Stirling Council adds 10 mobile CCTV units in boost to public safety efforts
Stirling Council has boosted its public safety efforts through the deployment of new ‘state-of-the-art’ mobile CCTV cameras. The local authority has purchased 10 new mobile units to complement the 55...
Edinburgh City Council launches 3D virtual tour of Mortonhall Crematorium to ‘demystify’ the cremation process
Edinburgh City Council has launched a virtual 3D tour of a crematorium to ‘demystify’ the cremation process. Grieving relatives will be able to look around Grade A-listed Mortonhall Crematorium, which...
IoT installed in Glasgow tower blocks to ‘improve quality of residents’ lives’
Three blocks of flats in Glasgow’s Maryhill have become some of the most technologically-advanced in Scotland after being fitted with ‘cutting-edge’ Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity. The 20-storey Glenavon Road...
Programme for Government: the key areas for digital
Technology – including a new AI strategy, investment in skills and national infrastructure – has been given a prominent role in the Scottish Government’s new policy proposals for 2020 and...
First Minister launches new app for teen readers
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has launched an app designed to encourage teenagers to ‘read for pleasure’. Bookzilla has been developed by Scottish Book Trust, the national charity transforming lives through...
Scottish digital connectivity firm joins £5bn UK government procurement framework
A Scottish digital connectivity supplier has joined a new £5bn UK government telecoms and network procurement framework. Edinburgh-headquartered Commsworld is celebrating a successful bid to be listed on two Network...
Speech tech company adds ‘Scottish children’s voices’ to its range of text-to-speech services
Scottish children with a range of communications difficulties will be able to speak in their native tongues thanks to updated speech technology. Until now, children in Scotland have only been...
New Scottish Government cloud services framework has a forecast value of £30m
A new Scottish Government framework for cloud services has been published with 14 suppliers able to bid for contracts worth a forecast £30m. The multi-supplier agreement, which is open to...
The public sector and the Internet of Things. Could 2019 be the year when smart networks really take off in Scotland?
At the beginning of the month a new supplier framework was launched by the Scottish Government’s procurement and commercial directorate. Released without fanfare, the new Dynamic Purchasing System is intended...
New public health body will have key leadership role in data science and innovation
A new public health body to be set up in Scotland will have a key leadership role for data science and innovation, according to a consultation paper. Public Health Scotland...
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