Online sales tax could be introduced to ‘regenerate’ Scotland’s high streets
Scottish ministers are considering the introduction of an online sales tax to level the retail playing field and save the high street, according to a new action plan to regenerate…
Scotland appoints US envoys to boost American tech trade
Two California-based digital entrepreneurs have been added to Scotland’s growing network of global trade envoys to promote the transatlantic tech trade. Suneil Mishra and Andy MacMillan join nine others on…
New £5m fund to boost carbon capture technology in Scotland
A £5 million initiative has been launched by the Scottish Government to boost emerging technologies in carbon capture as the country works towards a legally-binding target of net zero by…
Scotlands criminal records agency to help deliver national digital identity service
The organisation responsible for running criminal record checks on people moving into potentially sensitive job roles is to help deliver Scotland’s national digital identity service. Disclosure Scotland has partnered with…
Scotland’s external affairs secretary in US firm visit to promote transatlantic tech trade links
Scotland’s external affairs secretary has met with a leading US digital firm to promote the transatlantic tech trade. Angus Robertson visited the Washington DC offices of artificial intelligence and advanced…
New ‘tech fest’ for Glasgow to boost Scotland’s technology sector
A new annual ‘tech fest’ will be hosted in Glasgow this month to support Scotland’s technology companies and entrepreneurs in a bid to boost the sector. ‘Glasgow Tech Fest’, run…
Five telecoms firms sign charter to boost full fibre broadband in Scotland
Five more telecoms companies have pledged to help extend full fibre broadband access across Scotland. The Scottish Government’s ‘full fibre charter’ has been signed by Borderlink, Cloudnet, Hyperoptic, Lothian Broadband…
Scottish tech investor appointed chair of government women in business review
A Scottish tech entrepreneur and investor has been appointed chair of a newly-commissioned Scottish Government review into the gender-based barriers facing women in business. Ana Stewart will oversee the Women…
Kate Forbes says securing public’s trust essential to ‘unlock’ potential of AI
Securing the public’s trust is “absolutely essential” if Scotland is to “fully unlock” the potential of artificial intelligence (AI), the Scottish finance secretary has said. Kate Forbes has urged Scotland’s…
Award winning culture extends to customer experience
For us at Sopra Steria, employee wellbeing takes centre stage. It is at the very heart of our long-term commitment to our people. So, we are delighted that this commitment…
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Women Lead: My journey from Dragons’ Den to Silicon Valley
Following her appearance on Dragons’ Den, Sheila Hogan, serial entrepreneur, founder and chief executive of digital legacy vault, Biscuit Tin, shares her experience of her time in the Den and…
Look anywhere – the future is ‘aged tech’. But Scotland needs to be more adventurous
Scottish Care, as the representative body of independent social care providers of care home, care at home and housing support services, has been working over several years with colleagues in…
Women Lead: Engineer turned entrepreneur
We are always fascinated by other people’s stories. It’s how we connect, grow and learn from each other. Until very recently I always felt like I didn’t have a story to tell. Who…
It’s time to change the future of tech apprenticeships – and we need your help
In his latest exclusive column for Futurescot, Ross Tuffee, chair of the Skills Development Scotland (SDS) Digital Economy Skills Group, calls on tech employers to get involved in shaping the…
What AI difference a year makes
Amazingly, it’s been one year since the publication of Scotland’s AI Strategy. And what a year it has been. Demanding but rewarding, with good progress made and great foundations laid…
International Women’s Day: It’s time to harness power of women in technology
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, I hope to be part of a future where barriers that prevent women from competing on a level playing field in the work environment…
NHS Scotland CEO: ‘Digital approaches are vital to our recovery’
The last two years have been the most challenging that the NHS in Scotland has ever lived through. I am enormously proud of the way in which staff across our…
Public Health Scotland’s data and intelligence response to Covid-19
As a Public Health Scotland (PHS) information analyst, I’ve had a front row seat to the data and intelligence response from our organisation to keep the public, leaders in government…