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Glasgow online pharmacy appoints chief growth officer as demand for Ozempic-style weight loss medication soars
A Glasgow-headquartered online pharmacy which specialises in offering medications direct to patients in regulated digital clinic has appointed a chief growth officer as the firm continues to expand. Tushar Kaul…
MyCare health and social care app goes live in Lanarkshire with national rollout planned from April next year
Dermatology patients living in Lanarkshire have begun to use the new national health and social care platform – MyCare.Scot – after the app went live last week. Patients have begun…
Scottish health tech startup showcases operating theatre scheduling platform in Saudi Arabia
A Scottish health tech startup has travelled to Saudi Arabia to showcase its digital operating theatre scheduling platform to new markets across the Middle East. Infix Support was chosen as…
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…
Turning integration challenges into growth opportunities with IBM webMethods Hybrid integration
In the age of AI-driven transformation, enterprises face a paradox: while technology promises unprecedented agility and innovation, the complexity of connecting diverse systems often slows progress. Legacy applications, cloud platforms,…
Turning integration challenges into growth opportunities with IBM webMethods Hybrid integration
In the age of AI-driven transformation, enterprises face a paradox: while technology promises unprecedented agility and innovation, the complexity of connecting diverse systems often slows progress. Legacy applications, cloud platforms,…
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…
Glasgow launches £25m innovation fund to turbocharge health and life sciences sectors
Glasgow City Region has fired the starting gun on a major £25 million funding call aimed at unleashing the next wave of world-leading innovation – backing projects that can transform…
Get the data right and AI makes every second count in modern healthcare
Alongside a redesign of care models to make full use of the amazing power of AI, healthcare providers must also address their ability to handle the data involved. Healthcare stands…
GovTech
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
Independence isn’t just about doing things alone – it’s about having control over your own life. For thousands of people living with cognitive challenges, learning disabilities, autism, and dementia across the UK, that control...
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
Independence isn’t just about doing things alone – it’s about having control over your own life. For thousands of people living with cognitive challenges, learning disabilities, autism, and dementia across the UK, that control...
Health & care
Glasgow online pharmacy appoints chief growth officer as demand for Ozempic-style weight loss medication soars
A Glasgow-headquartered online pharmacy which specialises in offering medications direct to patients in regulated digital clinic has appointed a chief growth officer as the firm continues to expand. Tushar Kaul...
MyCare health and social care app goes live in Lanarkshire with national rollout planned from April next year
Dermatology patients living in Lanarkshire have begun to use the new national health and social care platform – MyCare.Scot – after the app went live last week. Patients have begun...
Glasgow online pharmacy appoints chief growth officer as demand for Ozempic-style weight loss medication soars
A Glasgow-headquartered online pharmacy which specialises in offering medications direct to patients in regulated digital clinic has appointed a chief growth officer as the firm continues to expand. Tushar Kaul...
MyCare health and social care app goes live in Lanarkshire with national rollout planned from April next year
Dermatology patients living in Lanarkshire have begun to use the new national health and social care platform – MyCare.Scot – after the app went live last week. Patients have begun...
Cyber
Western Isles council still dealing with service backlogs two years on from ransomware attack, audit finds
Western Isles council is still dealing with service backlogs two years on from a cyberattack crippled its systems, an external audit has found. The local authority, which serves a population...
Resilient by design: why the public sector can’t afford to wing cyber recovery
Let’s not kid ourselves: the public sector at large is a sitting duck for cyberattacks and, in more cases than not, outages aren’t a question of “if”, but “when”. That...
Western Isles council still dealing with service backlogs two years on from ransomware attack, audit finds
Western Isles council is still dealing with service backlogs two years on from a cyberattack crippled its systems, an external audit has found. The local authority, which serves a population...
Resilient by design: why the public sector can’t afford to wing cyber recovery
Let’s not kid ourselves: the public sector at large is a sitting duck for cyberattacks and, in more cases than not, outages aren’t a question of “if”, but “when”. That...
Education & Skills
Scotland launches ambitious digital skills initiative to power future growth
A major new initiative aimed at equipping Scotland’s workforce with cutting-edge digital skills has been unveiled by the Scottish Government in partnership with Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and Business Gateway. The Digital...
Building digital capability across Scotland’s public sector: a shared journey
Our Public Service Reform Strategy published in June 2025, shows that Scotland is in the midst of significant transformation focused on creating digital public services that are person-centred, preventative and delivered locally, so that services are designed around the needs of people...
Scotland launches ambitious digital skills initiative to power future growth
A major new initiative aimed at equipping Scotland’s workforce with cutting-edge digital skills has been unveiled by the Scottish Government in partnership with Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and Business Gateway. The Digital...
Building digital capability across Scotland’s public sector: a shared journey
Our Public Service Reform Strategy published in June 2025, shows that Scotland is in the midst of significant transformation focused on creating digital public services that are person-centred, preventative and delivered locally, so that services are designed around the needs of people...
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
Shifting horizons for police – artificial intelligence is changing nature of investigations, for good and ill
Artificial intelligence brings enormous potential to policing, with its ability to process large volumes of evidential data and assess for relevance in criminal investigations. But alongside the benefits the technology...
Fieldwork versus paperwork: embracing AI Innovation within policing
In a policing landscape defined by rising demands and shrinking margins for time, officers are being asked to do more with less – to be visible in the community while...
Shifting horizons for police – artificial intelligence is changing nature of investigations, for good and ill
Artificial intelligence brings enormous potential to policing, with its ability to process large volumes of evidential data and assess for relevance in criminal investigations. But alongside the benefits the technology...
Fieldwork versus paperwork: embracing AI Innovation within policing
In a policing landscape defined by rising demands and shrinking margins for time, officers are being asked to do more with less – to be visible in the community while...
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
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...
Turning integration challenges into growth opportunities with IBM webMethods Hybrid integration
In the age of AI-driven transformation, enterprises face a paradox: while technology promises unprecedented agility and innovation, the complexity of connecting diverse systems often slows progress. Legacy applications, cloud platforms,...
Digital and energy transformation leader appointed as new chair of The Data Lab
Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, The Data Lab, has today announced that Nic Granger OBE – a recognised leader in digital transformation and the energy sector – will...
Minister pledges announcement on Scotland’s AI Growth Zone will come ‘very soon’
The UK Government’s Minister for AI has affirmed a commitment to create an AI Growth Scotland in Scotland and pledged that an announcement on a national scheme is due to...
Business & Economy
Fintech
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...
Scottish fintech companies prepare for Europe’s largest fintech conference
Ten high-growth Scottish fintech companies are set to travel to Europe’s largest fintech conference as they look to expand into new markets. The firms will join the Scottish ‘pavilion’ 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...
Scottish fintech companies prepare for Europe’s largest fintech conference
Ten high-growth Scottish fintech companies are set to travel to Europe’s largest fintech conference as they look to expand into new markets. The firms will join the Scottish ‘pavilion’ at...
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