Sopra Steria’s Margaret Moore to chair board of Open Identity Exchange
Margaret Moore, director of citizen and devolved government services at Sopra Steria UK, has been appointed as the chair of the Open Identity Exchange (OIX) board. Moore, who has over...
Falkirk Council telecare project wins digital transformation award
Falkirk Council has won a top award for its technology-enabled care service which has helped thousands of vulnerable people live independently at home during the pandemic. The local authority’s Analogue...
Web surfers plant trees at Edinburgh hospital to boost staff wellbeing
Five hundred trees are being planted near Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary Hospital today as part of a search engine’s mission to support NHS staff’s long-term wellbeing. It is hoped that the...
Bill Gates calls for green industrial revolution at Cop26
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has emphasised his commitment to accelerate the development of green technologies on a global scale to stop climate change. Addressing world leaders at Cop26 in Glasgow,...
Amazon helps deliver public sector response to coronavirus
Cloud service provider aided the switch to remote working and contact-tracing app build – and it doesn’t want to stop there Amazon Web Services – the largest cloud provider in...
AWS launches UK accelerator programme for healthcare startups
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching the first UK-based cohort of its ‘healthcare accelerator’ for public sector startups. Leading government technology company PUBLIC has teamed up with the global cloud...
Scotland’s vaccine app ‘potentially discriminatory’ for blind users
Concerns have been raised that Scotland’s vaccine status app is “potentially discriminatory and unfair”, as visually impaired Scots struggle to verify their Covid status. Charities for people with sight loss...
Going on holiday just got easier as EU accepts Scotland’s vaccine app
Going on holiday just got easier as the NHS Scotland Covid passport has been accepted by the European Union (EU). Scots planning to travel abroad who downloaded a PDF version...
New app will alert Scottish businesses to credible cyber threats
A new app will help Scottish businesses stay safe on and offline by alerting them to threats to their operations – including cyber attacks. The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has...
Dundee esports league to spark gaming revolution in Scotland
Dundee is set to further cement its place as Europe’s gaming capital by hosting a “groundbreaking” event which will offer a glimpse of a “new era” of sports entertainment. Next...
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