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Finance Isle of Man partners with Fintech Scotland
Finance Isle of Man – set up to promote the financial and professional services industry on the island – has signed a partnership agreement with Fintech Scotland. The agreement will…
Ayrshire identified as most cost-effective place in the UK to launch a tech career
Ayrshire has been identified as the most cost-effective place in the UK to launch a tech career, based on median entry level salaries for the industry against the cost of…
Glasgow tech firm helps South African charity to improve HIV logistics operations
A Glasgow tech company is helping charity workers in South Africa to improve the logistical operations of delivering care and support to young women affected by HIV. Simul8, which uses…
Restaurant and takeaway tech specialist satisfies appetite of investors
A tech firm which specialises in providing electronic point of sale (EPOS) solutions to the food and drink market has secured a crowd-funded and private investment round of £730,000. Edinburgh-based…
Firms and universities to take young interns from Scotland’s coding academy
A collective of companies and universities have signed up to recruit young interns from Scotland’s national digital skills and coding academy. Fourteen young people will take up paid internships with…
Getting the best out of patient data is key to unlocking future health benefits in Scotland
It is important that clinicians’ voices are heard in the consultation around Scotland’s new health and care data strategy, which closes this week (12 August). Busy GPs like myself are the trusted…
How motherhood helped me be a better leader
Consider this an open letter to anyone I have worked with before I became a mother and before I fully understood how being a parent is actually a prized asset…
Tech cluster organisation supporting Scottish tourism innovation to work with Catalonian equivalent
A cluster management organisation supporting Scottish tourism innovation has struck a strategic partnership with its equivalent in the Catalan region of Spain. Traveltech for Scotland, a community of over 130…
GovTech
£16m defence technology programme launched for small firms
A £16 million fund has been launched by the UK Government to boost the country’s defence technology sector. The Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP) is designed to bring together small…
Scottish Enterprise launches online tool to help firms reach net zero
Scotland’s economic development agency has launched a free online tool to support businesses to develop sustainability plans. Scottish Enterprise’s new platform helps firms by making recommendations across five key areas on how they…
£16m defence technology programme launched for small firms
A £16 million fund has been launched by the UK Government to boost the country’s defence technology sector. The Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP) is designed to bring together small…
Scottish Enterprise launches online tool to help firms reach net zero
Scotland’s economic development agency has launched a free online tool to support businesses to develop sustainability plans. Scottish Enterprise’s new platform helps firms by making recommendations across five key areas on how they…
LocalGov
Tenement building ‘shared repairs’ app set for rollout across Scotland
An app which helps tenement building occupiers organise shared repairs is set for a nationwide deployment after successful trials in Edinburgh. Shared Repairs, developed by tech firm Novoville in partnership…
Aberdeen City Council transforms social care services with cloud ‘ecosystem’
A Scottish council has worked with Microsoft to transform its social care services by designing a new ecosystem in the cloud. Aberdeen City Council is using the US tech giant’s…
Tenement building ‘shared repairs’ app set for rollout across Scotland
An app which helps tenement building occupiers organise shared repairs is set for a nationwide deployment after successful trials in Edinburgh. Shared Repairs, developed by tech firm Novoville in partnership…
Aberdeen City Council transforms social care services with cloud ‘ecosystem’
A Scottish council has worked with Microsoft to transform its social care services by designing a new ecosystem in the cloud. Aberdeen City Council is using the US tech giant’s…
Health & care
Glasgow tech firm helps South African charity to improve HIV logistics operations
A Glasgow tech company is helping charity workers in South Africa to improve the logistical operations of delivering care and support to young women affected by HIV. Simul8, which uses…
Getting the best out of patient data is key to unlocking future health benefits in Scotland
It is important that clinicians’ voices are heard in the consultation around Scotland’s new health and care data strategy, which closes this week (12 August). Busy GPs like myself are the trusted…
