The app with some bite – investors sink their teeth into ‘shark’ platform
An artificial intelligence-powered app that stands to revolutionise business project management has secured £400,000 in seed funding. Edinburgh-founded Sharktower, which launched a week before lockdown, has raised the sum in…
Satellite tech will support data-gathering for Scotland’s fish farms
A government-funded project will allow remote fish farms to take advantage of data-driven innovation thanks to remote satellite communications technologies. The £250,000 pilot will see sensors deployed in some of…
The tech manifesto: incoming government urged to invest in digital
Business groups have united in a call for the incoming government at Holyrood to invest in connectivity, digital skills and the tech ecosystem – to drive Scotland’s recovery from the…
Consultancy establishes tech advisory board
A business consultancy and accounting firm has established a tech advisory panel to advise clients on how to drive growth and expand operations to overseas markets. Johnston Carmichael has assembled…
The ping that means ‘ka-ching’
Every time he gets a ping, William Crawford checks his phone and takes a moment to register another sale. For all the terrible economic and social consequences of the pandemic, there…
.scot web domain registrations increase by 13% since pandemic
New figures have revealed a surge in registrations for .scot web domains since the Covid-19 pandemic struck. According to data monitored by the .scot Registry, web domains using the Scot…
Connecting consumers to local business with a snappily-titled app
Sainsbury’s veteran backs Dundee-based retail tech venture
Scottish social care organisation falls victim to ransomware gang
A Scottish social care organisation that provides services to the homeless has fallen victim to a “sickening” cyber attack that has seen thousands of its files – including the personal…
Scottish Government’s former head of digital transformation takes up new tech role
The Scottish Government’s former head of digital transformation has joined an IT company in a new tech role. Alison McLaughlin has taken up the post of sales director for Edinburgh-based…
Fraud cases rise by 63% in 12 months, new police data reveals
New government figures have revealed a sharp uplift in fraud cases since lockdown – the biggest rise in any crime category since the pandemic struck in March last year. According to the annual…
DigitalScotland 2021
24 Nov 2021
Building Scotland’s reputation on the world stage for data and AI
The Data Lab is helping startups develop cutting-edge tech – fit for the pandemic. It’s been a difficult year for every aspect of our society, with the wider implications of…
Untangling the web
Scotland needs to get serious about cybersecurity. As a nation we invest heavily in supporting data-driven innovation and building the technologies of the future. But we spend far too little…
