Learning to drive a thriving digital nation
The Scottish Digital Academy is making sure education and talent support the tech ecosystem The Scottish Digital Academy provides high quality professional learning and training to support the development of…
New partnership to build tech solutions for south of Scotland
A new partnership has been forged to help drive innovation in public services for the south of Scotland. Civtech – the Scottish Government’s tech accelerator programme – has signed a…
Virtual Scottish high street group to challenge dominance of online retailers
A virtual community platform to connect local businesses, services, and amenities online has been launched today – to challenge the dominance of “established” online platforms. The project, which aims to…
Glasgow company could win prestigious ‘tech for good’ award
A Glasgow-based technology company has been nominated for a ‘tech for good’ award after offering free support to healthcare organisations during the Covid-19 pandemic. Simul8, which provides specialist simulation software…
University of Edinburgh launches campaign to ‘make world a better place’
A campaign to inspire ideas to improve the world and address some of the toughest challenges facing humanity has been launched by the University of Edinburgh. ‘Future Proof’ will highlight…
Robotics hub secures £2.5m to expand safer offshore repairs research
An Edinburgh robotics hub has secured a £2.5 million cash injection to expand its research into making offshore repairs safer and to support other sectors. The funding will support the…
Kate Forbes to deliver opening speech at Scotland’s ‘premier’ tech investor conference
Finance secretary Kate Forbes is set to deliver a ministerial address at Scotland’s ‘premier’ tech investor conference next week. Forbes, who was instrumental in commissioning last year’s Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review by former…
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