Public sector urged not to be “afraid” of opening up data at CivTech 3.0
Public sector officials have been urged not to be “afraid” of opening up data from their organisations to allow innovators and entrepreneurs to help them solve key government transformation challenges...
RBS Natwest sets up £1m ‘Data Academy’ to train staff in data skills
RBS subsidiary Natwest is setting up a £1m ‘Data Academy’ to train its staff in data skills – including its own Chief Executive. Ross McEwan, CEO of RBS, will be...
UK Government Digital Service Minister pays tribute to ‘vibrancy and strength’ of Scottish tech scene in flying visit to CodeBase
The UK Government’s Digital Service minister has paid tribute to the “tremendous vibrancy and strength” of the Scottish tech sector in a flying visit to Edinburgh innovation hub CodeBase. Oliver...
‘We really have to stop living in this untrusted world’
“Sun Microsystems got it right many years ago when they said the network is the computer, and they were spot on,” says Bill Buchanan, Scotland’s preeminent cryptographer, as he tries...
The Exascale: a billion billion reasons why the global supercomputing ‘arms race’ is heating up
Mark Parsons sounds remarkably alert for a man who is just back from an exhausting tour of some of the world’s biggest supercomputing functions and facilities. In the previous fortnight...
The online search for better health
As Chief Technology Officer at Skyscanner Alistair Hann helped build Scotland’s first ‘unicorn’ – but with a doctorate in monitoring patient care, he’s now developing a digital platform for the...
Accenture launches global application security hub
Accenture has chosen Scotland to locate a new global application security hub to combat the rising threat of cyber attacks on business and government. The technology services and management consultancy...
Accenture launches global ‘application security hub’ in Edinburgh
Accenture has launched a global ‘application security hub’ in Edinburgh to fight against the rising threat of cyber attacks on business. The management consulting company unveiled its hub today as...
UN’s World Tourism Organisation launches new tech forum to raise sector’s digital profile
The UN’s World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has launched a new technology forum designed to raise the sector’s digital profile. ‘Tourism Tech Adventure: Big Data Solutions’, has been created to bring together...
Alan Turing methods could form basis of better early diagnosis tests for cancer
Mathematical techniques developed by computer pioneer Alan Turing could form the basis of a more reliable test for the early diagnosis cancer and other diseases, according to new research. Work...
