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...
Is net zero ambition within reach?
Anticipating the future has never been more important than today. Having foresight is a much-needed business capability that must be translated into business strategy. The horizon scanning team at the...
Waking up to net zero
Gavin Tweedie is in a better position than most to appreciate the benefits that digitisation can offer to a business. In the early 2000s he was one of the architects...
£2.1m government funding boost to drive greener transport skills in Scotland
A former tyre factory is launching a skills academy and innovation labs to accelerate Scotland’s move to future technologies after receiving a £2.1 million funding boost. National economic agency Scottish...
New plan for growing Scotland’s tech exports unveiled
An action plan to help Scotland’s technology sector reach new international markets has been unveiled by the Scottish Government. The Technology Sector Export Plan (TSEP), produced in partnership with industry...
Glasgow digital firm to build grants applicant portal for Cabinet Office
A digital consultancy with offices in Glasgow has announced a long-term engagement with the UK Cabinet Office to design and build a ‘grants applicant portal’. AND Digital will develop a...
Scottish fintech firm saves clients 75,000 hours with new software
A Scottish fintech firm’s “breakthrough” tool that automates the transfer of data between systems has saved its clients 75,000 hours of time in its first full year. Leading provider of...
Lifetime skills in driving seat for green future
A new national strategy for economic transformation has vowed to put skills and education at the heart of moves to support green jobs of the future. The Scottish Government has...
Ministers urged to scrap Covid app relaunch over low usage rates
Ministers have been urged to scrap plans to relaunch Scotland’s “failing” contact tracing app as it emerged fewer than two in 10 people are using it properly. Despite new data...

