‘We really have to stop living in this untrusted world’
“Sun Microsystems got it right many years ago when they said the network is the computer, and they were spot on,” says Bill Buchanan, Scotland’s preeminent cryptographer, as he tries...
The Exascale: a billion billion reasons why the global supercomputing ‘arms race’ is heating up
Mark Parsons sounds remarkably alert for a man who is just back from an exhausting tour of some of the world’s biggest supercomputing functions and facilities. In the previous fortnight...
It’s time to embrace Brexit
The UK is leaving the European Union; that much we know. The nature of our future relationship with member countries, and the economic implications, are still being debated. For one...
Creating a team spirit
Technology start-ups and companies beginning to scale-up inScotland are increasingly competing with large corporates by offering flexible remuneration packages, some including share options. “For these younger, more entrepreneurial firms, finding...
10 Scottish businesses embracing digital innovation
eTalent With companies now either having to spend hours reading through a plethora of CVs or significant sums relying on agencies to do most of the hard work, recruitment software...
Driving innovation in Scotland’s law sector
As a nation, Scotland rightly is proud of its history of innovation. As a profession however, lawyers around the globe have been slower to harness the advantages technology can bring....
Switching on to green cars
Electric vehicles (EVs) are alternative fuel cars designed, and introduced, in an effort to substantially reduce the percentage of greenhouse gas emissions attributable to road transport. Categorised as a type...
Creating an ‘Airbnb for electricity’
It was Franklin D Roosevelt who said “there are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.” His words may have been delivered over 80 years...
Flourishing in the data driven economy
A major initiative launched by the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University, including plans to improve digital skills across south east Scotland, is supporting collaborations with partners. The £661m Data-Driven...
EY brings global technology and innovation capability to Edinburgh
Infusing digital innovation and technology into business is key in enabling Scotland’s future economic growth ambitions. As organisations get to grips with the continuous disruption, at an increasingly fast pace,...
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