Kevin O'Sullivan
Edinburgh’s tech sector sees 67% leap in investment
Edinburgh’s tech sector has seen an investment leap of 67% in the past year, according to new figures. The annual Tech Nation report shows the capital secured £120m in venture…
Heriot-Watt AI spin-out which helps ‘reduce isolation’ to play part in fight against coronavirus
A Scottish university spin-out is developing artificial intelligence (AI) software that that can understand and respond to human conversation, which can help play a part in the global fight against…
Scotland’s STEM bursary scheme for ‘career-changers’ to be extended this year
Scotland’s STEM Bursary Scheme is being expanded this year to encourage more people to train as secondary school teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). That means 150 career…
Award-winning platform which improves quality of life for cancer patients set for national roll-out
My Clinical Outcomes (MCO), an award-winning online platform which uses data to improve the quality of life of cancer patients, is targeting a national roll-out following the success of five…
Scotland loses top spot in league of working women
Scotland has lost its top spot as the best place in the UK for working women, overtaken by the South West of England, Northern Ireland and Wales, respectively. The country…
‘Green’ data centre announces 76% growth in revenues in 2019
A purpose-built data centre powered 100 per cent by renewable energy sources and serving an estimated 2 million people in Scotland has reported strong growth rates in 2019. Lanarkshire-based DataVita…
Upskilling and retraining for future jobs a ‘national challenge’ that needs a collaborative response
Business, government and the education sector need to work more closely together in order to meet Scotland’s future skills needs, according to one of the country’s leading business organisations. There…
CivTech poised to join frontline response in fight against climate change
CivTech – the Scottish Government’s flagship innovation and technology accelerator scheme for start-up companies – is poised to become a significant addition to the public sector response to climate change….
New alliance between Scottish Enterprise and Boeing will focus on space, advanced manufacturing and digital
Scotland’s business support agency has signed a strategic alliance with the world’s largest aerospace company – focused on sectors including space, advanced manufacturing and digital technologies Boeing and Scottish Enterprise…
CivTech poised to join frontline response in fight against climate change
CivTech – the Scottish Government’s flagship innovation and technology accelerator scheme for start-up companies – is poised to become a significant addition to the public sector response to climate change. The…