Glasgow tech firm helps South African charity to improve HIV logistics operations
A Glasgow tech company is helping charity workers in South Africa to improve the logistical operations of delivering care and support to young women affected by HIV. Simul8, which uses…
Getting the best out of patient data is key to unlocking future health benefits in Scotland
It is important that clinicians’ voices are heard in the consultation around Scotland’s new health and care data strategy, which closes this week (12 August). Busy GPs like myself are the trusted…
Cyber
Scotland’s innovation centre for IoT promotes cybersecurity with new partnership
Scotland’s innovation centre for Internet of Things (IoT) technologies has partnered with an international advisory firm to support greater diversity in cybersecurity resilience. CENSIS and Mazars have developed a new…
SBRC awarded £500,000 to continue running ‘Exercise in a Box’ for cybersecurity
The Scottish Government has re-awarded Scotland’s national cyber organisation the contract to run the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) ‘Exercise in a Box’ programme. The £500,000 grant will enable the Scottish…
Scotland’s innovation centre for IoT promotes cybersecurity with new partnership
Scotland’s innovation centre for Internet of Things (IoT) technologies has partnered with an international advisory firm to support greater diversity in cybersecurity resilience. CENSIS and Mazars have developed a new…
SBRC awarded £500,000 to continue running ‘Exercise in a Box’ for cybersecurity
The Scottish Government has re-awarded Scotland’s national cyber organisation the contract to run the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) ‘Exercise in a Box’ programme. The £500,000 grant will enable the Scottish…
Getting the best out of patient data is key to unlocking future health benefits in Scotland
It is important that clinicians’ voices are heard in the consultation around Scotland’s new health and care data strategy, which closes this week (12 August). Busy GPs like myself are the trusted…
How motherhood helped me be a better leader
Consider this an open letter to anyone I have worked with before I became a mother and before I fully understood how being a parent is actually a prized asset…
‘We cannot achieve our goals without entrepreneurs’ – Kate Forbes on vision for new ‘tech scaler’ network
From the very start of my ministerial career, I have had responsibility for the Scottish tech sector – and I can still say what I have said from the start,…
Finding a role in cyber was ‘tough’ for Cheryl Torano. Now she’s determined to help other women join an under-represented industry
When I decided to upskill to change careers at the age of 30 and dive into the digital world, I knew I would be starting out at the bottom of…
Why innovation and marketing are the perfect partners to make changes that matter
With the rapid evolution of traditional marketing and the appearance of digital marketing, technology and innovation has become part of any marketer’s life without the need of working for a…
Transitioning to a four-day week – CEO’s vow to strike a healthier balance in the workplace
I came to Scotland nearly 20 years ago from Ireland, with no contacts but a lot of determination. While Ireland will always be my home, Scotland has given me amazing…
Women Lead: The female-led company championing intuitive working
Over the last two years, the pandemic forced a shift to more remote and flexible working practices. Whilst we might be seeing a “return to normal”, some companies are choosing…
Women Lead: My passion for young people to consider a career in digital
Twenty years ago, I stumbled across my career in digital marketing almost by accident. It was during my honours degree in marketing at Glasgow Caledonian University. I was on work…
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Education & Skills
Firms and universities to take young interns from Scotland’s coding academy
A collective of companies and universities have signed up to recruit young interns from Scotland’s national digital skills and coding academy. Fourteen young people will take up paid internships with…
Glasgow students’ climate change satellite to be launched into space after competition win
A team of Scottish university students will see a satellite they designed sent into space after winning a £600,000 national competition. The Glasgow University students were announced as the winners…
Firms and universities to take young interns from Scotland’s coding academy
A collective of companies and universities have signed up to recruit young interns from Scotland’s national digital skills and coding academy. Fourteen young people will take up paid internships with…
Glasgow students’ climate change satellite to be launched into space after competition win
