Enterprise in the driving seat
Mark Logan likes to talk about funnels and ecosystems. With the air of a restless science teacher, he talks about pouring fledgling companies into them, with something fully-formed coming out the…
Mentoring puts young people on positive paths ahead
Mentoring is more than supporting young people as they approach the adult world. As Capita partners with MCR Pathways, we find out how employees – and the company – can benefit from taking part…
It all adds up at the Bayes Centre
In three-and-a-half years since its opening – and notwithstanding a global pandemic – the Bayes Centre has proved to be a remarkable success and catalyst of economic growth. Named for…
At the heart of the matter
Reflecting on his early days in medicine, at times with a wry smile, Charles Young talks of clipboards, trolleys stacked with patient files and the snail’s pace at which the…
Talking the same language
Servelec, which was last year acquired by Access UK Ltd, believes in building common solutions to solve healthcare IT problems – which means it has made the rather less common…
Caught in the dark web
The first sign of the unfolding nightmare came by way of a text to his mobile phone. “I can’t get into the system,” the colleague’s message read. “Seems a bit…
‘How you deliver on the strategy is what really counts’
Scotland’s innovation minister has committed to a quarterly review of a new government digital strategy in order to ensure the vision translates into actions delivered on the ground. Ivan McKee,…
Keeping a clear head is vital for prosperity in the long term
With financial markets in turmoil amid the Coronavirus pandemic, most of Malcolm Rust’s waking hours are spent reassuring clients. Whether this is in relation to the effect of tumbling financial…
Service Design – and why everyone’s talking about it
“We have had a lot of interest, the emails are near constant,” says Dr Dhruv Sharma, who takes time out of his busy schedule to speak to me. “We are…
Artificial intelligence – and why we’re a very long way from building Skynet
Professor Shannon Vallor has been hunting for sun lamps online. A born and bred Californian, she is preparing to depart the warm climes of America’s ‘golden state’ – for a…