Funding available for remote access to sensitive data
The University of St Andrews has been granted £1.5 million from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to create and manage a new Micro Safe Settings Network (MSSN) to...
Teams work over the weekend on Edinburgh Tourism Innovation Challenge
Fifteen inter-disciplinary teams have combined to improve Edinburgh’s expanding tourism sector at the Edinburgh Tourism Innovation Challenge. They worked over the weekend analysing datasets, conducting market research, coding, and running...
Edinburgh tourism innovation challenge launches
A hackathon aimed at creating innovations to improve Edinburgh’s growing tourism sector was launched last night, hosted by Product Forge, The Data Lab, Scottish Enterprise, Edinburgh Tourism Action Group, and...
Women sweep the board at Scottish software engineering awards
A student from the University of St Andrews has been named Young Software Engineer of the Year 2017. Gala Malbasic won first prize for a project using sensors to replace...
Why now is the time to launch a tech business in Scotland
There has never been a better time to start a technology business. Digital is enabling new products and services and improving productivity in industries as diverse as retail and aquaculture,...
Sopra Steria launches ‘DigiLab’ transformation initiative with Red Hat OpenShift
Sopra Steria has announced the launch in Scotland of its DigiLab initiative, with open source solution provider Red Hat OpenShift. The facility will give organisations access to an environment in...
Glasgow video platform set for UK & International expansion
A highly rated video platform developed by Glasgow startup Odro that enables thousands of recruitment-related interviews to take place every week is set for UK and international expansion in 2018....
Danish entrepreneur blown away by “entrepreneurial vibe” in Leith
Last week the Mettā Network hosted the first in a series of events designed to put the Edinburgh startup scene on international entrepreneurs’ radar. Danish coworking entrepreneur and founding CEO...
Edinburgh’s Pixey.io seals £250k funding to introduce AI and boost growth
An Edinburgh-based startup enabling broadcasters and publishers to obtain the digital rights to Instagram photographs has secured almost £250,000 in seed funding. Pixey.io, set up by Sarah Stenhouse, will use...
Aberdeen innovation hub unveiled
Aberdeen’s new Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s Innovation Hub brings together industry and technology providers to take concepts from initial inspiration to final implementation. Accelerating deployment of new technologies, such...
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