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Fintech champions named for Scotland and Wales – completing UK nations network
Fintech champions have been appointed for Scotland and Wales – completing a network of UK nations representing innovative companies and startups in the sector. Glasgow’s DirectID, an early pioneer of…
Five IoT trends for 2023 as the ‘remarkable’ growth of connected devices continues
The difference between the adoption and deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies pre and post-Covid-19 pandemic has been quite remarkable. While just a few years ago we were mainly…
South Lanarkshire council slashes energy costs with renewables-powered datacentre
A Scottish local authority has massively reduced its carbon footprint after upgrading and moving its digital and IT services provision to a renewables-powered datacentre. South Lanarkshire council is transforming its…
How Nude is homing in on young people’s dreams
Glasgow fintech Nude is on a mission to get young people saving for their first home. Using innovative technology, the company’s app can track spending habits, informing users how to…
Crosswell focuses on coalitions to remove innovation blocks
Finance chief Charlotte Crosswell has been instrumental in bringing open banking to the UK. With six million people and 600,000 SMEs benefiting from greater interoperability between online banking services, she…
NHS’s National Digital Platform to lay foundation for ’revolution’ in health and care
A new National Digital Platform was launched today by NHS Education for Scotland, which promises to ’lay the foundation for a revolution’ in health and social care. The cloud-based service,…
Inside the National Digital Platform for future health and care delivery in Scotland
Christopher Wroath has worked in technology-focused roles within the NHS in Scotland since 2014. He recalls the “good old days” of digital transformation and the Government Digital Service, which had…
Tech firm partners with high school to address local IT skills challenges
A tech firm has partnered with a high school in Dumfriesshire to address local IT skills challenges. ETB Technologies has teamed up with Dalbeattie High School to create a new…
GovTech
South Lanarkshire council slashes energy costs with renewables-powered datacentre
A Scottish local authority has massively reduced its carbon footprint after upgrading and moving its digital and IT services provision to a renewables-powered datacentre. South Lanarkshire council is transforming its…
Edinburgh tech firm to use AI to produce fuel poverty risk maps across the UK
An Edinburgh-based tech firm has partnered with a nationwide smart meter company to produce fuel poverty risk maps across the UK. UrbanTide’s powerful AI platform uZero will use anonymised smart…
South Lanarkshire council slashes energy costs with renewables-powered datacentre
A Scottish local authority has massively reduced its carbon footprint after upgrading and moving its digital and IT services provision to a renewables-powered datacentre. South Lanarkshire council is transforming its…
Edinburgh tech firm to use AI to produce fuel poverty risk maps across the UK
An Edinburgh-based tech firm has partnered with a nationwide smart meter company to produce fuel poverty risk maps across the UK. UrbanTide’s powerful AI platform uZero will use anonymised smart…
LocalGov
Council’s vision to integrate digital as part of organisational change
A Scottish local authority has set out its vision to integrate digital as part of a programme of organisational change. Highland Council has approved new Information and Communications Technology (ICT)…
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…
Council’s vision to integrate digital as part of organisational change
A Scottish local authority has set out its vision to integrate digital as part of a programme of organisational change. Highland Council has approved new Information and Communications Technology (ICT)…
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…
Health & care
NHS’s National Digital Platform to lay foundation for ’revolution’ in health and care
A new National Digital Platform was launched today by NHS Education for Scotland, which promises to ’lay the foundation for a revolution’ in health and social care. The cloud-based service,…
Inside the National Digital Platform for future health and care delivery in Scotland
Christopher Wroath has worked in technology-focused roles within the NHS in Scotland since 2014. He recalls the “good old days” of digital transformation and the Government Digital Service, which had…
NHS’s National Digital Platform to lay foundation for ’revolution’ in health and care
A new National Digital Platform was launched today by NHS Education for Scotland, which promises to ’lay the foundation for a revolution’ in health and social care. The cloud-based service,…
Inside the National Digital Platform for future health and care delivery in Scotland
Christopher Wroath has worked in technology-focused roles within the NHS in Scotland since 2014. He recalls the “good old days” of digital transformation and the Government Digital Service, which had…
Cyber
Scottish cyber leader to receive honorary degree
A Scottish cybersecurity leader who was instrumental in the setup of the first national resilience centre for businesses will receive an honorary degree this week for her contribution to the…
To combat cyber threats – ‘Defend as One’
Nation-state-sponsored Threat Groups threaten global security and stability, and governments take these threats very seriously. ‘Defend as One’ is one of the critical priorities for the UK Cyber Security Strategy…
Scottish cyber leader to receive honorary degree
A Scottish cybersecurity leader who was instrumental in the setup of the first national resilience centre for businesses will receive an honorary degree this week for her contribution to the…
To combat cyber threats – ‘Defend as One’
Nation-state-sponsored Threat Groups threaten global security and stability, and governments take these threats very seriously. ‘Defend as One’ is one of the critical priorities for the UK Cyber Security Strategy…
Education & Skills
Tech firm partners with high school to address local IT skills challenges
A tech firm has partnered with a high school in Dumfriesshire to address local IT skills challenges. ETB Technologies has teamed up with Dalbeattie High School to create a new…
Parliamentary reception celebrates young software engineering talent from Scottish universities
Scottish universities are developing some of the brightest minds when it comes to software engineering talent, a fact which was celebrated at a recent reception held in Holyrood on 2nd…
Tech firm partners with high school to address local IT skills challenges
A tech firm has partnered with a high school in Dumfriesshire to address local IT skills challenges. ETB Technologies has teamed up with Dalbeattie High School to create a new…
Parliamentary reception celebrates young software engineering talent from Scottish universities
Scottish universities are developing some of the brightest minds when it comes to software engineering talent, a fact which was celebrated at a recent reception held in Holyrood on 2nd…
Justice & Policing
Protecting citizens with integrated public safety solutions
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and ranks among the top 10 most liveable cities in the world. One key contributor to this achievement is the Zurich City Police….
