Category: GovTech

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 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…

A new £60 million fund could double the size of the public electric vehicle charging network in Scotland. The cash, which will be made available to local authorities over the…

A group of Scotland’s budding tech entrepreneurs are to travel to Silicon Valley for a global startup conference after securing funding from a government-backed ‘ecosystem fund’. Members of the Scottish…

A new service which aims to reduce duplication and inefficiency in benefits payments processes across the public sector has successfully issued its first payroll. The system, operated by the Scottish…

Period poverty in Scotland could be alleviated thanks to a new app which allows users to identify locations where sanitary items can be accessed for free. The ‘PickUpMyPeriod’ app currently…

The Scottish Government has launched a new programme to equip senior leaders with the digital skills needed to transform their organisations. Leading in a Digital World is a new week-long…

There are a few things that we like to do as a species at this time of year, whether it be setting personal goals in time honoured tradition, hitting the…

Transformation-driven governments must adopt digital identity to realise the full benefits of citizen centred services, according to a former government digital leader. A sharp divide is starting to emerge globally…

The hunt for ‘tech scalers’ is on. Mark Logan explains what these suppliers will need to offer new network in order to secure £42m Scottish Government contract The Scottish Government…