Women make tech a wonderful place to be
Hannah Malone, a long-standing member of the Digital Technologies Skills Group at Skills Development Scotland, focuses on the issue of gender for her second exclusive FutureScot column. Despite the good news...
Three farms across Scotland being used as ‘digital farms’ testbed
Three farms in Scotland are being used to trial new IoT technology in a bid to demonstrate how digital tools can improve profitability and sustainability. The undisclosed ‘focus farms’ will...
Facebook and eBay agree to tackle online fake reviews after UK government competition and markets probe
Facebook and eBay have pledged to tackle the widespread practice of fake reviews on selling platforms after a UK government competition and markets probe. The tech giants have signed up to...
Online food delivery platform Deliveroo signals higher than forecast jobs growth in Edinburgh
Online food delivery platform Deliveroo will create 70 high-skilled tech jobs at a new office in Edinburgh this year, it was revealed today. The takeaway app is set to move...
Glasgow cloud computing firm receives £2m grant from Scottish Enterprise
A Glasgow-based cloud computing firm has received a £2m grant from Scottish Enterprise as it expands its offer in the financial services market. Beeks Financial Cloud Group Plc (Beeks), a...
“Real weaknesses in control and oversight” as Disclosure Scotland ICT project taken to task by auditors
Auditors have highlighted a series of failures in the delivery of a new ICT system for Scotland’s criminal records checks agency, which was 18 months late and twice the original...
Scottish Equity Partners in £29m funding of TotallyMoney
Credit scoring firm TotallyMoney has agreed £29m of funding from Elliott Advisors and existing investors Scottish Equity Partners (SEP). The investment, which is subject to FCA approval, will be used...
‘Digital Quarter’ located on a disused runway adjacent to Edinburgh Airport could provide £438m economic boost
A ‘Digital Quarter’ located partly on a disused runway adjacent to Edinburgh Airport could provide a £438m in additional economic output every year, according to a new report. The 65-acre...
Digital solutions at Converge Challenge include ‘sensor to detect runway conditions’
A sensor that detects runway conditions before an aircraft’s high speed approach is among a number of digital solutions in the latest Converge Challenge innovation competition. The solution, which risk-assesses...
Dundee digtal and mobile app developer secures £4.8m
A mobile app and digital products developer founded in Dundee in 2007 has received a £4.8m investment from private equity backers. Waracle received the backing from BGF, the UK and...
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