Kevin O'Sullivan
Digital Scotland 2018: FutureScot’s national conference on digital transformation across public service and the economy
Digital Scotland 2018 is the national conference for digital transformation in the public sector and economy. This event will bring together service providers and users, community leaders, industry innovators and…
Laurence Thomas: Wellbeing lead at Rock Ferry Primary School
“Part of our school improvement plan, created from our previous Ofsted report, was to administer a wellbeing survey for our KS2 children and analyse the results, with a view to…
US software company chooses Glasgow for its first European office
US software company AcuSoft has announced the opening of their first European office, in Glasgow. The company , which provides custom software, for large US companies and public-sector clients, plans…
Partnership approach to new data protection laws saves Scottish councils more than £1m
Scottish local authorities have avoided costs of more than £1million in preparation for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), as a result of collaborative working within the Local Government…
Converge Challenge 2018 shortlist announced
Following record-breaking entries to Converge Challenge 2018, the leading Top 60 projects from Scottish universities include a range of innovative ideas covering women’s health, virtual reality, renewables and sustainability. The…
St Andrews researchers take us one step closer to shooting lasers from our eyes
The ability to shoot laser beams from our eyes has come a step closer to reality, with discoveries made by a research team at the University of St Andrews. Lasers…
Scottish University to host first IEEE 5G Summit in UK
Strathclyde University will host the international IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 5G Summit later this month, the first time this event has been held in the UK. The summit is expected to…
Digital solution could help thousands of Scots with high blood pressure
Nearly 30% of adults in Scotland have high blood pressure – also known as hypertension – and many of them are not receiving treatment because they don’t know they have…
Edinburgh-based Hutchinson Networks to create 50 new tech jobs with £2.2m funding
Hutchinson Networks, an Edinburgh-based global technology business, has received a £2.2m growth capital investment from funds advised by YFM Equity Partners (“YFM”), the private equity fund manager. Hutchinson Networks Limited…
Digital Scotland 2018 is the national conference for Scottish public sector digital transformation
A conference on the 21st of June in Glasgow will bring together service providers and users, community leaders, industry innovators and representatives from central and local government to discuss and…
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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…