New £28m care facility for residents with complex needs will use cutting-edge assistive technology
A new £28m care facility for residents with complex needs in Perth will use cutting-edge assistive smart technology so they can ‘influence their environment’. The facility in the city will…
Scottish Tech Army launches ‘soundscape service’ for visually impaired people
The Scottish Tech Army has launched a ‘soundscape service’ to help visually impaired people navigate the urban environment. The volunteer tech group, set up as a response to Covid, is…
Streamlining digital interactions: how digital identity can change the citizen and consumer experience
Traditional identity models have long been the cornerstone of authentication and identification processes relying on passwords, personal information or PINs. However, these approaches have their limitations, leaving individuals and organisations…
Clean energy start-up accelerator opens applications with £1.2m grant funding available
The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has today opened applications for the 2024 cohort of its award-winning TechX Accelerator programme. Clean energy start-ups from around the world can now apply…
Boost to startups as CivTech partners with nationwide ‘Techscaler’ scheme
Scotland’s tech startups working in the govtech sector will be able to access founder education services thanks to a new partnership. Techscaler, the nationwide tech startup support scheme, is to…
Governments could use supercomputers to mount crisis response, say Aberdeen scientists
Governments could use supercomputers to mount crisis responses according to a team of scientists in Aberdeen. Researchers at the James Hutton Institute are exploring ways of harnessing ‘exascale’ supercomputing resources…
Up to £10m in government contracts up for grabs through latest CivTech round
Up to £10m in government contracts are up for grabs through the latest CivTech programme – the Scottish Government’s ‘tech for good’ innovation accelerator. CivTech 8 Demo Day takes place in…
Scottish digital identity service gains “valuable insight” from Disclosure Scotland pilot
The First Minister’s new policy prospectus “Equality, opportunity, community” sets out the importance of “rolling out modern digital services that are easy to access, reliable and effective.” This will “remove…
Government and local councils to use ‘data pipeline’ for early learning and childcare eligibility information sharing
A new ‘data pipeline’ has been set up to allow information sharing between government agencies and local councils in Scotland on early learning and childcare eligibility. The Improvement Service launched…
Scottish Government publishes invitation to tender for £20m cloud framework
Suppliers of cloud services have until the end of July to apply for inclusion on a new £20m framework contract spanning the next four years. The Scottish Government published details…
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