A fast moving world
Chris Yiu believes Uber will make a radical difference to the quality of people’s livesImagine a city without car parks, and how much space would be saved as a result….
Celebrating the past, looking to the future
“We’re turning business around quicker than we have ever done,” said Registers of Scotland (RoS) chief executive Sheenagh Adams, looking back over the year. “When I joined the organisation there…
After 400 years, the sprint
One of Scotland’s oldest organisations is racing into the futureFounded in 1617, the Registers of Scotland (RoS) does not seem the kind of place that would boast an innovation lab…
Scottish Government launches accelerator
Winning firms tackle public sector challengesSoftware companies are to develop potential solutions to a range of issues covering the environment, transport, education, health and social care. The Cabinet Secretary for…
Google opens ‘Digital Garage’ in Glasgow
Part of a drive to train 250,000 by year end A digital training centre is opening in Glasgow, where Google will offer the general public expert advice and skills training….
‘Here be Dragons’: the risks of outsourcing data to third parties
Businesses have been stung by not having appropriate supplier checks or contracts, warns Brodies LLPWe live in what would, to our 10-year-old selves, have seemed liked a science fiction future….
Indoor location finding firm wins SE funding
Software tackles poor signal areas such as shopping centres and airportsSensewhere, the indoor positioning company, has been awarded £1.4m by Scottish Enterprise to create jobs and develop its technology. The…
‘We will raise, no matter what’
It is all about patience and persistence; Glasgow startup MindMate’s summer at a New York-based acceleratorTechstars is clearly one of the most challenging, and at the same time most rewarding…
We need stability but Brexit might not all be doom and gloom
Amid the turbulent warnings of what Brexit might mean for Scotland’s economic wellbeing, the tech sector is beginning to wake up to the new reality of being outside the EU….
Technology is key to effective contract management
There is an old adage in business that I often hear and it goes along the following lines: “A good contract is one that you can put in a drawer…
