Child disability payments can now be accessed online in Scotland in ‘UK first’
Child disability payments can be applied for online in Scotland from today in a ‘UK first’, the Scottish Government has announced. The payment system can now be accessed digitally as…
One in five hacking incidents targeting healthcare sector, says NCSC
One in five hacking incidents in the last 12 months were targeted against healthcare organisations according to the National Cyber Security Centre’s annual review. The organisations, which is a part…
National mobile connectivity programme to boost infrastructure investment across Tay cities region
A national mobile connectivity programme is aiming to boost infrastructure investment across the Tay cities region. Infralink, set up by infrastructure agency Scottish Futures Trust, is working with four local…
FanDuel co-founder secures largest UK seed funding round for startup venture
The co-founder of one of Scotland’s ‘unicorn’ companies – FanDuel – has raised the largest startup seed funding round ever in the UK for his new venture into the sports…
Scotland’s tech trade body makes five appointments to board
Scotland’s digital technologies industry trade body has made five new appointments to its board – to address the skills gap and improve diversity. ScotlandIS has brought in expertise from business…
Sopra Steria’s Margaret Moore to chair board of Open Identity Exchange
Margaret Moore, director of citizen and devolved government services at Sopra Steria UK, has been appointed as the chair of the Open Identity Exchange (OIX) board. Moore, who has over…
University of Strathclyde brings 5G sports broadcast tech to motorsport
A development team at the University of Strathclyde have successfully pioneered next generation mobile connectivity technology in a ‘world first’ for the field of motorsport. Engineers helped bring live segments…
Female founders close gap in ‘green tech’ equity funding
Female founders in ‘green tech’ businesses are fast closing the equity funding gap, according to new research. Female representation accounts for just over a third of all businesses in the…
Staff at Glasgow-based Student Loans Company fired for computer misuse
Three members of staff at the Glasgow-based Student Loans Company have been fired for computer misuse over the course of the last four years, new figures have revealed. They are…
West Lothian council to deploy new social care tech platform
West Lothian council is to deploy a new social care case management system after undergoing a modernisation programme. The council will use digital health and care firm Servelec’s Mosaic platform…
DigitalScotland 2022
25 Oct 2022
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…
