Highland Council hands out tech to young care leavers and families
The Highland Council has successfully bid for 610 IT devices (308 Chromebooks and 302 iPads) for 111 young care leavers and 499 families from the government-backed ‘Connecting Scotland’ programme. Cllr Linda...
Data company that produced blockchain report for government secures £1.3m in funding round
A data company that produced a review of blockchain technology for the Scottish Government has secured £1.3m in a funding round with investors. SICCAR, formerly known as Wallet Services, is...
Pandemic exposed ‘pervasive’ nature of digital exclusion as families struggled to get online
A children’s charity has highlighted the ‘pervasive’ nature of digital exclusion and urged government to look more closely at the issue of connectivity for Scotland’s most disadvantaged communities. Aberlour, which works with...
Scotland’s digital skills academy appoints new chief operating officer
Scotland’s digital skills academy has appointed a new chief operating officer to help bolster internal operations and drive growth across the country. Neil Brown, who was formerly Project Development Manager...
Council hails online benefits calculator as part of effort to tackle local child poverty
An online benefits calculator has helped a Scottish local authority to ensure £7.5m in awards or unclaimed benefits have reached those suffering financial hardship both before and during the COVID-19...
Dumfries and Galloway council invests in new cloud-based financial management system
A Scottish local authority has struck a £527,000 deal with outsourcing giant Capita to move its on-premises financial management system to a cloud-based platform. Dumfries and Galloway council will migrate...
Council leader calls for greater cooperation between governments to ensure digital connectivity in Highlands
A local council leader has called for greater cooperation between governments to ‘get broadband done’ to better serve some of the most remote communities in Scotland. Margaret Davidson, leader of...
Tech volunteers develop new online tool to help visually impaired access COVID-19 data
Tech volunteers in Scotland have developed a new online tool to help visually impaired people access COVID-19 data in a useable format. In a ‘world first’, the Scottish Tech Army...
Aberdeenshire council launches virtual event to ‘challenge poverty’
A Scottish local authority is organising a virtual event to promote awareness of the issues surrounding poverty. Aberdeenshire Council is taking part in Challenge Poverty Week 2020, which seeks to inform...
‘We can’t even see your data’, government insists, after contact tracing app privacy fears
The public cloud infrastructure used to host the Scotland’s proximity contact tracing app has been configured so no one can access user data which is entirely anonymised and encrypted at...
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