A team of Scottish university students will see a satellite they designed sent into space after winning a £600,000 national competition. The Glasgow University students were announced as the winners…
Justice & Policing
Body-worn video camera tech moves a step closer to policing frontline in Scotland
The use of body-worn video (BWV) on the frontline of policing in Scotland moved a step closer this week after a report on the technology was published by a key…
Code of practice governing facial recognition technology could be approved by autumn
A new code of practice governing the use of biometrics in Scottish policing – including controversial facial recognition technology – could be approved for use by autumn. Dr Brian Plastow,…
Motorola invests in new Edinburgh innovation hub for first responder technology
Public safety technology giant Motorola Solutions has opened an Edinburgh office as it builds its presence in Scotland. The American enterprise tech company – which specialises in providing devices and…
Infrastructure, Connectivity & Built Environment
Scotland’s national investment bank ploughs £10m into light-powered WiFi
Scotland’s national investment bank has ploughed £10m into a specialist WiFi company that uses light to transmit wireless data rather than traditional radio waves. pureLiFi secured the cash to take…
Scotland’s national 5G centre works with Vodafone to develop new ‘use cases’
Scotland’s national centre for the advancement of 5G mobile connectivity is working with Vodafone to develop new ‘use cases’ for the technology. The Scotland 5G Centre is looking to pioneer…
Digital infrastructure boost as ‘asset map’ launched by government-backed project
A new digital infrastructure ‘asset map’ showing over 140,000 potential sites to locate mobile network equipment has been unveiled by a government-backed connectivity scheme. The online Infralink-Exchange platform gives mobile…
Data & AI
Edinburgh open document and data platform acquires household bill tech firm
An Edinburgh software company specialising in life planning has acquired a platform that allows consumers to manage all their household bills and subscriptions. Legado, an open document and data platform…
Glasgow patient intelligence firm appoints US executive as it eyes overseas expansion
A Glasgow based artificial intelligence-driven health firm has appointed a New York based executive as it eyes US expansion. Industry sales and marketing veteran Mike Strassberg will take on the…
Edinburgh data consultancy to double headcount after £2.3m boost
An Edinburgh-headquartered data science and transformation consultancy will double its headcount after a seven-figure boost. Growth capital investor BGF has invested £2.3 million in Optima Partners, supporting it to grow…
Robotic sensors could help transform prosthetics
A “pioneering” project which aims to develop advanced sensors for use in robotic systems could transform prosthetics. Scottish researchers hope to improve the dexterity and motor skills of robotic limbs…
Business & Economy
Finance Isle of Man partners with Fintech Scotland
Finance Isle of Man – set up to promote the financial and professional services industry on the island – has signed a partnership agreement with Fintech Scotland. The agreement will…
Ayrshire identified as most cost-effective place in the UK to launch a tech career
Ayrshire has been identified as the most cost-effective place in the UK to launch a tech career, based on median entry level salaries for the industry against the cost of…
Finance Isle of Man partners with Fintech Scotland
Finance Isle of Man – set up to promote the financial and professional services industry on the island – has signed a partnership agreement with Fintech Scotland. The agreement will…
Ayrshire identified as most cost-effective place in the UK to launch a tech career
Ayrshire has been identified as the most cost-effective place in the UK to launch a tech career, based on median entry level salaries for the industry against the cost of…
Fintech
Finance Isle of Man partners with Fintech Scotland
Finance Isle of Man – set up to promote the financial and professional services industry on the island – has signed a partnership agreement with Fintech Scotland. The agreement will…
Fintech Festival in Scotland to ‘celebrate collaborative innovation’
Celebrating collaborative innovation that is driving economic recovery will be a core theme at Scotland’s Fintech Festival which will take place over four weeks in September and October. This will…
Finance Isle of Man partners with Fintech Scotland
Finance Isle of Man – set up to promote the financial and professional services industry on the island – has signed a partnership agreement with Fintech Scotland. The agreement will…
Fintech Festival in Scotland to ‘celebrate collaborative innovation’
Celebrating collaborative innovation that is driving economic recovery will be a core theme at Scotland’s Fintech Festival which will take place over four weeks in September and October. This will…
