Plans submitted for new datacentre outside Glasgow as operator moves to assure public over water and energy use
A planning application has been submitted for a new datacentre outside Glasgow as the operator moves to assure the public over water and energy use. DataVita, Scotland’s homegrown datacentre operator,...
Digital measures in the new programme for government – broken down
A series of digital measures around greater provision of tech skills, supporting people back to work, connecting more communities and boosting the economy have been outlined in the new programme...
New government guidance to help Scottish public sector use AI ‘responsibly’
Ministers have published new guidance to help the Scottish public sector use AI ‘safely, responsibly and effectively’ for public services. The Scottish Government has released a suite of guidance and...
Scottish Government unveils major push towards home-based care in bid to ease hospital pressures
The Scottish Government has unveiled a major push towards home-based care in a bid to ease pressure on hospitals, in order to free up time for emergency cases. NHS bosses...
Former NatWest tech boss joins Community Justice Scotland’s board
A former head of technology at NatWest bank has joined the board of Community Justice Scotland – an organisation set up to advise ministers on preventing and reducing further offending....
Ten tech founders prepare for Silicon Valley visit thanks to government-backed growth programme
Ten tech founders are to head to Silicon Valley in October thanks to the Scottish Government-backed ‘Techscaler’ growth programme. The budding entrepreneurs will visit the epicentre of the global technology...
Modern digital case management among £62 million investment required to improve Scottish courts system
Modern digital case management is among a £62 million package of proposals put forward by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service to ease pressure on the justice system. Reforming criminal...
Passport verification added to Scottish Government’s secure, single sign-in digital identity service
Passport verification has been added to the Scottish Government’s secure, single sign-in digital identity service – as it was revealed there are now 900,000 users of the service across the...
Edinburgh space firm pioneers new ‘self-consuming rocket engine’
An Edinburgh-based space firm is pioneering a new ‘self-consuming rocket engine’ after partnering with a European aerospace company. Aurora Avionics has contracted with Alpha Impulsion, which has staff in France...
Scottish Government’s open data platform goes live as ‘public beta’
The Scottish Government’s new open data platform has gone live today as a ‘public beta’ service – featuring datasets from 14 different public sector organisations. The new data.gov.scot platform, which...
