Towards the tech tipping point
Jarmo Eskelinen discusses the University of Edinburgh’s response to the Scottish Government’s Tech Ecosystem review. In August 2020, the Scottish Government published its review of Scotland’s tech ecosystem, prepared by...
Google Cloud joins forces with Scotland’s emerging fintech sector
Google Cloud is joining forces with cluster management organisation, FinTech Scotland, to support the growth of the fintech small and medium enterprise community in Scotland. With most fintech firms using...
Data company that produced blockchain report for government secures £1.3m in funding round
A data company that produced a review of blockchain technology for the Scottish Government has secured £1.3m in a funding round with investors. SICCAR, formerly known as Wallet Services, is...
Heriot-Watt’s National Robotarium to lead on developing the ‘robots of the future’
A distinguished academic consortium dedicated to researching trust in autonomous systems to help develop the ‘robots of the future’ has been announced. Led by Heriot-Watt University, home to the National...
UK Government unveils plans to train 500 analysts in data science and appoint new Chief Data Officer
Plans to train up 500 analysts in data science across the public sector have been unveiled by the UK Government. A new Chief Data Officer is also to be appointed...
£5.5m boost for University of Glasgow-led project to develop quantum-powered healthcare sensors
A Glasgow University-led project to develop the next generation of quantum-powered health sensors has received a £5.5m funding boost. The Healthcare Quest initiative will pioneer the use of massively enhanced...
Collaborative project uses genomic data to deliver precision stroke treatment
The University of Dundee, in collaboration with NHS Tayside, has been awarded £100,000 by The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, to develop a new precision medicine...
Time to take back control of our data
To avoid data being concentrated in the hands of powerful corporations and governments, we need data unions (or data co-operatives) to empower communities to understand data and control its use....
CJEU rules that the mechanism for transferring data to the US is invalid
Yesterday’s decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will affect many UK businesses and other organisations that send personal data to the US. Businesses now need...
App boosts role of women in peace processes
A mobile app has been launched to help embed women’s rights in peace negotiations in the Arab world and beyond. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh, Monash University in Australia...
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