Glasgow audience gets insight into National Crime Agency effort to takedown world’s most prolific ransomware gang
Glasgow conference delegates got an insight on Tuesday into an operation led by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to take down the world’s most prolific ransomware gang. Attendees at Futurescot’s...
NHS Forth Valley approves plans for robotic-assisted surgery following £2.5 million government funding boost
NHS Forth Valley has approved plans to introduce robotic-assisted surgery after securing £2.5 million funding from the Scottish Government. The health board will use the technology to ‘significantly enhance’ the...
Edinburgh’s CodeBase appoints interim CEO as part of ‘strategic leadership transition’
Edinburgh’s CodeBase has appointed an interim CEO as part of a ‘strategic leadership transition’ that sees co-founder Stephen Coleman OBE move to a group chair role within the organisation. Jon...
Digital connectivity listed as one of seven key objectives to retain and attract people to Scotland’s island communities
Digital connectivity has been listed as one of seven key objectives to retain and attract people to Scotland’s island communities. The Scottish Government’s new National Islands Plan outlines how improved...
Decision to use live facial recognition technology in Scottish policing could take up to two years, warns policing vice chair
A decision to use controversial live facial recognition (LFR) technology in Scottish policing could take up to two years of further scrutiny, the vice chair of the Scottish Police Authority...
Wearable diagnostic brain sensors to medtech implants among ‘deep tech’ ventures emerging from Glasgow accelerator
Fourteen promising startups including wearable diagnostic brain sensors and medtech implants have benefited from a 13-week venture-building programme in Glasgow. A raft of young companies developing ‘deep tech’ applications with the...
Glasgow researchers develop AI safety and trustworthiness tool
Glasgow researchers have developed an AI safety and trustworthiness tool to help organisations, policymakers, and the public maximise the benefits of AI applications while identifying their potential harms. The free tool,...
New Scotland-wide street data facility allows residents to discover who is responsible for road maintenance
A new Scotland-wide street data facility allows residents to discover who is responsible for road maintenance in their local areas. Each street is assigned a unique street reference number which...
Scotland outperforming most of UK according to local government AI readiness report
Scotland is outperforming most of the UK when it comes to AI readiness among local authorities according to recently-published research findings. Analysis by experts from Heriot-Watt university in Edinburgh –...
Councils call for clearer national coordination and earlier engagement from network operators, per connectivity survey
Four out of five councils across the UK say digital connectivity is now a top local priority according to a new report from an independent telecoms consultancy. Edinburgh-based FarrPoint notes...
