Kevin O'Sullivan
Three women who have risen to the top of Scotland’s digital connectivity sector
This year, International Women’s day theme is #choosetochallenge. To mark the date, FutureScot has spoken exclusively to three inspiring women whose career trajectories have intersected at the Scotland 5G Centre…
Scotland classified as ‘large and established’ cluster in new UK Government fintech report
Scotland hosts the third largest volume of fintech companies in the UK according to a new government report. The Edinburgh to Glasgow corridor has been identified as one of the…
Bayes Centre puts forward 32 high-growth tech start-ups for EIE investment conference
The University of Edinburgh’s institute for data science and artificial intelligence has selected 32 high-growth potential start-up companies to take part in a tech investor conference in June. The Bayes…
Community champions honoured in virtual ceremony as CyberScotland Week draws to a close
Cybersecurity community champions have been honoured in a virtual ceremony as a CyberScotland Week draws to a close. Five awards were given to individuals and organisations from across education and…
Driverless 40-tonne lorries to be tested for first time in UK on 5G network
Driverless 4-tonne lorries are to be tested for the first time in the UK using pioneering 5G communications infrastructure, it was revealed today. The autonomous vehicles pilot project will be undertaken…
Council moves citizenship ceremonies online to beat Covid backlog
A Scottish local authority has moved to offering online citizenship ceremonies after lockdown restrictions impacted traditional town hall events. Argyll and Bute council turned to virtual meeting platform Zoom as…
New cybersecurity group formed to boost Scotland’s resilience to online threats
A new partnership group involving ten ‘strategic’ organisations in Scotland was launched today to tackle the rising tide of cybercrime. CyberScotland Partnership has been established to provide greater ‘clarity’ to…
Video meetings at parliament look set to become permanent feature of political life
A committee of inquiry has recommended that video meetings at the Scottish Parliament become a permanent feature of political life when the Covid-19 restrictions ease. Electronic voting may also be extended…
Council apologises for free school meals payment data breach
A Scottish local authority has apologised for a data breach after mistakenly sending out ‘sensitive’ information on free school meals claimants to multiple email addresses. Scottish Borders council spotted the IT blunder as it…
CyberScotland Week kicks off with over 130 online events
The annual festival dedicated to promoting online security kicked off on Monday with over 130 online events designed to spread awareness and knowledge of cybersecurity. CyberScotland Week comes as risks…