Edinburgh-based Lingo24 opens Netherlands office
Lingo24, the Edinburgh tech-enabled translation company, has opened a Branch Office in the Netherlands, taking its total number of offices around the world to 6. The move follows growth, particularly…
Dundee Aerospace engineering company transitions to employee ownership
STAR-Dundee, a world leading provider of spacecraft on-board data handling network technology for the aerospace industry, recently completed its transition to employee ownership. STAR-Dundee is an aerospace engineering company which…
Edinburgh’s tourism boost as industry players join forces to address challenges
More than 120 people gathered for the first stage of The Edinburgh Tourism Innovation Challenge (ETIC), which culminated at the weekend. The #ETIC17 event was the first of three stages in the…
Training programme launched for ambitious Scottish start-ups
Shoal, founded by Michael Cockburn and Steven Jeans, is a Scottish tech platform for start-ups and small businesses in Scotland to collaborate, share work space and support each other in…
Funding available for remote access to sensitive data
The University of St Andrews has been granted £1.5 million from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to create and manage a new Micro Safe Settings Network (MSSN) to…
Teams work over the weekend on Edinburgh Tourism Innovation Challenge
Fifteen inter-disciplinary teams have combined to improve Edinburgh’s expanding tourism sector at the Edinburgh Tourism Innovation Challenge. They worked over the weekend analysing datasets, conducting market research, coding, and running…
Edinburgh tourism innovation challenge launches
A hackathon aimed at creating innovations to improve Edinburgh’s growing tourism sector was launched last night, hosted by Product Forge, The Data Lab, Scottish Enterprise, Edinburgh Tourism Action Group, and…
Women sweep the board at Scottish software engineering awards
A student from the University of St Andrews has been named Young Software Engineer of the Year 2017. Gala Malbasic won first prize for a project using sensors to replace…
Why now is the time to launch a tech business in Scotland
There has never been a better time to start a technology business. Digital is enabling new products and services and improving productivity in industries as diverse as retail and aquaculture,…
Sopra Steria launches ‘DigiLab’ transformation initiative with Red Hat OpenShift
Sopra Steria has announced the launch in Scotland of its DigiLab initiative, with open source solution provider Red Hat OpenShift. The facility will give organisations access to an environment in…