Next generation cloud technology is transforming communications in policing
Policing is under pressure: demand is at unprecedented levels, crime is rising, public confidence is diminishing and resources are stretched. To top it all, a new wave of leaders in…
Pointing the finger – towards a future for biometrics in Scottish policing
Not all suspects tell the truth, and identifying individuals suspected of crimes prior to arrest relies on being able to cross-check information they give about themselves. Advances in technology now…
Infrastructure, Connectivity & Built Environment
New full fibre network to bring high speed connectivity to 4,500 homes and businesses
Construction of a new full fibre broadband network is underway in Aberdeenshire – bringing high speed internet connectivity to 4,500 local premises. The network will stretch across the towns of Portlethen and Newtonhill…
Stirling claims status as ‘first augmented reality city in the world’
Stirling is claiming the status of being the ‘first augmented reality city in the world’ after installing a series of objects around the city that come to life through digital…
Onlife life transformed after drama in the deep seas
It is a project designed to deliver the most up-to-date of technology, but it could have been blown off course by a military relic. The Royal Navy had to step…
Data & AI
Five IoT trends for 2023 as the ‘remarkable’ growth of connected devices continues
The difference between the adoption and deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies pre and post-Covid-19 pandemic has been quite remarkable. While just a few years ago we were mainly…
Edinburgh tech firm to use AI to produce fuel poverty risk maps across the UK
An Edinburgh-based tech firm has partnered with a nationwide smart meter company to produce fuel poverty risk maps across the UK. UrbanTide’s powerful AI platform uZero will use anonymised smart…
Glasgow satellite firm launches space ‘bus’ design at expo event
A Glasgow satellite firm has launched a space ‘bus’ design at an international expo event in Germany. Spire, which specialises in space-based data, analytics and space services, is bringing the vehicle…
Stirling claims status as ‘first augmented reality city in the world’
Stirling is claiming the status of being the ‘first augmented reality city in the world’ after installing a series of objects around the city that come to life through digital…
Business & Economy
Scotland’s first national games week puts ‘booming’ sector in spotlight
Scotland’s first national games week celebrated the success of a ‘booming’ sector and gave an opportunity for pioneering designers, coders and educators to collaborate and innovate. With six major events…
Scottish agritech firm to expand operations into the US
A Scottish agritech firm that grows crops in vertically stacked indoors columns to save space, energy and water is set to expand its operations into North America. Intelligent Growth Solutions…
Scotland’s first national games week puts ‘booming’ sector in spotlight
Scotland’s first national games week celebrated the success of a ‘booming’ sector and gave an opportunity for pioneering designers, coders and educators to collaborate and innovate. With six major events…
Scottish agritech firm to expand operations into the US
A Scottish agritech firm that grows crops in vertically stacked indoors columns to save space, energy and water is set to expand its operations into North America. Intelligent Growth Solutions…
Fintech
Fintech champions named for Scotland and Wales – completing UK nations network
Fintech champions have been appointed for Scotland and Wales – completing a network of UK nations representing innovative companies and startups in the sector. Glasgow’s DirectID, an early pioneer of…
How Nude is homing in on young people’s dreams
Glasgow fintech Nude is on a mission to get young people saving for their first home. Using innovative technology, the company’s app can track spending habits, informing users how to…
Fintech champions named for Scotland and Wales – completing UK nations network
Fintech champions have been appointed for Scotland and Wales – completing a network of UK nations representing innovative companies and startups in the sector. Glasgow’s DirectID, an early pioneer of…
How Nude is homing in on young people’s dreams
Glasgow fintech Nude is on a mission to get young people saving for their first home. Using innovative technology, the company’s app can track spending habits, informing users how to…
