Edinburgh is Britain’s biggest bandwidth user
From the kids watching Disney+ to DIY tutorials on YouTube, the UK’s broadband network has been under immense pressure during lockdown, but which city is the UK’s biggest bandwidth user…
CityFibre announces 10,000 jobs boost
Thousands of jobs, targeted at both skilled and unskilled people, service-leavers and unemployed, to be created across CityFibre’s network of construction partners. CityFibre, the UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform,…
University of Glasgow set to launch Summer STEM Academy for lockdown learning
The Summer STEM Academy is a series of online science and engineering workshops aimed at school pupils and teachers which has been arranged by Dr Margaret Ritchie from The University…
Creative Informatics Innovation Showcase 2020
To mark the first year of the programme, Creative Informatics is holding a CI Innovation Showcase event online, on Wednesday the 17th of June. This free, all day event will…
UK Tech Ecosystem Update
A recent report published on behalf of the UK Government’s Digital Economy Council shows the resilience of startups and growing tech companies in Scotland who continue to attract investment, are…
The Scottish Police Authority publish £6m tender document
In a tender notice published this week, the authority is inviting bids from software and services suppliers to create a virtual analytics platform, acquire a metadata management product and data…
National map of Scotland’s pavement widths
The map has already been taken up by over 30 local authorities, including Glasgow, Stirling and East Dunbartonshire. Analysis has revealed that only 30% of the UK’s pavements are at…
City of Glasgow College bringing together the UK’s leading literacy experts and software developers
City of Glasgow College is leading a project that brings together the UK’s leading literacy experts and software developers. The college is developing a new smartphone app as part of…
The Digital Directorate has said that public cloud should be the default platform for user services
The Digital Directorate has said that public cloud should be the default platform for user services, with partner organisations considering cloud before other options. The new Cloud First policy statement…
‘Bat-like’ sensor could help social distancing as lockdown lifts
A disruptive Scottish start-up company based in the Edinburgh Business School Incubator has developed a sensor which allows an Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) to understand the physical world around it. Taking…
Building Scotland’s reputation on the world stage for data and AI
The Data Lab is helping startups develop cutting-edge tech – fit for the pandemic. It’s been a difficult year for every aspect of our society, with the wider implications of…
Untangling the web
Scotland needs to get serious about cybersecurity. As a nation we invest heavily in supporting data-driven innovation and building the technologies of the future. But we spend far too little…
