Exclusive: Scottish Government to create new ‘digital commercial service’ to enable better access to tech market
The Scottish Government is set to create a new ‘digital commercial service’ in order to improve its market engagement with tech sector suppliers. The new unit, which will sit within…
New digital blueprint calls for greater collaboration across Scottish local government
A radical new blueprint has been released setting out a vision for an increasingly collaborative approach to digital services across Scottish local government. The new Digital Office 2.0 Business plan,…
Edinburgh cyber start-up gets global recognition at Paris govtech conference
A cybersecurity start-up from Edinburgh has gained global recognition at a high-profile ‘govtech’event in Paris. Cyan Forensics, which came out of three years’ research at Edinburgh Napier University, won a…
CENSIS unveils new programme of IoT activity in Scotland
A new programme of activity is set to boost Scotland’s adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and support the country’s burgeoning tech sector, through the development of innovative new…
Council expands preloved school clothing website to offer ‘click-and-collect’ service
A life-changing website offering families free access to preloved school clothing is now offering a new click-and-collect service at a Stirling supermarket. Earlier this year Stirling Council became the first…
Schools in Africa to benefit from used Scottish Government hardware
Education initiatives in Africa are set to benefit from used Scottish Government computer hardware. Schools, communities and education projects in sub-Saharan Africa are to receive used computer equipment from the…
The Data Lab officially appointed to lead the development of a national AI strategy for Scotland
The Data Lab has been officially appointed to lead on the development of a new national strategy for artificial intelligence in Scotland. As Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI,…
UK tech trade body calls on government to “further engage” with tech sector on reducing violent crime
The UK tech trade body published a report today which calls on government to ‘further engage’ with technology companies in a bid to try and reduce violent crime. Digitally enabled public safety was…
US, UK and Australian government proposals for ‘backdoors’ to Facebook platforms would ‘violate privacy of over 2 billion people’
Government proposals to secure ‘backdoor’ entry into Facebook’s platforms have been described as a threat to the privacy of 2billion people around the world. A joint open letter between the…
Regulations on the accessibility of new public sector websites come into force
New accessibility standards for disabled people visiting public sector websites came into force this week. The UK Government announced that public sector websites launched on or after 23 September 2018…
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