Nearly a third of ‘global talent visa’ applicants in Scotland are tech founders, research shows
A new report has shown that almost a third of people arriving in Scotland under a government ‘global talent’ visa scheme are tech founders. According to research carried out by…
Dundee City Council ‘saves £1m’ after moving 95% of its data to public cloud
A Scottish local authority has saved an expected £1m after migrating 95% of its data to the public cloud – rather than continuing to maintain ageing on-premises ICT infrastructure. Dundee City…
Data company that produced blockchain report for government secures £1.3m in funding round
A data company that produced a review of blockchain technology for the Scottish Government has secured £1.3m in a funding round with investors. SICCAR, formerly known as Wallet Services, is…
Pandemic exposed ‘pervasive’ nature of digital exclusion as families struggled to get online
A children’s charity has highlighted the ‘pervasive’ nature of digital exclusion and urged government to look more closely at the issue of connectivity for Scotland’s most disadvantaged communities. Aberlour, which works with…
Scotland’s digital skills academy appoints new chief operating officer
Scotland’s digital skills academy has appointed a new chief operating officer to help bolster internal operations and drive growth across the country. Neil Brown, who was formerly Project Development Manager…
Tech volunteers develop new online tool to help visually impaired access COVID-19 data
Tech volunteers in Scotland have developed a new online tool to help visually impaired people access COVID-19 data in a useable format. In a ‘world first’, the Scottish Tech Army…
‘We can’t even see your data’, government insists, after contact tracing app privacy fears
The public cloud infrastructure used to host the Scotland’s proximity contact tracing app has been configured so no one can access user data which is entirely anonymised and encrypted at…
Tech entrepreneur appointed new chair for Scotland’s Digital Technologies Skills Group
A technology entrepreneur who founded a leading mobile software development business has been appointed chair of an industry and public sector partnership aimed at boosting digital skills. Ross Tuffee, who…
Scottish Government invests £4m in network of ‘5G hubs’ to accelerate adoption of next generation connectivity
A new nationwide network of 5G hubs is to be created as part of a government-backed £4m funding programme to support the development of next-generation connectivity in Scotland. The first…
Internet access in Scotland has doubled to 88% of all households, new figures show
Internet access in Scotland has doubled to 88% of all households over the course of the last 16 years, according to new government figures. However key findings in the Scottish…
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