“Slightly concerning” drop in VC investment in Scottish start-ups
More than £23.8 million of Venture Capital (VC) was invested into Scottish start-ups in the second quarter of 2019, with the bulk of funds spent on technology and healthcare businesses,...
The public sector and the Internet of Things. Could 2019 be the year when smart networks really take off in Scotland?
At the beginning of the month a new supplier framework was launched by the Scottish Government’s procurement and commercial directorate. Released without fanfare, the new Dynamic Purchasing System is intended...
Scots wartime codebreaker receives France’s highest civilian and military honour
A Scots languages student who became a wartime codebreaker because of her ability to see patterns in words and letters has received France’s highest civilian and military honour. Helene Aldwinckle,...
CodeClan appoints Linda Scott as Chief Marketing Officer
CodeClan, Scotland’s national digital skills academy has appointed Linda Scott, as Chief Marketing Officer, as part of the organisation’s ambitious plans to scale. As Chief Marketing Officer, Ms. Scott’s role...
Lothian Buses introduces contactless payment system with £4 daily price cap
Lothian Buses will roll out a contactless payment system on its fleet of city buses from today – with unlimited daily travel in Edinburgh capped at £4. Commuters will be...
Skyscanner’s SVP for Growth joins Houseology Design Group as Chair
One of Skyscanner’s most experienced senior executives has joined a ‘disruptive’ online interior design company as its Chairman. Shane Corstophine, Senior Vice President for growth at the travel search giant,...
Cash machine use in Scotland down by 5.4% as consumers go contactless
Cash machine use in Scotland is down by 5.4% according to a new report from one of the leading ATM suppliers. LINK, the UK’s largest cash machine network, has released...
CodeClan contributing to Scotland’s £20bn ‘data boom’
The goal of adding an additional £20bn to Scotland’s economy drew a little closer this week with the first cohort of students in digital skills academy CodeClan’s ‘ground-breaking’ Data Analysis...
Six NHS trusts in northeast England embark on ‘largest deployment’ of digital care in the country
A digital health and care project involving six NHS trusts in northeast England has developed over 50 services – in a bid to improve patient outcomes and create ‘capacity’ in...
CivTech releases five new challenges for public sector organisations in staggered launch of its 4.0 series
Building a techology-driven solution to engage primary school children in their future careers and getting people with long-term illnesses to access additional digital services to enhance their care are among...
