Scottish public sector organisations more likely to have AI strategy in place than private sector, per new survey
Scottish public sector organisations are more likely to have an AI strategy in place compared to the private sector, according to a new survey. Research from recruitment firm Livingston James…
Aberdeen City Council launches new website with upgraded AI assistant
Aberdeen City Council has launched a new website with an upgraded version of an AI-powered assistant that provides instant responses to residents and streamlines ‘customer care’. The new platform is…
Augmented reality platform that guides patients through surgery shortlisted for national award
An augmented reality platform that allows patients to visualise and gain deeper understanding of surgical procedures has been shortlisted for a national award. The Cleft Lip Education through Augmented Reality…
New analysis shows AI could slash public sector admin task time by over a third in Scotland
New analysis has shown that artificial intelligence deployment in the public sector could help slash administration time by over a third in Scotland. So-called ‘repeatable’ office tasks such as documentation,…
Edinburgh’s £1.3 billion ‘city deal’ hailed for creating 30,000 jobs
The £1.3 billion ‘city deal’ powering economic growth for Edinburgh and the south-east of Scotland has been credited with creating 30,000 jobs. The deal, which launched in 2018, is at the…
Edinburgh’s £1.3 billion ‘city deal’ hailed for creating 30,000 jobs
The £1.3 billion ‘city deal’ powering economic growth for Edinburgh and the south-east of Scotland has been credited with creating 30,000 jobs. The deal, which launched in 2018, is at the…
Budding founders encouraged to join national tech startup accelerator programme
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AI adoption and ambition in the public sector – seven insights for moving from experimentation to trustworthy transformation
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Glasgow City Council signs £45 million deal to use local datacentre to provide ‘core compute and storage services’
Glasgow City Council has penned a £45 million deal with a local datacentre provider to provide the city’s ‘core compute and storage services’. DataVita, the green datacentre pioneer, which has…
GovTech
Scottish public sector organisations more likely to have AI strategy in place than private sector, per new survey
Scottish public sector organisations are more likely to have an AI strategy in place compared to the private sector, according to a new survey. Research from recruitment firm Livingston James...
Aberdeen City Council launches new website with upgraded AI assistant
Aberdeen City Council has launched a new website with an upgraded version of an AI-powered assistant that provides instant responses to residents and streamlines ‘customer care’. The new platform is...
Scottish public sector organisations more likely to have AI strategy in place than private sector, per new survey
Scottish public sector organisations are more likely to have an AI strategy in place compared to the private sector, according to a new survey. Research from recruitment firm Livingston James...
Aberdeen City Council launches new website with upgraded AI assistant
Aberdeen City Council has launched a new website with an upgraded version of an AI-powered assistant that provides instant responses to residents and streamlines ‘customer care’. The new platform is...
Health & care
Augmented reality platform that guides patients through surgery shortlisted for national award
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An augmented reality platform that allows patients to visualise and gain deeper understanding of surgical procedures has been shortlisted for a national award. The Cleft Lip Education through Augmented Reality...
Social care minister visits innovative ‘home recovery’ service in Lanarkshire
Scotland’s social care minister visited a Lanarkshire-based ‘home recovery’ service yesterday which is speeding up hospital discharge and supporting people to live independent lives. Tom Arthur, minister for social care...
Cyber
ENISA, NIS2 and DNS: why the “plumbing” is suddenly in the spotlight
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User email account compromise sparks internet outage for schools and nurseries in Inverclyde
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Education & Skills
Early years kids get taste of tech with new ‘STEM Starts’ centre in Moray
Early years children are getting a taste of tech with the opening of a new ‘STEM Starts’ centre in Moray. The new centre, based at Elgin Library, was formally launched...
Virtual reality gaming helps get pupils moving at school in Moray
Immersive virtual reality games are helping to encourage pupils at a school in Moray to be more physically active. Gamer2Mover, currently being trialled at Milne’s High School in Fochabers, involves...
Early years kids get taste of tech with new ‘STEM Starts’ centre in Moray
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IoT
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...
New sensor gloves could herald breakthrough in ‘handy’ robots
New sensor gloves developed by Edinburgh researchers could herald a breakthrough in how robots use their hands physically to perform tasks. The low-cost gloves detect hand gestures and subtle movements...
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...
New sensor gloves could herald breakthrough in ‘handy’ robots
New sensor gloves developed by Edinburgh researchers could herald a breakthrough in how robots use their hands physically to perform tasks. The low-cost gloves detect hand gestures and subtle movements...
Justice & Policing
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...
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
Scottish public sector organisations more likely to have AI strategy in place than private sector, per new survey
Scottish public sector organisations are more likely to have an AI strategy in place compared to the private sector, according to a new survey. Research from recruitment firm Livingston James...
Aberdeen City Council launches new website with upgraded AI assistant
Aberdeen City Council has launched a new website with an upgraded version of an AI-powered assistant that provides instant responses to residents and streamlines ‘customer care’. The new platform is...
New analysis shows AI could slash public sector admin task time by over a third in Scotland
New analysis has shown that artificial intelligence deployment in the public sector could help slash administration time by over a third in Scotland. So-called ‘repeatable’ office tasks such as documentation,...
AI adoption and ambition in the public sector – seven insights for moving from experimentation to trustworthy transformation
As public sector organisations move from AI experimentation to operational reality, we explore how governments can deploy AI responsibly, at scale and with trust, drawing on insights from senior leaders...
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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