Cybercrime in Scotland remains flat but ‘significantly up’ from pre-pandemic levels
Cybercrime remained broadly flat in Scotland last year – up by 80 reported crimes, or 1 per cent – but incidents are still ‘significantly above’ pre-pandemic levels, according to a…
Government’s £26m post-school education and skills reforms ‘lack of clear delivery plan’, warns auditor
Scotland’s £26 million post-school education and skills reform programme is making slow progress and ‘lacks a clear delivery plan’, according to a public spending watchdog. Inadequate resourcing, weaknesses in governance…
New £750m supercomputer in Edinburgh to help crack cancer, turbo-charge the economy and heat local homes
Britain’s most powerful computer is being built just outside Edinburgh – with experts saying the development will ‘turbo-charge’ the nation’s research ambitions. Construction has begun on the UK’s next national…
Canva joins the classroom – visual design giant lands on Scotland’s national school platform
Canva, one of the world’s leading visual design platforms, has joined Scotland’s national digital learning platform for schools – giving thousands of pupils across the country access to creative and…
Digital triage ‘kiosks’ to support ‘faster, safer patient care’ in Glasgow hospitals
New digital triage ‘kiosks’ are being installed in Glasgow hospitals to support ‘faster, safer patient care’ in busy accident and emergency departments. The eTriage system has gone live at the…
Digital triage ‘kiosks’ to support ‘faster, safer patient care’ in Glasgow hospitals
New digital triage ‘kiosks’ are being installed in Glasgow hospitals to support ‘faster, safer patient care’ in busy accident and emergency departments. The eTriage system has gone live at the…
Survey of Scots businesses shows 94% are using AI with majority using the technology ‘every day’
A new survey of Scottish businesses ranging from small and medium sized firms to large corporates has revealed that 94 per cent are now using artificial intelligence. According to research…
Entries are in – what happens next for the Futurescot AI Challenge
Applications for the Futurescot AI Challenge 2026 closed on Wednesday 17 June, marking the end of the entry window and the start of the review and shortlisting process. We were…
AI training platform to help students prepare for clinical practice scoops £150,000 Scottish ‘EDGE’ prize
An AI training platform that helps students prepare for clinical practice through simulation of realistic patient conversations has scooped a £150,000 development prize. MedAscend, founded by University of Dundee student…
GovTech
Budget deficit to hit £529 million as Holyrood funding increase for local councils spent on teacher pay deal
The budget deficit for local authorities is on course to reach around £529 million as a Holyrood funding increase risks being swallowed by teachers’ pay rises and other existing commitments....
Public service reform motion passed at Holyrood as minister pledges ‘concrete proposals soon’
A public service reform motion was passed at Holyrood yesterday as the new cabinet secretary charged with ‘rewiring’ the sector pledged concrete proposals would be coming ‘soon’. MSPs debated the...
Budget deficit to hit £529 million as Holyrood funding increase for local councils spent on teacher pay deal
The budget deficit for local authorities is on course to reach around £529 million as a Holyrood funding increase risks being swallowed by teachers’ pay rises and other existing commitments....
Public service reform motion passed at Holyrood as minister pledges ‘concrete proposals soon’
A public service reform motion was passed at Holyrood yesterday as the new cabinet secretary charged with ‘rewiring’ the sector pledged concrete proposals would be coming ‘soon’. MSPs debated the...
Health & care
Digital triage ‘kiosks’ to support ‘faster, safer patient care’ in Glasgow hospitals
New digital triage ‘kiosks’ are being installed in Glasgow hospitals to support ‘faster, safer patient care’ in busy accident and emergency departments. The eTriage system has gone live at the...
AI training platform to help students prepare for clinical practice scoops £150,000 Scottish ‘EDGE’ prize
An AI training platform that helps students prepare for clinical practice through simulation of realistic patient conversations has scooped a £150,000 development prize. MedAscend, founded by University of Dundee student...
Digital triage ‘kiosks’ to support ‘faster, safer patient care’ in Glasgow hospitals
New digital triage ‘kiosks’ are being installed in Glasgow hospitals to support ‘faster, safer patient care’ in busy accident and emergency departments. The eTriage system has gone live at the...
