New Scottish National Investment Bank will help support development of a ‘high-tech’ economy
A national investment bank for Scotland – backed by £2bn of government capital – will help support the development of a ‘high-tech, inclusive economy’. The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB)...
Glasgow cloud computing firm receives £2m grant from Scottish Enterprise
A Glasgow-based cloud computing firm has received a £2m grant from Scottish Enterprise as it expands its offer in the financial services market. Beeks Financial Cloud Group Plc (Beeks), a...
Jeremy Quin becomes third GDS minister in six months
A new UK Government minister has assumed responsibility for the Government Digital Service. Jeremy Quin, the MP for Horsham in West Sussex, will become the third Cabinet Office Minister for...
Carnegie Trust urges returning Digital Secretary to speed up progress on protecting children from online harm
The UK Government has been urged to speed up progress on protecting children from online harm. An open letter published by the Dunfermline-headquartered Carnegie UK Trust called today for social...
The public sector and the Internet of Things. Could 2020 be the year when smart networks really take off in Scotland?
At the beginning of July the Scottish Government’s procurement and commercial directorate invited suppliers of Internet of Things (IoT) products and services to join a new purchasing framework. Released without...
Local authorities should embrace ‘wider range’ of technologies, survey shows
Local authorities in Scotland should embrace a ‘wider range of technologies’ including Internet of Things (IoT) and ‘smart’ services, according to a survey. Eight in 10 (83%) Scottish citizens believe...
Tech firm Sopra Steria builds its service design offer for government
“I think there has just been a bit of a general zeitgeist, or recognition, that design has more to offer than perhaps people have traditionally felt,” says Luke Jeavons, Head...
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...
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