young people into tech
A digital skills charity has awarded grants totalling nearly £120,000 to schools and community organisations across 17 local authorities to help more young people get into tech. The 27 grant...
Primary school pupils across Scotland asked to solve health and wellbeing challenges through digital ‘inventors’ competition
Primary school pupils across Scotland are being invited to solve health and wellbeing challenges through a nationwide digital ‘inventors’ competition. The DigiInventors Challenge, organised by the Digital Health & Care...
Scottish digital skills charity awards grants of nearly £120,000 to inspire more young people into tech
A digital skills charity has awarded grants totalling nearly £120,000 to schools and community organisations across 17 local authorities to help more young people get into tech. The 27 grant...
IoT
How IoT is transforming Scotland’s local authorities
Local authorities in Scotland are facing a perfect storm: an ageing population, rising demand for social care, and increasing pressure to reduce costs while maintaining high service quality. In 2023-24, local authorities spent an...
Glasgow housing association expands smart homes programme thanks to 5G innovation fund
A Glasgow housing association is expanding its smart homes programme to tackle fuel poverty and improve tenant wellbeing, thanks to a government 5G innovation fund. Barrhead Housing is set to...
How IoT is transforming Scotland’s local authorities
Local authorities in Scotland are facing a perfect storm: an ageing population, rising demand for social care, and increasing pressure to reduce costs while maintaining high service quality. In 2023-24, local authorities spent an...
Glasgow housing association expands smart homes programme thanks to 5G innovation fund
A Glasgow housing association is expanding its smart homes programme to tackle fuel poverty and improve tenant wellbeing, thanks to a government 5G innovation fund. Barrhead Housing is set to...
Justice & Policing
Police Scotland undertake proof of concept AI trial – focused on ‘corporate efficiencies’
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Corner shop owners call for grant support for modern CCTV after 57% rise in shoplifting in Scotland in last decade
Corner shop owners are calling for government grant support for modern CCTV systems after a 57% rise in shoplifting incidents across Scotland in the last decade. The Federation of Independent...
Police Scotland undertake proof of concept AI trial – focused on ‘corporate efficiencies’
Police Scotland have been undertaking a proof of concept AI trial focused on ‘corporate efficiencies’ – using Microsoft Copilot in a drive to improve the retrieval of information. The force...
Corner shop owners call for grant support for modern CCTV after 57% rise in shoplifting in Scotland in last decade
Corner shop owners are calling for government grant support for modern CCTV systems after a 57% rise in shoplifting incidents across Scotland in the last decade. The Federation of Independent...
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
Police Scotland undertake proof of concept AI trial – focused on ‘corporate efficiencies’
Police Scotland have been undertaking a proof of concept AI trial focused on ‘corporate efficiencies’ – using Microsoft Copilot in a drive to improve the retrieval of information. The force...
Edinburgh ‘smart gloves’ firm secures £1.75m to expand its immersive staff training technology
An Edinburgh ‘smart gloves’ firm has secured £1.75 million investment to expand its immersive staff training technology that can be used to simulate real-world environments in multiple sectors. StretchSense designs...
Rapidly-expanding Scottish AI firm pledges £10 million to fostering homegrown talent
A rapidly-expanding Scottish AI firm – with offices in Edinburgh, Sydney and Singapore – has pledged £10 million to double its headcount and nurture homegrown AI talent. Tomoro, an AI...
Glasgow’s Chemify to work on AI-powered tuberculosis drug discovery thanks to funding from Bill Gates’s foundation
Chemify, the Glasgow-based chemistry tech startup, is to receive additional funding from Bill Gates’s foundation to work on AI-powered drug discovery for tuberculosis. The company, founded by Glasgow University Regius...
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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