UK releases satellite data to help tackle public sector challenges
Government departments, emergency services, and local authorities will receive free access to thousands of high-resolution satellite images of Britain, under plans announced today by Sam Gyimah, the UK Government’s Science...
Microsoft’s results beat analysts estimates, based on strong cloud growth
Microsoft beat Wall Street estimates for revenue and profit in its first quarter today, as more businesses signed up for its Azure cloud computing services and Office 365 software. The...
Recycling electronics; the best and the worst hardware manufacturers – part two
Yesterday, we examined seven devices, highlighting their pluses and minuses related to recyclability, writes Stewart McGrenary. Here we separate the best from the worst and conclude with what manufacturers should be doing...
Recycling electronics; the best and the worst hardware manufacturers
Lightning-fast innovations have come at a price. What was spectacular last year is now obsolete. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to recycle these devices, writes Stewart McGrenary. Automated disassembly for recycling...
Leidos awarded £26.9m contract to support Scottish Government P2P shared service
Leidos, a Fortune 500 science and technology company, has been awarded a £26.9m, five-year contract to support the Scottish Government’s national Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) Shared Service. The digital service connects public...
Scottish and English councils unite to drive ‘transformational’ digital agenda in cross-border initiative
An ambitious cross-border drive to improve digital connectivity and skills will form a ‘significant’ part of a multi-million pound bid to boost the rural economies of southern Scotland and northern England....
Scottish Government commits £2m to testing mobility as a service
The Scottish Government has committed £2m to testing mobility as a service (MaaS), as part of its 2018-19 programme. “This concept has the potential to transform the way we use...
Space sector to benefit from multi-million pound work on UK alternative to Galileo
The UK Government has said it will start work on an alternative satellite system to the European Union’s Galileo project, to ensure its national security if it is barred from...
UK Government urges local authorities to bid for £95m full-fibre broadband fund
Successful projects in a third round of funding will enable gigabit capable connections to key public buildings and businesses and encourage broadband providers to create additional connections to local homes...
Scotland’s Improvement Service migrates services to Brightsolid’s next gen cloud
Brightsolid has been awarded the contract to migrate services operated and managed by the Improvement Service, the support organisation for local government in Scotland, onto the next generation of the...
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