AI training platform to help students prepare for clinical practice scoops £150,000 Scottish ‘EDGE’ prize
An AI training platform that helps students prepare for clinical practice through simulation of realistic patient conversations has scooped a £150,000 development prize. MedAscend, founded by University of Dundee student...
Cyber
Cybercrime in Scotland remains flat but ‘significantly up’ from pre-pandemic levels
Cybercrime remained broadly flat in Scotland last year – up by 80 reported crimes, or 1 per cent – but incidents are still ‘significantly above’ pre-pandemic levels, according to a...
Former NHS Scotland digital leader joins leading cyber firm
A former NHS Scotland digital leader who helped deliver emergency online services during the Covid pandemic has joined a leading cybersecurity firm. Deryck Mitchelson takes up a new role as...
Cybercrime in Scotland remains flat but ‘significantly up’ from pre-pandemic levels
Cybercrime remained broadly flat in Scotland last year – up by 80 reported crimes, or 1 per cent – but incidents are still ‘significantly above’ pre-pandemic levels, according to a...
Former NHS Scotland digital leader joins leading cyber firm
A former NHS Scotland digital leader who helped deliver emergency online services during the Covid pandemic has joined a leading cybersecurity firm. Deryck Mitchelson takes up a new role as...
Education & Skills
Government’s £26m post-school education and skills reforms ‘lack of clear delivery plan’, warns auditor
Scotland’s £26 million post-school education and skills reform programme is making slow progress and ‘lacks a clear delivery plan’, according to a public spending watchdog. Inadequate resourcing, weaknesses in governance...
Canva joins the classroom – visual design giant lands on Scotland’s national school platform
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Government’s £26m post-school education and skills reforms ‘lack of clear delivery plan’, warns auditor
Scotland’s £26 million post-school education and skills reform programme is making slow progress and ‘lacks a clear delivery plan’, according to a public spending watchdog. Inadequate resourcing, weaknesses in governance...
Canva joins the classroom – visual design giant lands on Scotland’s national school platform
Canva, one of the world’s leading visual design platforms, has joined Scotland’s national digital learning platform for schools – giving thousands of pupils across the country access to creative and...
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
Scotland’s top cop outlines vision for fully digitised justice system after rollout of body-worn video cameras
Scotland’s top cop has outlined a vision for a fully digitised justice system following the national rollout of body-worn video cameras for frontline police officers. Chief constable Jo Farrell pointed...
Ministers urged to introduce ‘primary legislation’ governing live facial recognition technology in Scotland
Ministers are being urged to consider introducing ‘primary legislation’ governing the use of controversial live facial recognition (LFR) technology in Scotland. Dr Brian Plastow, the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, has written...
Scotland’s top cop outlines vision for fully digitised justice system after rollout of body-worn video cameras
Scotland’s top cop has outlined a vision for a fully digitised justice system following the national rollout of body-worn video cameras for frontline police officers. Chief constable Jo Farrell pointed...
Ministers urged to introduce ‘primary legislation’ governing live facial recognition technology in Scotland
Ministers are being urged to consider introducing ‘primary legislation’ governing the use of controversial live facial recognition (LFR) technology in Scotland. Dr Brian Plastow, the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, has written...
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
New £750m supercomputer in Edinburgh to help crack cancer, turbo-charge the economy and heat local homes
Britain’s most powerful computer is being built just outside Edinburgh – with experts saying the development will ‘turbo-charge’ the nation’s research ambitions. Construction has begun on the UK’s next national...
Survey of Scots businesses shows 94% are using AI with majority using the technology ‘every day’
A new survey of Scottish businesses ranging from small and medium sized firms to large corporates has revealed that 94 per cent are now using artificial intelligence. According to research...
Entries are in – what happens next for the Futurescot AI Challenge
Applications for the Futurescot AI Challenge 2026 closed on Wednesday 17 June, marking the end of the entry window and the start of the review and shortlisting process. We were...
Scotland’s public sector is ready for the AI Challenge – and the webinars proved it
Last week, Futurescot and Storm ID wrapped up a series of three information and guidance webinars for organisations considering an entry to the 2026 AI Challenge. The sessions covered Scottish Local Government,...
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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