300,000 homes across rural Scotland to receive ultrafast full fibre broadband
Digital infrastructure giant Openreach has outlined plans to bring ‘ultrafast, ultra-reliable’ full fibre broadband to more than 300,000 homes and businesses across rural Scotland in a ‘vitally important’ investment that...
Could Elon Musk’s hyperloop vision gain traction in Aberdeen?
Students have released their innovative designs for a series of sustainable and ambitious projects, including Scotland’s first ‘hyperloop’ transport system – high-speed trains housed in sealed tubes. Budding architects at...
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...
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