Scotland must get its “act together” as country misses out on new deep-tech unicorns, warns former minister
A former government minister has urged Scotland to get its “act together” after a major new report revealed that none of this year’s new UK deep-tech unicorns appear to be…
Schools, NHS services and GP practices across Scotland disrupted by global Microsoft outage
Schools, NHS services and GP practices are among thousands of organisations across Scotland impacted this morning by a global Microsoft outage. At least 17 public bodies, including Police Scotland, 13…
Health and net zero startups among 11 Scottish firms named in Techscaler’s ‘ones to watch’
Startups working on AI cancer pathology, epilepsy implants and home energy retrofit are among 11 Scottish technology companies named in the latest ‘ones to watch’ report from Techscaler, the Scottish…
In Denmark shared data is the foundation for the public sector’s infrastructure
Shared authoritative data sources are the keystones in Denmark’s efficient and joined-up public sector. It is on the basis of these that tax collection, benefit payments and straightforward access to…
Scottish Government launches free online cyber training as AI-powered attacks on organisations escalate
Organisations across Scotland are being urged to strengthen their defences against escalating cyberattacks, which are increasingly being driven by AI. The Scottish Government has launched a free e-learning course to…
NHS Grampian draws up drone ‘blueprint’ to boost remote and rural care
NHS Grampian is leading work on a drone ‘blueprint’ that could help patients in remote and rural Scotland get faster access to medical supplies, diagnostics and emergency care. The board’s…
Avanade to acquire Robiquity, the AI firm working with NHS Scotland on cancer care
Avanade, the Microsoft and Accenture joint venture, has agreed to acquire a pioneering AI and automation specialist whose technology is helping cancer clinicians in Scotland save an estimated 15,600 hours…
Skyresponse: helping to shape the future of connected health and social care
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Exclusive: Scotland in ‘perilous position’ over police use of facial recognition tech, warns the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner
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GovTech
In Denmark shared data is the foundation for the public sector’s infrastructure
Shared authoritative data sources are the keystones in Denmark’s efficient and joined-up public sector. It is on the basis of these that tax collection, benefit payments and straightforward access to...
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MSPs have urged the Scottish Government to keep funding its invest-to-save scheme, warning that the digital transformation needed to reform public services may not happen without upfront investment. In its...
In Denmark shared data is the foundation for the public sector’s infrastructure
Shared authoritative data sources are the keystones in Denmark’s efficient and joined-up public sector. It is on the basis of these that tax collection, benefit payments and straightforward access to...
MSPs warn public service reform needs upfront investment in digital
MSPs have urged the Scottish Government to keep funding its invest-to-save scheme, warning that the digital transformation needed to reform public services may not happen without upfront investment. In its...
Health & care
NHS Grampian draws up drone ‘blueprint’ to boost remote and rural care
NHS Grampian is leading work on a drone ‘blueprint’ that could help patients in remote and rural Scotland get faster access to medical supplies, diagnostics and emergency care. The board’s...
Avanade to acquire Robiquity, the AI firm working with NHS Scotland on cancer care
Avanade, the Microsoft and Accenture joint venture, has agreed to acquire a pioneering AI and automation specialist whose technology is helping cancer clinicians in Scotland save an estimated 15,600 hours...
NHS Grampian draws up drone ‘blueprint’ to boost remote and rural care
NHS Grampian is leading work on a drone ‘blueprint’ that could help patients in remote and rural Scotland get faster access to medical supplies, diagnostics and emergency care. The board’s...
Avanade to acquire Robiquity, the AI firm working with NHS Scotland on cancer care
Avanade, the Microsoft and Accenture joint venture, has agreed to acquire a pioneering AI and automation specialist whose technology is helping cancer clinicians in Scotland save an estimated 15,600 hours...
Cyber
Schools, NHS services and GP practices across Scotland disrupted by global Microsoft outage
Schools, NHS services and GP practices are among thousands of organisations across Scotland impacted this morning by a global Microsoft outage. At least 17 public bodies, including Police Scotland, 13...
Scottish Government launches free online cyber training as AI-powered attacks on organisations escalate
Organisations across Scotland are being urged to strengthen their defences against escalating cyberattacks, which are increasingly being driven by AI. The Scottish Government has launched a free e-learning course to...
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Scottish Government launches free online cyber training as AI-powered attacks on organisations escalate
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Education & Skills
New digital and technology support programme to help entrepreneurs across Highlands and Islands
A new digital and technology support programme will help around 100 entrepreneurs and organisations across the Highlands and Islands. The one-year Digital and Technology Entrepreneurship (DaTE) programme will support startups...
Digital health and care schools programme nominated for prestigious business award
A digital health and care schools programme – which works to foster entrepreneurial and technology skills in young people across Scotland – has been nominated for a prestigious business award....
New digital and technology support programme to help entrepreneurs across Highlands and Islands
A new digital and technology support programme will help around 100 entrepreneurs and organisations across the Highlands and Islands. The one-year Digital and Technology Entrepreneurship (DaTE) programme will support startups...
Digital health and care schools programme nominated for prestigious business award
A digital health and care schools programme – which works to foster entrepreneurial and technology skills in young people across Scotland – has been nominated for a prestigious business award....
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
Exclusive: Scotland in ‘perilous position’ over police use of facial recognition tech, warns the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner
Scotland could become one of a few countries in Europe without primary legislation governing police use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology, the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner has warned....
One justice journey, many systems: the work between systems matters
What digital justice transformation can learn from coordination, workflow and governed AI A person moving through the justice system experiences one journey. The organisations involved, however, often work across different...
Exclusive: Scotland in ‘perilous position’ over police use of facial recognition tech, warns the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner
Scotland could become one of a few countries in Europe without primary legislation governing police use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology, the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner has warned....
One justice journey, many systems: the work between systems matters
What digital justice transformation can learn from coordination, workflow and governed AI A person moving through the justice system experiences one journey. The organisations involved, however, often work across different...
Infrastructure, Connectivity & Built Environment
Edinburgh railway geospatial mapping tech firm aims to crack $78 billion US market
An Edinburgh-based tech firm that uses geospatial mapping to pinpoint railway defects is aiming to crack a $78 billion US track maintenance market. Machines With Vision uses an innovative camera...
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...
Data & AI
Scottish Government launches free online cyber training as AI-powered attacks on organisations escalate
Organisations across Scotland are being urged to strengthen their defences against escalating cyberattacks, which are increasingly being driven by AI. The Scottish Government has launched a free e-learning course to...
Why changing asset management software doesn’t have to be difficult
Switching from manual asset management processes, such as spreadsheets, to an Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system can feel overwhelming – especially for authorities with an ageing workforce or those unfamiliar...
Smarter technology, better public services. What’s missing?
AI offers government an opportunity to rethink how services are planned, organised and delivered. The missing link is turning that potential into practical changes in how public services work. An...
Leading Scottish AI consultancy launches programme to move organisations ‘beyond’ pilots
Edinburgh-headquartered CreateFuture has launched Scotland First, a programme aimed at helping Scottish organisations, from industry to the public sector, get AI out of the pilot stage and into production at...
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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