Edinburgh’s £1.3 billion ‘city deal’ hailed for creating 30,000 jobs
The £1.3 billion ‘city deal’ powering economic growth for Edinburgh and the south-east of Scotland has been credited with creating 30,000 jobs. The deal, which launched in 2018, is at the...
Budding founders encouraged to join national tech startup accelerator programme
Budding founders are being encouraged to join the latest cohort of Techscaler – the national tech startup accelerator programme. The Scottish Government’s flagship startup creation and development scheme – delivered...
Glasgow City Council signs £45 million deal to use local datacentre to provide ‘core compute and storage services’
Glasgow City Council has penned a £45 million deal with a local datacentre provider to provide the city’s ‘core compute and storage services’. DataVita, the green datacentre pioneer, which has...
Social care minister visits innovative ‘home recovery’ service in Lanarkshire
Scotland’s social care minister visited a Lanarkshire-based ‘home recovery’ service yesterday which is speeding up hospital discharge and supporting people to live independent lives. Tom Arthur, minister for social care...
Data-driven platform could help ease pressure of major events in Scotland
A new data-driven platform being developed in Edinburgh could help ease the transport and accommodation pressures of major Scottish events. Edinburgh’s Smart Data Foundry has received £35,000 in funding from...
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...
Early years kids get taste of tech with new ‘STEM Starts’ centre in Moray
Early years children are getting a taste of tech with the opening of a new ‘STEM Starts’ centre in Moray. The new centre, based at Elgin Library, was formally launched...
Digital pain assessment tool gets thumbs up from social care professionals after Scottish dementia study
A digital pain assessment has received positive feedback following a study into its use with dementia patients in Scottish care homes. PainChek was used as part of a trial with...
Virtual reality gaming helps get pupils moving at school in Moray
Immersive virtual reality games are helping to encourage pupils at a school in Moray to be more physically active. Gamer2Mover, currently being trialled at Milne’s High School in Fochabers, involves...
Lanarkshire chosen for AI Growth Zone status by UK Government – with pledge to create over 3,400 jobs
Lanarkshire has been chosen for AI Growth Zone status by the UK Government with a pledge to create over 3,400 high-skilled jobs for local people. The region has been selected...
