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Approval granted for Scotland’s first net-zero college building
Plans for Scotland’s first net zero education building have been approved by the Scottish Government. Fife College submitted the business case for the new Dunfermline campus in August. Scottish ministers…
New app will alert Scottish businesses to credible cyber threats
A new app will help Scottish businesses stay safe on and offline by alerting them to threats to their operations – including cyber attacks. The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has…
How SEPA saw the light after attack from the dark web
‘No one is safe” is unnerving to hear, of course. But for Terry A’Hearn, the chief executive of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), he is describing a plain, albeit…
Dundee esports league to spark gaming revolution in Scotland
Dundee is set to further cement its place as Europe’s gaming capital by hosting a “groundbreaking” event which will offer a glimpse of a “new era” of sports entertainment. Next…
Global client wins accelerate growth for Scottish sensor startup
A Scottish remote sensor company has secured a series of global customer wins across the aerospace, oil and gas, and energy sectors. The Glasgow-based startup’s new clients include major industry…
New partnership to transform Edinburgh into world-leading ‘smart city’
A global IT company has signed a five-year contract to support Edinburgh’s transformation into one of the world’s leading ‘smart cities’. The city council’s deal with Canada-headquartered CGI includes deployment…
Highland Council showcases low carbon vehicles ahead of Cop26
The Highland Council is showcasing a variety of low carbon transport options ahead of the crucial Cop26 climate change summit in Glasgow next month. ‘Low Carbon Day’ will see a…
Scottish vaccine passport must be ‘scrapped for good’ despite update
The SNP Government must accept its Covid passport scheme has failed and “scrap it for good”, the Scottish Labour party has said – despite an update giving enhanced protection to…
GovTech
New app will alert Scottish businesses to credible cyber threats
A new app will help Scottish businesses stay safe on and offline by alerting them to threats to their operations – including cyber attacks. The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has…
New partnership to transform Edinburgh into world-leading ‘smart city’
A global IT company has signed a five-year contract to support Edinburgh’s transformation into one of the world’s leading ‘smart cities’. The city council’s deal with Canada-headquartered CGI includes deployment…
New app will alert Scottish businesses to credible cyber threats
A new app will help Scottish businesses stay safe on and offline by alerting them to threats to their operations – including cyber attacks. The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has…
New partnership to transform Edinburgh into world-leading ‘smart city’
A global IT company has signed a five-year contract to support Edinburgh’s transformation into one of the world’s leading ‘smart cities’. The city council’s deal with Canada-headquartered CGI includes deployment…
LocalGov
Dundee esports league to spark gaming revolution in Scotland
Dundee is set to further cement its place as Europe’s gaming capital by hosting a “groundbreaking” event which will offer a glimpse of a “new era” of sports entertainment. Next…
New partnership to transform Edinburgh into world-leading ‘smart city’
A global IT company has signed a five-year contract to support Edinburgh’s transformation into one of the world’s leading ‘smart cities’. The city council’s deal with Canada-headquartered CGI includes deployment…
Dundee esports league to spark gaming revolution in Scotland
Dundee is set to further cement its place as Europe’s gaming capital by hosting a “groundbreaking” event which will offer a glimpse of a “new era” of sports entertainment. Next…
New partnership to transform Edinburgh into world-leading ‘smart city’
A global IT company has signed a five-year contract to support Edinburgh’s transformation into one of the world’s leading ‘smart cities’. The city council’s deal with Canada-headquartered CGI includes deployment…
Health & Care
Embracing data-driven solutions to revolutionise mental health care
Mental health care in the UK is currently in the midst of a ‘digital revolution.’ With a number of new and innovative services to choose from – whether that be…
NHS Covid status app failure “deeply regrettable” says First Minister
Nicola Sturgeon has blamed a technical fault in NHS systems for the failure of the new covid status app when it was launched last week. The First Minister said it…
Councils turn to tech in face of mental health crisis
Pressure is mounting on the Scottish Government to tackle Covid-related surge As Scots continue to relish the once-taken-for-granted freedoms of life in level zero and a new “normal” is carved…
Innovation call aims to help solve Scotland’s £1.7bn frailty problem
With an ageing population, it’s little wonder that frailty presents some big challenges for the long-term sustainability of Scotland’s healthcare system. As people age, both physical and mental infirmities mean a complex range of care…
Cyber
How SEPA saw the light after attack from the dark web
‘No one is safe” is unnerving to hear, of course. But for Terry A’Hearn, the chief executive of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), he is describing a plain, albeit…
How Facebook took themselves off the internet… a lesson in resilience and a need to decentralise
In a post-pandemic world, one thing that we are now sure of is that we are almost completely dependent on the internet for both our social and working lives. Over…
How SEPA saw the light after attack from the dark web
‘No one is safe” is unnerving to hear, of course. But for Terry A’Hearn, the chief executive of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), he is describing a plain, albeit…
How Facebook took themselves off the internet… a lesson in resilience and a need to decentralise
In a post-pandemic world, one thing that we are now sure of is that we are almost completely dependent on the internet for both our social and working lives. Over…
Cybercrime: Ready, Resilient & Responsive
27 Oct 2021
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Aberdeenshire leads the way in work-based learning
