Scottish Government CivTech 3.0 sets public sector challenges
The third round of a ground-breaking digital accelerator programme which seeks ingenious tech solutions to public sector problems and offers entrepreneurs and start-ups access to potentially life changing opportunities is…
Capita proposes IoT enablement of SWAN to ‘transform Scottish public services’
Capita, in conjunction with the SWAN Innovation Forum, is proposing to roll out Internet of Things (IoT) capability across the Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN). Designed to fulfil the Smart…
Scottish Government unveils digital health and social care strategy
Scotland has a new digital health and social care strategy that sets out how technology can support person-centred care, and sustain and improve services for the future. Announced by Cabinet…
Digital Scotland 2018 is the national conference for Scottish public sector digital transformation
A conference on the 21st of June in Glasgow will bring together service providers and users, community leaders, industry innovators and representatives from central and local government to discuss and…
Scottish public sector mobile and flexible working spend set to increase
The public sector is one of the most important vertical markets for Scotland’s digital technologies industry but, says ScotlandIS, information about its size and future has been limited. The industry organisation has…
Open partnership required to ‘digitise government services’, says IoD
The UK Government “must embrace the best of private sector innovation if it is to deliver the high-quality digital services that citizens expect”, according to a report from the Institute…
Plan published to develop common public sector approach to online identity
The Scottish Government’s digital directorate has published a plan to develop a common public sector approach to online identity assurance. The Government’s digital strategy contains a commitment to work with…
Chancellor to ‘unlock hidden value of government data’
Investment in artificial intelligence, 5G networks, driver-less cars, and tripling the number of computer science teachers featured in Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Budget. He said wanted to secure Britain’s position as…
Scottish thinkWhere Powers Humanitarian Disaster Response
Cloud-based management tool by Scottish thinkWhere gives first responders and aid agencies faster access to up to date and accurate maps. Scottish GIS company, thinkWhere, is playing a vital role…
UK follows Scotland’s lead with fund for ‘innovative fixes to public sector challenges’
Public services will benefit from a fund designed to incentivise Britain’s technology firms to develop “smart solutions to fix public sector problems,” the UK Government said in a statement. A…
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