Satellite mapping programme ‘predicts’ what crops are grown in Scotland
Crops in every field farmed in Scotland have been recorded by satellite imagery to create a new interactive map to helping to breakdown agricultural land use. The Scottish Crop Map...
Scottish Government spends over £2m on Covid-19 social media marketing
The Scottish Government spent over £2m on social media adverts about Covid-19 in the last financial year, newly released figures show. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed that £2.19m...
Public asked to shape new local council website
A Scottish local council is asking people living and working in the region to complete a survey and help shape its new website. Working with Scotland’s leading digital transformation consultancy,...
Dundee cloud firm achieves special AWS ‘public sector partner’ status
A Scottish cloud service provider has achieved ‘public sector partner’ status from Amazon Web Services (AWS) following an expansion of its customer-base during the pandemic. The accreditation recognises Dundee-based Brightsolid...
Scotland’s appeal to foreign investors bucks UK downward investment trend
Scotland’s appeal to foreign investors has bucked the downwards trend seen elsewhere in the UK during the pandemic, according to a new report. The EY 2021 UK attractiveness survey found...
New ‘walkabout’ app brings climate crisis closer to home
A new app which lets people discover how the climate crisis can be seen all around them – and not just in extreme events faraway – went live this week....
Kate Forbes to deliver opening speech at Scotland’s ‘premier’ tech investor conference
Finance secretary Kate Forbes is set to deliver a ministerial address at Scotland’s ‘premier’ tech investor conference next week. Forbes, who was instrumental in commissioning last year’s Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review by former...
New digital telecare purchasing system launched by local government procurement arm
A new procurement system has been launched to help local authorities access digital telecare services. The ‘dynamic purchasing system’ – valued at an estimated £12m over 10 years – will...
University of Glasgow research identifies 80 online harms as part of big tech regulation challenge
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have identified 80 ‘distinct’ online harms facing policy-makers as they grapple with new ways to regulate tech platforms. The analysis was conducted by academics...
300,000 homes across rural Scotland to receive ultrafast full fibre broadband
Digital infrastructure giant Openreach has outlined plans to bring ‘ultrafast, ultra-reliable’ full fibre broadband to more than 300,000 homes and businesses across rural Scotland in a ‘vitally important’ investment that...
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