Edinburgh in line for chip design boost as Chancellor sets out £600 million AI package
Edinburgh has been chosen as home to a new £18 million national academy for advanced chip design, as part of a package of AI investment confirmed in today’s Autumn Budget....
Legacy application migration – why the ordering of operations matter
There’s a number that tends to get quietly skipped over in conversations about public sector technology. Ninety-seven percent. That’s the share of the annual policing technology budget in England and...
Edinburgh councillor calls for review over fears AI-generated complaints piling ‘pressure’ on council staff
City council bosses are being urged to measure how many complaints are being written using AI – with a warning that long, legally dense submissions are taking up significant amounts...
Shaping the future of connected care through AI, innovation and partnership
Scotland’s health and social care system is facing some big challenges. Demand is rising, budgets are under pressure and staff are working hard to deliver the best possible care with...
Why every IT service management demo looks the same, and what Scotland’s public sector should evaluate instead
Ask IT leaders across Scotland’s councils, health boards, universities and national bodies about their last IT service management (ITSM) procurement and one confession keeps coming up: after the third vendor...
Scottish Parliament committees to gather evidence on ‘impacts’ of hyperscale datacentres
Two Scottish Parliament committees are to undertake fact-finding missions on the ‘impacts’ of hyperscale datacentres following recent public concern. The ‘climate action committee’ is calling for data and evidence on...
From the Scottish Government’s AI Strategy to trusted public services
Across government, the question is no longer whether AI will affect public services, but how to harness its potential safely, responsibly and at scale. The Scottish Government’s AI Strategy 2026–2031...
Turning AI ideas into scalable public services: lessons from three years of the AI Challenge
After three years and more than 80 applications to the Futurescot AI Challenge, where Storm ID is the technical delivery partner, we’ve learned a lot about what makes AI worth...
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...
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