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...
Online legal platform launches training course to tackle workplace discrimination
An online legal platform has launched a new training course to equip workers with the skills needed to support victims of workplace harassment. Edinburgh-based Valla allows employees who are being...
Sustainability of Connecting Scotland programme called into question
There are “real question marks” over the long term sustainability of a Scottish Government initiative to get more people who are digitally excluded online, according to a new report. Concerns...
Glasgow unveils Scotland’s first local authority digital housing strategy
Glasgow City Council has become the first local authority in Scotland to develop a digital housing strategy. The new document aims to improve digital housing services, tackle digital exclusion, and...
Edinburgh’s ‘smart’ ambitions boosted with new CCTV security and surveillance centre
Edinburgh’s ‘smart’ ambitions have been boosted with the announcement of a new £2.6m security and surveillance CCTV control centre. The city council will invest in high-definition cameras, expanded security coverage,...
Holyrood blasts lack of consultation for Glasgow ‘innovation accelerator’
The UK Government has been blasted for failing to consult with ministers at Holyrood over plans for a £100m Silicon Valley-style ‘innovation accelerator’ in Glasgow. The Scottish Government welcomed the...
Glasgow to host Silicon Valley style £100m ‘innovation accelerator’
Glasgow will be home to a £100m Silicon Valley-style ‘innovation accelerator’ as part of the UK Government’s levelling up agenda, it was revealed today in a new white paper. The...

