Is Scotland ready for artificial intelligence?
Scotland’s public sector has done much to define its approach to artificial intelligence (AI) over the last few years. At the heart of the national AI strategy – published by...
New global smart cities playbook developed by researchers in Edinburgh
A new smart cities playbook has been developed by researchers in Edinburgh – to help cities around the world to digitally transform. Academics at Edinburgh Napier University worked on the...
Data Summit in Edinburgh sets out to challenge AI perceptions
The Data Summit, which takes place in Edinburgh today and tomorrow, will set out to challenge AI perceptions as debate continues around the technology. Around 600 delegates were expected to...
Innovation minister laments Scotland’s exclusion from AI Safety Summit
Scotland’s innovation minister has said the decision to omit the devolved nations from the UK Government’s AI Safety Summit is ‘disappointing’. Richard Lochhead said Scotland’s interests and priorities in respect...
Scottish automation and AI firm’s solution eases call centre hold blues for customers
A Scottish AI and automation specialist has saved consumers 325,000 hours over two years when dealing with call centres – time that would otherwise have been spent on hold. The...
Scotland’s next data frontier: moving from research to real-world impact
In recent years, Scotland has made remarkable strides in advancing its data infrastructure. Thanks to initiatives like the City Region Deal and the £661 million Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) program, Scotland...
Edinburgh University taps into ecosystem funding to expand robotics and AI programme
Edinburgh University has tapped into a UK government-backed tech ecosystem fund to expand its robotics and AI research programme. Researchers will be match-funded through a partnership with Barclays Eagle Labs...
Workers in Scotland turning to generative AI to boost productivity, new research shows
Workers in Scotland are increasingly turning to generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT in order to boost productivity, new research has shown. Business consultancy Accenture’s latest UK labour force survey...
Scotland ‘open for business’ on AI, minister tells London event
Scotland is ‘open for business’ when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), a government minister told a London audience this week. Innovation minister Richard Lochhead told investors and industry leaders...
Glasgow space tech firm in funding round led by Scottish National Investment Bank
A Glasgow space tech firm has secured almost £3 million in a funding round led by the Scottish National Investment Bank. Krucial, formerly R3-IoT, will use the financing, supported also...

