Scottish courts to trial virtual reality for victims and witnesses in court proceedings
Scottish courts are embarking on a £500,000 project to trial the use of virtual reality technology – to help victims and witnesses prepare for giving evidence. People who take part…
Government announces £10m in funding for CivTech challenges in 2023
CivTech – the Scottish Government’s flagship innovation accelerator – will receive £10m in funding for a series of tech-related challenges in the year ahead. The programme will receive the funding…
Tech solutions to support Scotland’s environment receive £2.6m boost
Tech solutions to support the environment in Scotland are being sought through a national innovation accelerator programme. CivTech – the Scottish Government’s flagship procurement programme to match tech sector expertise…
Government unveils £6m CivTech funding round to enhance support for startups
A new £6m funding round was announced today to support startups vying to transform government services. The Scottish Government launched the investment into its flagship innovation accelerator ‘CivTech’ at the…
Skills app created for CivTech sees 70% surge in women users
A Scottish app which provides a platform for in-person and online training has seen a surge in interest from women looking to learn or share a skill, with females accounting…
Partnership signed to boost public sector innovation
A new partnership agreement has been signed to boost innovation within Scotland’s public services – whilst support emerging tech companies and entrepreneurs. Interface – which specialises in commercialising academic research…
CivTech to help public sector tackle climate, health and tourism challenges
Scotland’s public sector is tapping into technology companies’ expertise to solve major challenges, including how to decarbonise manufacturing and boost the nation’s interest in artificial intelligence (AI), in the latest CivTech…
CivTech 5.0 launches
The CivTech 5.0 Innovation Flow launches on Friday 10th July. There are ten Challenges, from a wide range of government directorates and public sector organisations, tackling a wide variety of…
CivTech 5.0 to launch in July
CivTech are calling on government departments, NDPBs and the third sector to bring their problems, develop them into CivTech 5.0 Challenges and have them addressed by Scotland’s brightest innovators. Covid-19…
Mobilising Scotland’s tech talent to join the fight
The Scottish Tech Army initiative, designed to match Scottish tech professionals currently furloughed or unemployed due to the coronavirus pandemic with COVID-19 projects, is being rolled out in Scotland. Instead,…
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