Falkirk school deemed ‘centre of innovation, leadership, and educational excellence’ by Apple
A Falkirk school has been deemed a ‘centre of innovation, leadership, and educational excellence’ by tech giant Apple – for its use of technology to enhance teaching and learning. Falkirk...
Scotland aims to be ‘global hub for digital innovation’ as it hosts gaming summit
Scotland is positioned to become “a global hub for digital innovation” as a prestigious computer games conference being held in the country for the first time gets underway, from Monday...
Aberdeenshire Council ‘first’ to adopt climate dashboard to share emissions data and track net zero progress
Aberdeenshire Council has adopted a Swedish climate ‘dashboard‘ to share its emissions data publicly and track progress on its journey to net zero. The council has become the first Scottish...
Deputy first minister launches ‘deep tech supercluster’ to boost high-tech manufacturing in Scotland
A new programme designed to boost high-tech manufacturing in emerging industries was launched today by Scotland’s deputy first minister. Kate Forbes unveiled the new ‘deep tech supercluster’ at Edinburgh University...
New cyber service to protect Scotland’s universities and colleges from online threats
A Scottish cyber firm has launched a new security operations centre to protect the higher and further education sector from online harms. Acumen Cyber, based in Glasgow, is spearheading the...
Police Scotland to crack down on ‘deepfakes’ through new academic partnership
Police Scotland is set to crack down on cybercrime and fraud – including the rise of ‘deepfakes’ and other online deceptions – through a new academic partnership. The national force...
Edinburgh’s ‘Smart Data Foundry’ finds over 10% of people in Britain spend more than they earn
Edinburgh’s ‘Smart Data Foundry’ has found that over 10 per cent of people in Britain are spending more than they earn in an alarming new economic report. The research institute,...
Social robot pioneered in Glasgow could help refugees and asylum seekers navigate services
A social robot developed in Glasgow could help newly-arrived refugees and asylum seekers to navigate local services, according to its creators. Human-robot interaction specialists and linguists from the University of...
Partnership between travel giant Skyscanner and University of Glasgow aims to boost computing science teaching
A new partnership between Skyscanner and the University of Glasgow is aiming to boost computing science teacher numbers in Scotland. The travel giant is the founding partner of an innovative...
Police Scotland to press ahead with ‘live facial recognition’ technology despite human rights concerns
Police Scotland is to press ahead with ‘live facial recognition’ (LFR) technology despite concerns over potential human rights and privacy concerns, it has emerged. Senior officers described the controversial technology...
