AI without purpose: the risks of losing our north star
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping organisations and societies at an unprecedented pace. Its capacity to optimise processes, analyse data, and support decision-making promises enormous benefits. Yet, without deliberate guidance and...
AI-powered app designed to help first responders deal with trauma secures £1.2 million in funding round
An AI-powered digital platform designed to help first responders deal with trauma has secured £1.2 million in a funding round. Sentinel, which helps people in high stress working environments, including...
Legacy modernisation and the role of Blueprint – using AI to do the ‘heavy lifting’ in complex workflows
Hundreds of applications and large parts of the IT estate across government carry significant technical debt and every major version update requires extensive testing and refactoring, consuming scarce resources that should be...
VisitScotland named AI Challenge winner for innovative travel planning tool
VisitScotland has won the 2025 Futurescot AI Challenge after developing an innovative AI travel planning assistant to help visitors to the country plan their trips. Scotland’s national tourism agency, which...
Catching the AI wave – Scotland’s public services on the fast track to transformation
With two decades at the digital coalface, Paul McGinness, founder and chair of Edinburgh- headquartered consultancy Storm ID, has seen the technology landscape evolve and transform. Since founding Storm ID...
Unlock the full value of enterprise AI and put it to work
In its 113-year history, IBM has gone through many transformations. Today, our company is focused on two of the most transformative technologies – AI and hybrid cloud. These form the...
Edinburgh smart data experts give evidence at Westminster on understanding economic wellbeing of constituents
Smart data experts from Edinburgh have briefed Westminster MPs on understanding the economic wellbeing of constituents – by harnessing near realtime financial data. Representatives from Smart Data Research UK’s Financial...
Edinburgh AI-powered ‘smart injection device’ for diabetes patients wins national recognition
An Edinburgh-developed AI-powered ‘smart injection device’ for diabetes patients has won national recognition at a prestigious innovation awards ceremony. Particle physicist Abhishek Bohare, 29, a University of Edinburgh graduate, designed...
A human-centric 2035: how purpose-led AI can elevate society
Imagine a world in 2035 where artificial intelligence has become deeply embedded in everyday life. Yet society does not feel more mechanical, it feels more human. In this future, technology...
Building future-ready governments – with strong foundations and information ‘integrity’ at the core
Ways of working are changing significantly. As public sector organisations navigate digital transformation, complex policy challenges, and changing citizen expectations, the question of how to prepare for the future has...
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