Kevin O'Sullivan
New £1m data fund to help businesses harness tech
A new £1m skills and training fund has been opened up to support businesses as they retrain people for future job roles as Scotland transitions to a data-driven economy. The…
Council thanks education staff, parents and pupils following survey of remote learning
A Scottish local authority which conducted a survey of learning provision using remote systems has achieved coverage rates of up to 99 per cent. Aberdeenshire Council has thanked schools, parents,…
Digital platform will monitor Covid-19 patients remotely
A new digital solution to help predict respiratory failure in Covid-19 patients who have left critical care has secured funding from government. The Covid-19 Advanced Respiratory Physiological (CARP) platform is…
Highland council agrees new digital learning strategy
A Scottish local authority has published a new digital learning strategy which aims to build on the lessons of delivering remote education during lockdown. Highland council’s blueprint – written in…
Digital must be ‘driver’ to close Scotland’s post-pandemic productivity gap
Increased digitalisation and a better use of technology across the economy must be one of the main ‘drivers’ to address poor productivity levels, according to Scotland’s finance secretary. Kate Forbes told…
New service will support Scottish companies looking to build cyber-secure IoT products and services
A new initiative has been launched to support Scottish companies looking to develop cyber-secure Internet of Things (IoT) products and services. The IoT Secure service will be delivered by CENSIS –…
Young people in Scotland urged to help detect online misinformation and fake content
Young people in Scotland are being urged to help detect misinformation and inauthentic online content as part of Safer Internet Day 2021 today. A variety of online seminars and tools…
Glasgow digital telecare pilot could help 4million vulnerable residents across UK
Glasgow is to pioneer a digital telecare solution which could be scaled up across the UK to help an estimated four million vulnerable and shielding people to live independently for…
Scotland’s digital health and care innovation centre signs two-year deal with agency
Scotland’s digital health and care innovation centre has signed a two-year deal with a ‘unique health platform’ that supports secure health data exchange between patients and clinical care teams. The…
Glasgow digital telecare pilot could help 4million vulnerable residents across UK
Glasgow is to pioneer a digital telecare solution which could be scaled up across the UK to help an estimated four million vulnerable and shielding people to live independently for…