Edinburgh railway geospatial mapping tech firm aims to crack $78 billion US market
An Edinburgh-based tech firm that uses geospatial mapping to pinpoint railway defects is aiming to crack a $78 billion US track maintenance market. Machines With Vision uses an innovative camera...
Massive £16.5bn datacentre campus planned for former Chapelcross nuclear site
Plans for a £16.5 billion datacentre campus on the site of the former Chapelcross nuclear power station have been lodged with Dumfries and Galloway Council. Annan-based CX Tech Limited has...
Enhancing government services through technology: from digital foundations to AI-powered public services
Across Scotland’s public sector, there is a growing recognition that technology is no longer simply something that supports public services. It is becoming fundamental to how those services are designed,...
AI focus at Scottish Government’s national procurement conference
AI will be one of the major focuses at the Scottish Government’s forthcoming national procurement conference in Glasgow. The technology will be one of three ‘key themes’ alongside collaboration and...
AI industry needs to ‘professionalise’, says deputy president of Britain’s chartered institute for IT
The AI industry needs to ‘professionalise’ in order to provide confidence that the rapidly-evolving technology is safe for public consumption, according to Britain’s chartered institute for IT. Similar to highly-regulated...
Renfrewshire Council turns to AI to overcome ‘growing financial and operational pressures’
Renfrewshire Council is embarking on a three-year AI transformation programme – in a bid to address ‘growing financial and operational pressures’. The local authority has appointed ICS.AI to lead a...
Structural beam of new national supercomputer signed by Britain’s AI minister – as facility nears completion
A structural beam of the new national supercomputer was signed yesterday by Britain’s AI minister – as the facility nears completion. Work on the £750 million facility outside Edinburgh is...
Two new AI initiatives for business launched in the Highlands
Two new AI initiatives designed to support local businesses in the Highlands and Islands are being backed by the Scottish government. The new ‘AI adoption programme’ and ‘AI mentoring support service’ are delivered by...
Scottish Government puts AI and automation at heart of five-year transformation plan for ‘smaller’ civil service
The Scottish Government is to put artificial intelligence, automation and modernised digital infrastructure at the heart of a five-year programme to transform how a ‘smaller’ civil service will operate. Technology...
King warns of ‘existential dangers’ posed by artificial intelligence as he hosts AI summit at Dumfries House
The King has warned of the ‘existential dangers’ posed by artificial intelligence as he hosted an AI summit today at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire Business leaders including the boss...
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