We need to maximise the value of data to help grow the economy says Scottish Government digital minister Kate Forbes
The public sector needs to unlock the potential of the ‘mountain’ of data it holds in order to boost economic growth and improve services, Scotland’s digital minister said today. Kate...
Facebook overhauls messaging as it ‘pivots to privacy’
Facebook has announced an overhaul of its core social network, taking the first concrete steps to refashion itself as a private messaging and e-commerce company and move on from a...
Scotland can lead the data revolution ‘through ethics and inclusivity’
Scotland is uniquely placed to become a world leader in data ethics but the industry “must start asking the difficult questions now”, according to the results of a meeting between...
High tech innovation campus on the Clyde to be ‘shipbuilding industry of the 21st century’
Plans for major investment in a new ‘Clyde Waterfront Innovation Campus’ (CWIC) in Govan are being taken forward by Glasgow University, in a move the Principal Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli...
Amiqus wins ‘pitch of the day’ at Scotland’s tech investor showcase
Edinburgh-based software company Amiqus has won pitch of the day at Scotland’s annual tech investor showcase, for the second time. Having won at Engage Invest Exploit (EiE) in 2017 with...
The Next Big Thing (part two?)
From raising a million and speaking in Beverly Hills alongside Will.i.am, to liquidation and the Number 14 Leith bus; a cautionary tale from Scotland’s start-up scene If, in Internet years,...
Scotland’s tech sector ‘still in growth mode’ despite political uncertainty
The digital technologies sector in Scotland remains firmly in ‘growth mode’ despite fierce competition for top talent and ongoing political uncertainty, according to the latest annual industry survey conducted by...
The small company from Troon which has got the attention of Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Hollywood. And Scotland? Not so much.
“Tim’s been aware of us for quite a while and we’re obviously aware of him,” says David Irvine, with a smile. As Chief Executive of Maidsafe, a decentralised internet company...
CodeClan launches graduate volunteer programme to support not-for-profits
A dozen not-for-profit and community organisations have benefited from CodeClan’s new Client Xperience programme, in which more than 100 graduates volunteered their time to build digital solutions, using their newly...
Economic blueprint welcomed
Scotland needs to address core issues in order to seize export opportunities and build an economy fit for the future, according to a study by the University of Strathclyde’s Fraser...
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