Scottish data giant acquires Lanarkshire centre with £45m investment
Scotland’s ‘largest’ data firm and multi-cloud services provider has acquired a Lanarkshire data centre in a major deal with the help of a £45m investment. DataVita will now take full…
100 Aberdeen homes to receive ‘green energy’ in £5.2m project
Renewable energy technologies are to be delivered across 100 council homes in Aberdeen as part of a new £5.2m innovation programme to reduce carbon emissions and cut resident’s fuel bills….
Leading Scottish radio technology company secures £740k in ‘oversubscribed’ funding round
Investors queue up to support Edinburgh-based ‘smart antenna’ company
‘Game-changing’ report reveals full fibre rollout across Scotland could create 76,000 jobs
New study shows high speed connectivity in Scotland could add almost £2bn to the economy
New lead appointed to build world-class digital infrastructure in Edinburgh
A leading digital infrastructure provider has appointed a new figurehead for its £100m full fibre rollout in Edinburgh, which is set to support the capital’s ambition to become a sustainable smart city….
Scottish Wide Area Network satisfaction levels reach 94%, new survey shows
A new survey of public sector workers using the Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN) has revealed that 94% are satisfied overall, an improvement on last year’s 92% score. SWAN, administered by Capita, is…
If you want a digital government, you need a single identity
Governments wishing to consider themselves “truly digital” need to underpin public services with a single digital identity, according to Estonia’s former IT minister. Kaimar Karu, who served as his country’s…
Three women who have risen to the top of Scotland’s digital connectivity sector
This year, International Women’s day theme is #choosetochallenge. To mark the date, FutureScot has spoken exclusively to three inspiring women whose career trajectories have intersected at the Scotland 5G Centre…
Driverless 40-tonne lorries to be tested for first time in UK on 5G network
Driverless 4-tonne lorries are to be tested for the first time in the UK using pioneering 5G communications infrastructure, it was revealed today. The autonomous vehicles pilot project will be undertaken…
MSP forced to take part in parliamentary committee meeting from back of his car
A politician taking part in a remote parliamentary committee meeting was forced to move to the back of his car after branding his home broadband “unusable”. Stewart Stevenson, the MSP…
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