Highlands and Islands Enterprise appoints new head of innovation and technology
Highlands and Islands Enterprise appoints David Howrie as new head of innovation and technology. Based in An Lòchran, Inverness, David Howie will be responsible for a dynamic portfolio that includes...
ScotSoft 2018 reveals speaker line-up, including experts from Amazon, Google and eBay
Representatives of Amazon, Google, eBay, and Photobox are among speakers at ScotSoft in September. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘from good to great’ and will feature experts who...
Stirling tech used for disaster management in Cambodia
thinkWhere, the Stirling technology company, is using the latest web based mapping technology to improve disaster management and response in Cambodia. Developed on behalf of a partnership between the United...
How treating broadband as a utility could help address the digital divide – Part One
By Darren Kilburn Imagine … you get up in the morning, go to the kitchen and switch the kettle on. Heading now to the bathroom where you turn on the...
Winners of Mitsubishi Electric ‘Pump It Up’ challenge announced
Teams of third year pupils from nine schools across West Lothian honed their design, engineering and creative skills in this year’s ‘Pump It Up’ Challenge – a joint venture between...
Scottish software firm recreates iconic Glasgow pub at Texas trade fair
SHE Software, a Glasgow-based health and safety software provider, has taken a little bit of Scotland to Texas in the shape of its favourite Glasgow pub – The Pot Still. SHE Software has recreated...
‘Orkney one of the most exciting places in tech’ as Microsoft sinks data centre in sea
Microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea off Orkney to investigate whether it can boost energy efficiency. The facility, a white cylinder containing servers equivalent to several thousand...
Competition and Markets Authority urged to investigate digital advertising industry
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) should investigate the digital advertising industry “as a matter of urgency”, according to Which? ‘People-based marketing’ has become a feature of the digital advertising...
Seed Haus’ hardware startups on trade mission to Shenzhen
A delegation of hardware startups from the Edinburgh based tech accelerator, Seed Haus, is travelling to China to enhance ties with manufacturers and suppliers in the world’s electronics capital, Shenzhen....
Castlight Financial in pilot partnership to help people with debt
Castlight Financial, the Glasgow-based financial capability company, Big Issue Invest (BII) and Advice Direct Scotland (ADS) have launched a tool to empower people struggling with debt by providing them with...
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