Fujitsu and Scottish Government collaborate to boost public services
Now is a critical moment to invest in public sector technology services. If the Scottish Government is to deliver the best outcomes from its public service agenda, it must take...
Four-year-old Freya in pole position for the green transport revolution
It’s always good to start them young, so the saying goes. And when it comes to appreciating how technology is leading the response to climate change Freya Baillie was in...
The National Library of Scotland’s digital transformation
The National Library of Scotland engaged with the Scottish Digital Academy following ongoing challenges they were facing around the management of their digital projects. They were experiencing substantial delays to...
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...
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