Meet the new Chief Digital Officer for Scotland’s local councils
But just nine weeks into the job, and he’s already sick of the D-word“Digital transformation, government, I’ll do it, I’ll sort it out – it’s dead easy,” jokes Martyn Wallace,…
A fast moving world
Chris Yiu believes Uber will make a radical difference to the quality of people’s livesImagine a city without car parks, and how much space would be saved as a result….
Virgin Media’s network footprint is about to get bigger. And faster.
The cabling giant is expanding its high-speed infrastructure across Scotland as part of ‘Project Lightning’Virgin Media is the largest private network cable operator in the UK – offering broadband, TV,…
Need to know when the kids are almost home from school? There’ll be an app for that soon
First Group is trialling new software that will send bus notification alerts to parentsFrom a fairly ordinary local bus company bought out by managers when the market was deregulated in…
Scottish Government launches accelerator
Winning firms tackle public sector challengesSoftware companies are to develop potential solutions to a range of issues covering the environment, transport, education, health and social care. The Cabinet Secretary for…
Artificial intelligence ‘smart glasses’ for blind showcased in Glasgow
Smart glasses that use artificial intelligence to help blind and partially-sighted people were showcased in Glasgow earlier this month. The OrCam MyEye, developed by Israel-based firm OrCam, uses AI built…
‘Precision medicine’ is about to get extremely close up. And personal.
Software developed by Edinburgh-based Toshiba Medical Visualisation Systems can help show the human heart pulsing in 4D, and in real-time In a small office in Edinburgh a team of scientists…
How tablets help you take tablets
One company is using image recognition and augmented reality to help engage patientsFor many people, understanding medicines and treatments can be complex and frustrating. This can lead to failures in…
Scotland has the right mix for digital health and care
The sector is on track for growth thanks to its integrated health and care system, ideal test bed environment and rich patient dataWhat does the future of patient records look…
Meet the young tech entrepreneurs planning to shake up the way you buy tickets for gigs, theatre and shows
TickX aims to become a global price aggregator service for events After impressing investors at a technol- ogy talent showcase a ticket finder website which is operated from an office…
