Scottish college ‘first in UK’ to partner with Microsoft to equip students with digital skills
A Scottish college has become the ‘first in the UK’ to team up with Microsoft to give free digital skills training to students, businesses and local communities to help them…
Scottish parliamentary candidates urged to sign up to ‘democratise data’ pledge
Scottish parliamentary candidates for the forthcoming elections in May are being urged to sign up to a pledge to ‘democratise data’ as part of national post-pandemic recovery efforts. The Data…
New £90,000 ‘state-of-the-art’ IT systems installed in Stornoway council chamber
New £90,000 state-of-the-art IT systems have been installed in a Stornoway council chamber by communications software and visual aid companies. Ajenta and MediaScape, who provide video and audio communication software…
Scotland sets out vision to attract international investment in green datacentres
The Scottish Government has published details of a drive to encourage international investment into a dozen sites under consideration for re-development as ‘green datacentres’. The renewable energy-powered facilities would enable…
Scottish start-up secures extra funding for artificial intelligence Covid-19 biosafety tool
A Scottish start-up has been awarded additional funding to continue its pioneering development of an artificial intelligence bio-safety assessment tool for Covid-19 and other infectious diseases. Data Innovation.AI, based in…
‘How you deliver on the strategy is what really counts’
Scotland’s innovation minister has committed to a quarterly review of a new government digital strategy in order to ensure the vision translates into actions delivered on the ground. Ivan McKee,…
If you want a digital government, you need a single identity
Governments wishing to consider themselves “truly digital” need to underpin public services with a single digital identity, according to Estonia’s former IT minister. Kaimar Karu, who served as his country’s…
Three women who have risen to the top of Scotland’s digital connectivity sector
This year, International Women’s day theme is #choosetochallenge. To mark the date, FutureScot has spoken exclusively to three inspiring women whose career trajectories have intersected at the Scotland 5G Centre…
Microsoft and Accenture in green tech Net Zero collaboration
Microsoft and professional services company Accenture have unveiled a five-point plan that aims to speed up the UK’s mission to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. In conjunction with their joint venture, Avanade,…
Scotland classified as ‘large and established’ cluster in new UK Government fintech report
Scotland hosts the third largest volume of fintech companies in the UK according to a new government report. The Edinburgh to Glasgow corridor has been identified as one of the…
