Scottish university strikes deal with Chinese cloud giant
A Scottish university has teamed up with a Chinese cloud computing giant in a bid to strengthen its research capabilities and talent development through new technology. The University of Edinburgh…
New plan to accelerate green economic recovery unveiled by Scotland’s economic development agency
Scotland’s national economic development agency has today unveiled ambitious new plans to accelerate the country’s green economic recovery. Scottish Enterprise’s business plan for 2021/22 predicts that adoption of new technologies and…
First Minister helps set wheels in motion for US parcel giant to bring e-cycles to crunch climate talks
A global parcel delivery giant is on course to introduce ‘e-cycles’ to coincide with crunch climate talks in Glasgow after the First Minister personally intervened to speed up the green…
Home Secretary calls for reform of Computer Misuse Act as cybercrime soars
Home Secretary Priti Patel has called for a review and reform of computer misuse laws after highlighting “truly horrific levels” of online child sexual abuse and a Covid-19-related surge in…
Satellite data ‘vital’ to tackling climate change, COP26 report says
The UK must maximise the potential of satellite data to help the world meet climate change goals, according to a new report ahead of COP26. Co-authored by a University of…
Scottish data giant acquires Lanarkshire centre with £45m investment
Scotland’s ‘largest’ data firm and multi-cloud services provider has acquired a Lanarkshire data centre in a major deal with the help of a £45m investment. DataVita will now take full…
FinTech Scotland launches roadmap to encourage economic growth
A new roadmap to support the growth of Scotland’s digital economy and the development of financial technology is being launched by a leading financial organisation. FinTech Scotland, a not-for-profit which…
Scotland’s ‘first’ eco-friendly Passivhaus primary school to be built
Scotland’s ‘first’ energy efficient primary school using a Scandinavian design methodology has been given the green light ahead of the global climate change summit in Glasgow later this year. Council…
New website unveils ‘hidden history’ of Scottish fiddle music
A new online platform dedicated to historical sources of Scottish fiddle music has been launched to allow traditional music fans access to thousands of tunes. The new searchable database has…
New contact tracing ‘check in’ app used 700,000 times since launch last week
A new app launched last week to speed up national Covid-19 contact tracing efforts has already been used 700,000 times to ‘check in’ to venues across Scotland. That means the…
