Young goalie’s mum hails success of ‘hospital at home’ as health board pledges to expand programme
A young goalie who has a condition which makes him prone to regular chest infections is benefiting from an ever-expanding ‘hospital at home’ programme. Ollie Doran, 11, who requires regular…
Glasgow named ‘third most AI-ready city’ in the UK, per new report
Glasgow has been named as the third most AI-ready city outside of London, behind Bristol in second and Manchester in first place. The city by the Clyde emerged in the top…
More girls taking computing science but share remains stubbornly low, latest education stats show
More girls are taking computing science at both National 5 and Higher levels in Scotland but the share of entries remains stubbornly low, according to the latest education stats. New…
More ‘consistent’ approach sought for local government digital strategy and delivery
Scottish local councils will come together in the coming months to consider a more ‘consistent’ approach to digital strategy and delivery. Joint delivery plans, shared initiatives or collective investment may…
Scottish recruitment tech platform boss says Burnham ‘confused’ over AI hiring practices
The boss of a Scottish recruitment tech platform has suggested Andy Burnham’s recent comments about AI hiring practices are ‘confused’ – and not the reason so many young people are…
Scottish recruitment tech platform boss says Burnham ‘confused’ over AI hiring practices
The boss of a Scottish recruitment tech platform has suggested Andy Burnham’s recent comments about AI hiring practices are ‘confused’ – and not the reason so many young people are…
Police Scotland launches public survey ahead of digital strategy refresh
Police Scotland has launched a public survey to help inform the development of a new national digital, data and technology strategy. The force is asking for views to refresh its…
Department for Education and police national legal database targeted by hackers
The UK Government’s Department for Education and a police national legal database have been targeted in an online hack by a new cyber gang. ExfilSquad has claimed responsibility for a…
GP’s digital platform will support national network of walk-in mental health hubs
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GovTech
More ‘consistent’ approach sought for local government digital strategy and delivery
Scottish local councils will come together in the coming months to consider a more ‘consistent’ approach to digital strategy and delivery. Joint delivery plans, shared initiatives or collective investment may...
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Inverclyde Council is delivering highly-performing services and has a ‘strong’ track record on digital but needs to be more ambitious on addressing an £11 million funding gap, according to a...
More ‘consistent’ approach sought for local government digital strategy and delivery
Scottish local councils will come together in the coming months to consider a more ‘consistent’ approach to digital strategy and delivery. Joint delivery plans, shared initiatives or collective investment may...
Inverclyde Council ‘strong’ on digital but urged to be more ambitious on addressing £11m funding gap
Inverclyde Council is delivering highly-performing services and has a ‘strong’ track record on digital but needs to be more ambitious on addressing an £11 million funding gap, according to a...
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Young goalie’s mum hails success of ‘hospital at home’ as health board pledges to expand programme
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GP’s digital platform will support national network of walk-in mental health hubs
A digital platform created by a GP will provide additional support to Scotland’s first walk-in mental health hubs. The Dr-Julian app will support the Aberdeen and Glasgow hubs of the...
Young goalie’s mum hails success of ‘hospital at home’ as health board pledges to expand programme
A young goalie who has a condition which makes him prone to regular chest infections is benefiting from an ever-expanding ‘hospital at home’ programme. Ollie Doran, 11, who requires regular...
GP’s digital platform will support national network of walk-in mental health hubs
A digital platform created by a GP will provide additional support to Scotland’s first walk-in mental health hubs. The Dr-Julian app will support the Aberdeen and Glasgow hubs of the...
Cyber
Department for Education and police national legal database targeted by hackers
The UK Government’s Department for Education and a police national legal database have been targeted in an online hack by a new cyber gang. ExfilSquad has claimed responsibility for a...
UK Government to harness agentic AI for new national ‘cyber shield’
The UK Government’s national online security agency is to harness agentic AI to defend against autonomously generated cyber attacks targeting national infrastructure. Experts at the National Cyber Security Centre are...
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Education & Skills
More girls taking computing science but share remains stubbornly low, latest education stats show
More girls are taking computing science at both National 5 and Higher levels in Scotland but the share of entries remains stubbornly low, according to the latest education stats. New...
Scottish recruitment tech platform boss says Burnham ‘confused’ over AI hiring practices
The boss of a Scottish recruitment tech platform has suggested Andy Burnham’s recent comments about AI hiring practices are ‘confused’ – and not the reason so many young people are...
More girls taking computing science but share remains stubbornly low, latest education stats show
More girls are taking computing science at both National 5 and Higher levels in Scotland but the share of entries remains stubbornly low, according to the latest education stats. New...
Scottish recruitment tech platform boss says Burnham ‘confused’ over AI hiring practices
The boss of a Scottish recruitment tech platform has suggested Andy Burnham’s recent comments about AI hiring practices are ‘confused’ – and not the reason so many young people are...
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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
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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
Police Scotland launches public survey ahead of digital strategy refresh
Police Scotland has launched a public survey to help inform the development of a new national digital, data and technology strategy. The force is asking for views to refresh its...
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...
Police Scotland launches public survey ahead of digital strategy refresh
Police Scotland has launched a public survey to help inform the development of a new national digital, data and technology strategy. The force is asking for views to refresh its...
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...
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 named ‘third most AI-ready city’ in the UK, per new report
Glasgow has been named as the third most AI-ready city outside of London, behind Bristol in second and Manchester in first place. The city by the Clyde emerged in the top...
Scotland’s public sector asked: do you trust AI – and are you ready for it?
Futurescot today unveils a major new survey of public sector professionals to establish how artificial intelligence is understood, used and trusted across government, health, local authority and emergency services in...
On a mission for growth – Scotland needs to turn AI ambition into economic reality, urges top recruiter
AI is no longer a debate about a future way of working in Scotland. It is already reshaping how we think about how organisations function, the delivery of public services and how individuals build relevance...
From pilot to delivery: how the Scottish public sector can avoid certain ‘traps’ when scaling AI
We had the privilege of delivering a masterclass at Futurescot’s annual Public Sector AI conference in Glasgow in May, Scotland’s leading forum for exploring how artificial intelligence can reshape public...
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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