New tourism data initiative to help industry recover from pandemic
A new tourism data initiative is set to help the industry in Scotland better showcase their destinations and recover from the Covid pandemic. Funded by the Scottish Government, the university…
Tech sector encouraged to nominate Scotland’s top digital innovators
The tech sector is being urged to nominate Scotland’s top digital innovators ahead of an annual industry awards ceremony in April. Individuals and businesses at the forefront of innovation will…
Scotland’s tech trade body appoints Dermot Murray as chair
An industry veteran has been appointed as the new chair of Scotland’s tech trade body. Dermot Murray, vice president of technology at Innoapps, will join the cluster management organisation as…
Scottish Enterprise support forecast to generate £700m in innovation expenditure
Scottish Enterprise support is forecast to generate over £700m in innovation expenditure – supporting 260 projects spanning multiple industries including the tech sector. The national economic agency will generate an…
Glasgow video interviewing platform secures investment for US expansion
A Glasgow video interviewing platform is expanding in the US after securing £1.5m from investors. Willo – one of the world’s fastest-growing asynchronous video interview platforms – is to scale up its presence in…
Budding authors invited to ‘tweet their pitch’ to secure book deal
Budding authors are being invited to use Twitter and ‘tweet their pitch’ in order to secure a book deal. The call to action came from XpoNorth Digital, a creative industries…
App for birdwatchers and drone inspection service among business awards winners
A drone-based offshore wind turbine inspection service and a social media app for birdwatchers were among 42 startups to share £1.6m in funding at a business awards. The Scottish EDGE…
Scotland’s first national games week puts ‘booming’ sector in spotlight
Scotland’s first national games week celebrated the success of a ‘booming’ sector and gave an opportunity for pioneering designers, coders and educators to collaborate and innovate. With six major events…
Scottish agritech firm to expand operations into the US
A Scottish agritech firm that grows crops in vertically stacked indoors columns to save space, energy and water is set to expand its operations into North America. Intelligent Growth Solutions…
Boost for industrial biotechnology as new grants scheme unveiled
A new uplifted grants scheme to support the growth of industrial biotechnology has been announced by one of Scotland’s innovation centres. The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has launched a…