Scottish tech organisations join forces to bridge digital skills gap
Scottish tech organisations are joining forces to try and bridge the digital skills gap. A new partnership has been formed by ScotlandIS, Tech She Can and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and…
The Scotland 5G Centre announces interim CEO to lead it into ‘next phase’
The national innovation centre for next generation mobile connectivity has announced the appointment of an interim CEO to lead it into its ‘next phase’. Derek Waddell takes over the reins…
Stirling to deploy ‘largest social housing IoT rollout in UK’
Stirling is undergoing the largest social housing rollout of internet of things (IoT) technologies in the UK, with 50,000 devices set to revolutionise tenants’ understanding of environmental conditions in homes….
New CodeClan boss vows to ‘scale up’ the digital skills academy
A new chief executive has been appointed to run Scotland’s digital skills academy – vowing to ‘scale up’ the operation. Loral Quinn has said CodeClan will seek to close the…
5G innovation hub launched in Ayrshire
A new 5G innovation hub offering free access to the technology for local companies has opened in Ayrshire. The S5GConnect Innovation Hub at HALO Kilmarnock will allow businesses to explore…
Britain’s most senior cyber official urges organisations to carry out basic cyber hygiene at Edinburgh event
Britain’s most senior cybersecurity official has urged all organisations to carry out a basic ‘cyber hygiene’ test to reduce the risk of a cyberattack. Lindy Cameron, CEO of the National…
Dream home in the cloud
Explaining the technical aspects of cloud computing can be a challenge, even for those relatively well-versed in the digital vernacular. John Campbell, helpfully, likes to think of the cloud as…
Enterprise in the driving seat
Mark Logan likes to talk about funnels and ecosystems. With the air of a restless science teacher, he talks about pouring fledgling companies into them, with something fully-formed coming out the…
Scottish cyber firm comes to the aid of Ukraine’s government websites
A Scottish cybersecurity firm has been thanked by the government of Ukraine for defending its websites from Russian hackers. Trustify has helped secure the web domains of the Ukraine government…
Scotland is still on Mitchelson’s radar
Deryck Mitchelson is a “well kent” face in Scottish cybersecurity. As the former digital director of NHS National Services Scotland he oversaw many of the tech platforms spun up in…