There has long been debate about the distinction to be drawn between vocational and academic learning. However, in Aberdeenshire Council the focus is on what is best for our learners;…
5G connectivity can ’empower people to restore our planet’
Six years on from the Paris Climate Accords and the world is still getting warmer. We are now seeing first-hand the impact of climate change – the floods and fires…
Cracking the code to offline computational thinking
In our digitally connected world, it can be argued that coding and especially computational thinking have become essential parts of a new ‘computing literacy’ to support traditional literacy. These computational…
Edinburgh rocket company encourages girls to reach for the stars
Since Yuri Gagarin’s maiden trip into space 60 years ago, the aerospace industry has been largely dominated by men. Men are, on average, paid £11,000 more than women. The mean…
How to keep women in tech
Discussions around the gender gap in technology tend to focus on the challenges women face when entering the sector – that is, the subjects they’re encouraged to study at school…
Putting the fun back into learning with edtech and edutainment
Life is all about learning, no matter how young or old you are. If you close your eyes for a second and think back to your school years, it will…
How Facebook took themselves off the internet… a lesson in resilience and a need to decentralise
In a post-pandemic world, one thing that we are now sure of is that we are almost completely dependent on the internet for both our social and working lives. Over…
Forget the elevator, it’s the second pitch that will help you scale new heights
What you say to industry analysts makes the difference in growth The UK is one of the most vibrant places in the world for creating tech ventures. Yet, according to…
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Education & Skills
Approval granted for Scotland’s first net-zero college building
Plans for Scotland’s first net zero education building have been approved by the Scottish Government. Fife College submitted the business case for the new Dunfermline campus in August. Scottish ministers…
Aberdeenshire leads the way in work-based learning
There has long been debate about the distinction to be drawn between vocational and academic learning. However, in Aberdeenshire Council the focus is on what is best for our learners;…
Scottish university launches blockchain lab with Chinese tech firm
A Scottish university has unveiled a new blockchain research lab as part of a £1.3 million research partnership with a Chinese tech company. The Moshan Blockchain Lab at the University…
Fears ‘valuable staff’ could be lost thanks to Scottish education reform
Concerns have been raised that “many, many valuable staff” could be lost if two key education bodies in Scotland are reformed and replaced as planned. The overhaul of Education Scotland…
Justice & Policing
Contract awarded for new £10m digital evidence sharing platform
The contract for a new £10m digital evidence sharing platform for justice agencies in Scotland has been awarded to a leading technology company. Axon, the US-headquartered public safety tech firm,…
Is digital age in sight for Police Scotland?
Almost a decade since they were first used, the national rollout of body cameras could revolutionise policing The use of body-worn cameras has transformed policing and the criminal justice system…
Cybercrime nearly doubles in single year as Covid forces criminals online
Cybercrime in Scotland has nearly doubled in a single year as more criminals have moved their operations online. Alarming new figures have revealed there were 14,130 cyber-crimes in 2020-21, a 95…
Infrastructure, Connectivity & Built Environment
Finance secretary welcomes £270m full fibre rollout in Glasgow
Scotland’s finance secretary has welcomed the £270 million rollout of full fibre in Glasgow – the largest city-wide investment in the deployment of the ‘superfast’ broadband anywhere in the UK. …
‘Game changing’ initiative launched to drive efficiencies in oil and gas industry
A “game changing” project to accelerate the pace at which technologies used to close unviable oil and gas wells are qualified and commercialised has been launched to improve industry performance….
Cairngorms partners with IoT provider to monitor Covid tourism flows
The UK’s largest national park has partnered with leading Internet of Things (IoT) provider, North, to access data which will help it manage a Covid-related surge in visitors. The Cairngorms…
Data & AI
Scottish AI startup offers new route to 5G network management
A new Scottish company promises to “drastically” reduce the need for expensive hardware and computing resources that fifth generation connectivity providers require. Net AI, spun out of the University of…
Edinburgh rocket company encourages girls to reach for the stars
Since Yuri Gagarin’s maiden trip into space 60 years ago, the aerospace industry has been largely dominated by men. Men are, on average, paid £11,000 more than women. The mean…
New app allows Borderers to book a bus on-demand
An app that allow travellers in the Scottish Borders to hail a local bus like they would a taxi has been launched. The new service is designed to provide “unprecedented…
Firm foundations to unlock digital estate
Data and technology will be key enablers of the enhanced performance of our built environment The United Nations estimates that the built environment contributes to 40 per cent of global…
Business & Economy
Dundee esports league to spark gaming revolution in Scotland
Dundee is set to further cement its place as Europe’s gaming capital by hosting a “groundbreaking” event which will offer a glimpse of a “new era” of sports entertainment. Next…
Global client wins accelerate growth for Scottish sensor startup
A Scottish remote sensor company has secured a series of global customer wins across the aerospace, oil and gas, and energy sectors. The Glasgow-based startup’s new clients include major industry…
Dundee esports league to spark gaming revolution in Scotland
Dundee is set to further cement its place as Europe’s gaming capital by hosting a “groundbreaking” event which will offer a glimpse of a “new era” of sports entertainment. Next…
Global client wins accelerate growth for Scottish sensor startup
A Scottish remote sensor company has secured a series of global customer wins across the aerospace, oil and gas, and energy sectors. The Glasgow-based startup’s new clients include major industry…
